第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I
yelled .
My father looked surprised. Before the boy
could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You
stole? Tell me!”
Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry,
and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt.
“Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big
mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted
wouldn’t let go.
“It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said
with a smile.
“Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right
now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”
“Three seventy-five.”
Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug
deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she
asked.
“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father
said.
“No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in
her purse. “I have money here.”
I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that
Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe
the boy could have a job, I thought.
I had an idea.
“What if he worked with me?” I asked. They
turned to me.
I said, “He can work with me to pay for the
comic book.”
“Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs.
Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic
book!”
“Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.
As they left, Ted looked back, and though
he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.
Ted has been working here for two weeks. He
has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that
he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now.
56. Where did the story most probably take
place?
A. In a classroom.
B. In a supermarket.
C. At a bookstore.
D. At a library.
57. By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in
Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.
A. took the book by
mistake B. wanted to keep the book
C. didn’t want to go
home D. didn’t think he was wrong
58. From the underlined sentences in the
eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______.
A. didn’t think her son stole the book
B. had been out of work for a long time
C. forgot to take money with her that day
D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book
59. In the last paragraph, what does the
author mainly tell?
A. His idea was
successful. B. Ted didn’t like the
job.
C. He liked Ted very
much. D. Ted was a naughty boy.