Question

Having returned from her round trip,the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station．“The railway owes me ￡ 12,”she said to Harry Jenks,the young man working at the office．“You sold me a ticket for May 22nd,but there was no ship from Jersey that night．So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel．It cost me ￡ 12．” 　　Harry was worried．He remembered selling the woman a return ticket．“Come into the office,Madam,”he said politely．“I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd．” 　　The woman and her little girl followed him inside．She was quite right,as Harry soon discovered．There was no sailing on May 22nd．How could he have made such a careless mistake?He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day．Wondering what to do,he smiled at the child．“You look sun burnt,”he said to her．“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” 　　“Yes,”she answered,shyly．“The beach was lovely．And I can swim too!” 　　“That's fine,”said Harry． 　　“My little girl can't swim a bit yet．Of course,she's onlythree…” 　　“I'm four,”the child said proudly．I'll be four and a half． 　　Harry turned to the mother．“I remember your ticket,Madam,”he said．“But you didn't get one for your daughter,did you?” 　　“Er,well— ”the woman looked at the child．“I mean…she hasn't started school yet．She's only four．” 　　“A four-year-old child must have a ticket,Madam．A child's return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡ 13.50．So if the railway pays your hotel,you will owe ￡ 1.50．The law is the law,but since the fault was mine…” 　　The woman stood up,took the child's hand and left the office． (1) Harry was worried ________ [　　] A． the woman was angry with him B． he had not done his work properly C． the Jersey timetable was wrong D． the little girl didn't have a return ticket (2) Harry started talking to the little girl ________ [　　] A． because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do B． because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl C． because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl wholooked so nice D． when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl (3) When Harry said,“The law is the law,but since the fault was mine…”he meant that ________ [　　] A． they must follow it without other choice,even though the fault was his B． he had to be strict with the woman because of the law,although he didn't want to C． the woman had to pay him ￡ 1.50．and the railway would pay her for the hotel D． she should pay ￡ 1.50．but he had made a mistake,she could go without paying (4) The woman left the office without saying anything because ________ [　　] A． she wanted to go home and get money for the child's ticket B． she was so angry that she didn't want to have anything more to do with the young man C． she was moved by Harry's kindness D． she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．D;
解析：

(1)	看到生气的妇女，年轻的Harry很是担心自己在工作中是否出了些问题。
(2)	文章第3段“Wondering what to do…”，Harry真不知在这种难为情的局面中他该做什么，为了缓和一下气氛，他开始和小女孩说起了话，B、C明显不对，在当时他并没有意识到能从小女孩身上找到解决问题的办法。D项也不对。
(3)	Harry说这句话的真实意思是“规定就是规定，既然当时由于我的过错造成了小女孩没买返程票，母女二人住旅馆”的结果，（那1.5英镑不付也罢）。
(4)	从文中倒数第2段可以看出如果这个妇女再坚持要railway付钱的话，她不仅得不到钱反而要付给railway部门1.5英镑，所以，她悄悄地走开了。