题目内容

Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work.He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty.He often visited Mr.White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds.

    Mr.White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor.Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr.White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more.

    One day, after telling Mr.White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds.Mr.White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end.Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom.I’d like to help you.But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time.I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me.”

Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.

1.Tom was now in difficulties because he ____.

A.worked in a city office and was poorly paid

B.was poorly paid and had a large family to support

C.was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly

D.was out of work and had a large family to support

2.Tom went to Mr.White for help ____.

A.twice a week                                     B.often on Sundays

C.always on Sundays                                               D.whenever he needed money  

3.Altogether Tom received             from Mr White.

A.at least thirty-five pounds                                         B.just thirty-five pounds

C.less than thirty pounds                                              D.five pounds

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要讲述了一个失业并且有一个大家庭需要养活的男子Tom经常在周末找好友诉苦并从他那里要两三英镑,而且一直这样,最后当他的朋友要求他下次来见面时要把上次的钱还上时,它就再也不敢路面了。

1.细节理解题。根据文中前两句but now he was out of work.He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty.可知他的失业和等待他养活的一个大家庭使他处于困境;故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句He often visited Mr.White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds.可知,他经常在周日去找怀特先生帮忙,故选B。

3.数字计算题。根据第二段中的第二句话Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr.White, 和第三段中But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time.可知他至少从怀特先生那里拿走了35英镑;故选A。

考点:人生百味类短文阅读。

 

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Tom appeared with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence around the garden. It was thirty yards long and nine feet high. He felt very depressed.
Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.
Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended(假装)not to see Ben.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”
“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”
Ben  thought  about  this.  Tom  continued  painting  carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager to have a try himself.
After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said,
“No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”
“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”
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D.Billy was the fourth boy to have the chance to paint the fence.
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