Question

【题目】My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted （看到）the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price：$28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John's eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.

John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin . "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it，"he said.

Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less ar-gumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. "Good dinner, mom，" he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove （火炉）. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said，"You're right. I guess I will. " When I mentioned this incident（事件，事情）to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.

John and I both know we should never mistake a person's clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

【1】 What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A. The coat looked like a magical coat.

B. They were good at shopping.

C. The coat was a real bargain（便宜货）.

D. They had the same taste in clothes.

【2】 What does the underlined word "grin" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. A wide smile.

B. A worried look.

C. A jealous （嫉妒的）spirit.

D. A joking tone.

【3】 After John wore the new coat, the author found he __________.

a. was happier and better-behaved

b. received more praise from his teachers

c. was willing to follow suggestions

d. made rapid progress in study

e. would say sweet words to please her

A. a, b，c

B. a, c，e

C. b, d，e

D. c, d，e

【4】 What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

A. We should not judge people by their appearance.

B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

C. It's beneficial to try different things in our lives.

D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 D

【解析】人靠衣裳马靠鞍。小小一件衣服竟然改变了一个人，而且不只是外表。

【1】推理判断题。从第一段 It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price： $28. 和 but they could cost several hundred dollars new. 可推知。

【2】词义猜测题。从上文The fit was perfect. 和下文“They loved it，” he said可知。

【3】推理判断题。从原文第三段and on the whole much hap-pier. "Good dinner, mom，" he would say every evening. 和"You're right. I guess I will. "可推知。

【4】主旨大意题。从最后一段 But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the out-side. 可知。