Question

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. One family between us and the ticket counter made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The children were standing in line, two-by- two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns（小丑）, elephants and other acts they would see that night.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, "Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus."

The ticket lady told him the price. The wife's head dropped, and the man leaned a little closer and asked, "How much did you say?"

The ticket lady again told him the price.

The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus?

Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket."

The man knew what was going on. He wasn't begging for money but certainly appreciated the help in a difficult, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, and he replied, "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family."

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't go to the circus that night, but we didn't go without.

56.   The underlined word “jabbering”( in Para 1) can be best replaced by “        ” .

A. imagining     B. talking     C. expecting     D. asking

57.   When the ticket lady told the price, the wife        .

A. hardly hear    B. hardly understand    C. was disappointed    D. was relaxed

58.   Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer’s father?

A. Honest.        B. Kind.        C. Wise.        D. Faithful.

59.   We can infer from the last paragraph that?

A. The author and his father returned home with regret.

B. The author and his father were unhappy about missing the circus.

C. The author and his father were very happy with helping a man in a circus.

D. The author and his father returned home with another kind of joy and comfort.

Answer 1

BCBD

56. B. 词义理解题。在排队买票即将要看马戏，从后面的内容是小丑、大象和其它演出内容可知，孩子们正在兴高采烈地谈论将要看到的演出内容。

57. C. 推理判断题。女售票员说出价钱，父亲的钱不够，从当时妈妈的动作——低下了头可以推知，她也知道钱不够，相当泄气，故C正确。

58. B. 推理判断题。父亲虽然自己并不是有钱人，但以一种非常照顾到对方尊严的方式，帮助了别人，而宁可自己和孩子失去一次看演出的机会，故是善良的人。

59. D. 句意理解题。作者说，那天晚上，自己和父亲没能看成马戏，但并非一无所获，结合前文的经历，收获自然来自于对另一个大家庭的无私帮助，这种收获就是从帮助他人得到的快乐、真情和满足。