Question

 My husband and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store where we often get gasoline. I don't think people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have sometimes. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.

  One of the clerks,Charlie,was missing his glasses one day. I commented on it and he said they'd been broken and that he couldn't afford a new pair. It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.

  We wondered how we could help him,so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact him,asking him to come in for an eye exam free of charge. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie ques?tioned what was going on,the doctor just told him that someone had anonymously (用匿名的方式) donated the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill,the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glas?ses!It was so wonderful to see Charlie in his new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how it came about. I'm sure that upon hearing his story,ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many people. He will never know who the gift was from and I hope the idea that good guys real?ly do get a break sometimes was planted for them.

1. What did the writer often buy in the local convenience store?

   A. Bread.

   B. Drink.

   C. Petrol.

   D. Fruit.

2. Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day?

   A. A pair of glasses was too expensive for her.

   B. Her old glasses were broken.

   C. Her glasses were missing.

   D. She forgot to wear glasses.

3. From the passage,we can infer that      .

   A. Charlie was very clever.

   B. Charlie knew who donated money for the new glasses

   C. Charlie's income was very little

   D. Charlie must be near-sighted

4. The underlined word " waived" in the third paragraph can be replaced by     

   A. gave up   B. took up

   C. cut down   D. put off

5. The best title of the passage should be "      ”.

   A. The wonderful feeling of helping others

   B. How to help others

   C. A friendly clerk—Charlie

   D. A new pair of glasses

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一对夫妇帮助自己常去的便利店的职员买了一副新眼镜的故事。

1. C细节理解题。根据第一段中的"…where we often get gasoline."可知，她经常去买一些汽油(petrol) 。故选C项。

2. B细节理解题。根据第二段中的"I commented on it and he said they'd been broken..."可知B项是正确的。

3. C推理判断题。根据第一段中的"They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet."可知，Charlie作为该便利店的一员，工资收入较低。故C项是正确的。而A、D项文中并未提及，故排除；由最后一段的"He will never know who the gift was from —"可知B项不对。

4. A词义猜测题。根据下文的"…and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!"可知，医生因我们的行为而备受感动，因此没有索要检查费并且仅向我们要了眼镜的一半的费用。故可知A项正确。give up放弃;take up 从事，占据5cut down削减;put off推迟。

5. D主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一对常去当地便利店的夫妇看到一位职员的眼镜坏了，却买不起一副新的眼镜，从而产生要帮助他的想法，并通过自己的眼科医生的帮助给这位职员买了一副新眼镜的故事。故选D项。