Question

【题目】阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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After returning from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me 12 pounds，” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me 12 pounds.”

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam，” he said politely. “I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt，” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey？”

“Yes，” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too！”

“That's fine，” said Harry. “My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course，she's only three ...”

“I'm four，” the child said proudly. “I'll be four and a half.”

Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam，” he said. “But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you？”

“Err, well ...” the woman looked at the child. “I mean …, she hasn't started school yet. She's only four.”

“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child's return ticket from Jersey costs .., let me see ... 13.50 pounds. The law is the law, but since the mistake is mine ...”

The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.

【1】Why was the woman angry?

A. Because she couldn't use the ticket for her round trip

B. Because she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned

C. Because she spent more money than she had expected

D. Because Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing

【2】Harry started talking to the little girl ________.

A. because he was in trouble and did not know what to do

B. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

C. because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

D. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

【3】What does Harry mean by saying，“The law is the law, but since the mistake was mine ...” ?

A. They must follow it, even though the mistake was his

B. He had to be strict with the woman because of the law，although he didn't want to

C. The woman had to pay him 1.50 pounds and the railway would pay her for the hotel

D. She should pay 1.50 pounds，but he had made a mistake，she could go without paying

【4】The woman left the office without saying anything because ________.

A. she wanted to go home and get money for the child's ticket

B. she was so angry that she didn't have anything to do with the young man

C. she was moved by Harry's kindness

D. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】本文为记叙文。讲述了一个女士带孩子旅游途中发生的事情。

【1】C 她生气的主要原因是她多花了一宿住旅店的钱。

【2】 A 短文中的这句“Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child.”是解答该题的依据。

【3】D 根据上下文对事情和年轻的售票员思想过程的叙述，可知这句话的意思是：按规定那妇女要付小孩的票钱，但售票员也有错。因此，他希望互相不追究，所以正确答案为D。

【4】D 从最后年轻人的那段话，及那位妇女一句话都没说，站起来，牵起小女孩的手就离开了票房这一事实，可以推理出那妇女的思想过程，即如果她要坚持让售票处赔她一晚住宿营费的话，那么车站也可以按规定要她补买小女孩的票，这样她就会多付1.5英镑，因此，她也就不再坚持了。