A little boy went into a store.reached for a small chair and pulled it over to the telephone．He climbed onto the chair so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and pressed seven phone numbers� 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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A little boy went into a store，reached for a small chair and pulled it over to the telephone．He climbed onto the chair so that he could reach the buttons（按钮） on the phone and pressed seven phone numbers．The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation．
Boy：Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now．
Woman （at the other end of the phone line ）：I already have someone to cut my lawn．
Boy：Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts  your lawn now．
Woman：I'm very pleased with the person cutting my lawn at present．
Boy：Lady，I'll even clean your yard and your sidewalk（人行道），so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in this area，San Francisco．
Woman：No，thank you．
Hearing this，the little boy was very happy．Then he put down the phone．The store-owner，who was listening to all this，walked over to the boy．
Store-owner：Son…I like your attitude；I like that positive（积极向上） spirit and would like to offer you a job．
Boy：No，thanks．
Store-owner：But you were asking for one just now．
Boy：No，Sir，I was just checking my performance at the job I already have，I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!

53．Why did the little boy call the lady？Because he wanted toD．
A．ask for the job
B．cut the price
C．refuse the job
D．know his performance at the job
54．Where did the story happen？B
A．In China
B．In America
C．In England
D．In Canada
55．The underlined word"observed"in the first paragraph meansA．
A．观察
B．欣赏
C．赞赏
D．调查
56．What is the best title for this article？D
A．A Brave Boy
B．A Naughty Boy
C．A Lazy Boy
D．A Clever Boy．

分析一个小男孩进了一家商店，伸手拿起一把小椅子放在电话旁．他爬上椅子目的是为了他能按到电话的按钮，并且按了七个号码．店主看着他并听着电话．
男孩：女士，你能给我修剪草坪的工作吗？
女士（电话的那一头）：我已经让别人来修剪了．
男孩：女士，我可以帮你修剪草坪，我只要你给那个人工资的一半．
女士：我很满意现在帮我修剪草坪的人．
男孩：我还会打扫院子和人行道．周日你会看到旧金山最美的草坪．
女士：不用，谢谢你．
小男孩脸上带着微笑的放下电话．店主听了所有的对话，走到男孩面前"小子，我喜欢你的积极向上的精神并想给你一份工作．"
"不，谢谢先生．"小男孩说
店主：但是你刚刚正在要求一份工作．
小男孩：不，先生，我刚刚是在核实我现有的工作的表现，我就是给刚刚通话的那个女士修剪草坪的那个人．"

解答 53．答案：D．细节理解题．根据I was just checking my performance at the job I already have可知他是想知道他工作的表现，故选D．
54．答案：B．细节理解题．根据so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in this area，San Francisco．可知事情发生在旧金山，美国，故选B．
55．答案：A．词义理解题．根据I like your attitude；I like that positive（积极向上） spirit and would like to offer you a job．可知店主在听男孩打电话，并一直关注他，认为他很积极向上，故猜测observe表示观察的含义，故选A．
56．答案：D．标题判断题．本文是说这个小男孩打电话给自己的老板，间接的了解自己工作的表现，可知小男孩是聪明的，故答案是D．

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