It was just three degrees above zero. “That’s cold,”
thought Jane as she got ready to deliver her morning papers. Jane had 50
customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle, it took her
more than an hour to make her rounds. As she collected her papers and put them
into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted that she hadn’t finished her math
homework the night before. There was still time. She’d hurry with the papers
and finish the math before breakfast.
Less than an hour later, Jane was nearly finished. She
had only five customers to go. She could then head for home to complete her
math while her room fixed breakfast. As she rounded the corner, she saw a car
in the middle of the street. It was Mr. Zimmerman, the elder man, who walked
with a walking stick. His car was out of gas.“I’d like to help Mr. Zimmerman,”
thought Jane, “but if I do, I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to
think what Mr. Roberts would say if she hadn’t completed her papers.
“It’s his own fault for running out of gas,” Jane
talked to herself. “The station is only a half mile down the street. Surely Mr.
Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this --- can’t he? ”
As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do.
1.Jane delivers her paper______.
A.before she
goes to school
B.on cold
morning
C.with the help
of Mr. Zimmerman’s car
D.on the way to
school
2.Mr. Zimmerman was old and_______.
A.couldn’t drive well
B.would have
nobody to help him
C.was not rich
enough to buy gas
D.was not able
to walk a long way
3.We know from the reading that______.
A.Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework
B.it took about
an hour for Jane to send the papers
C.Jane would
have her breakfast in the school
D.Jane likes to
deliver papers on cold mornings
4.The reading doesn’t say but we can infer(推断) that_____.
A.Jane bought
the gas for Mr. Zimmerman
B.usually Jane
delivers papers by bike
C.Mr. Robert
doesn’t like Jane at school
D.Mr. Zimmerman
had to leave the car for Jane