Question

   My friends and I recently returned from our annual week at the beach. While we were there,a couple of us needed to pick up a few items at the grocery store.

  As we were checking out,the cashier complimented me on my necklace. I thanked her,and she asked where I bought it. I had got it at the department store just down the street,and told her that it was on sale for 40% off. My friend suggested that she should walk over and purchase one during her break. But the cashier said she couldn't afford it right now.

  As we left the grocery store,I told my friend I planned to buy one for her. She agreed,and offered to pay for half. So we went back to the depart?ment store and picked out a matching necklace for the cashier. As we paid for it,the sales lady noticed that I was wearing the same one. "You must really like this necklace," she commented.

  We told her who we were buying it for,and after it was gift-wrapped,we addressed it to the cashier at the grocery store,since I remembered it from her name tag.

To our surprise,the sales lady knew her!

  "She is a very sweet lady," she remarked, "but she is going through a rough patch right now and has to drive a long way to work. With gas prices so high,it sure isn't easy.” With excitement,we took the gift back to the grocery store and stood in line at the same cash register. When our time came we just handed her the gift. She knew immediately what we had done and was so thankful.

  I grew up poor,with a single mother and two sisters. We had no help from our dad,and I never dreamed as a little girl that I would be able to help others.

Now,I try to do that on a regular basis,and it is very rewarding!

1. If the price of the necklace that the writer was wearing was $ 1,000,how much did she pay for it?

   A. $ 1,000.   B. $ 600.

   C. $ 500.   D. $ 400.

2. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The writer bought a necklace for the cashier.

   B. The cashier didn't accept the necklace finally.

   C. The cashier bought the necklace for herself during her break.

   D. The writer and her friend together bought a necklace for the cashier,

3. The underlined expression "a rough patch" in Paragraph 7 probably means     

   A. a difficult time   B. a bare land

   C. a wild forest   D. a wide area

4. What do we know about the writer from the passage?

   A. She grew up in a rich family.

   B. She was brought up by her parents.

   C. She was brought up by her mother.

   D. She dreamed of helping others as a child.

Answer 1

[文章大意]作者与朋友一起帮助一位生活困难的收银员买了一条她喜欢的项链。从这件事情中作者体会到了帮助别人的快乐。

1. B细节理咖题。根据第二段中的"…and told her that it was on sale for 40% off."可知，项链现在打六折。故选B项。

2. D细节理解题。根据第三段中的"I told my friend I planned to buy one for her. She agreed,and offered to pay for half."可知，朋友付了一半钱，作者也付了一半，故两个人一起为收银员买了一条项链。故选D项。

3. A词义猜测题。根据第二段中的"But the cashier said she couldn't afford it right now."和第七段中的"With gas prices so high,it sure isn't easy."可知a rough patch意为"一段困难的时期"。故选A项。

4. C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"I grew up poor,with a single mother and two sisters. We had no help from our dad..."可知C项正确。