Question

Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price!
【小题1】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.

B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.

C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay.

D．Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price.

【小题2】How many friends did Balzac gather?

A．Six

B．Twelve

C．Ten

D．Five

【小题3】Who asked for the lowest price?

A．The first one.	B．The second one.
C．The last of his friends.	D．Balzac.

【小题4】What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?

A．Unkind

B．Dishonest

C．Selfish

D．Clever

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D

解析【小题1】事实细节题。结合One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer.可知B正确。
【小题2】推断题。结合Collecting a half dozen of his friends, 可知A正确。dozen意为“一打；十二”。
【小题3】推断题。结合the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. 可知C正确。
【小题4】推断题。结合全文可知Balzac在自己不能使店主降价的情况下，联合自己的朋友，轮流去买，但价格出的越来越低，最后Balzac在提高些价格，最终买到了自己想要的东西。