Question

Having returned from her round trip (往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (应给予) 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 sunburnt,” 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 only three…”

“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?”

“Err, 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.The woman was angry because__________.

A. she couldn’t use the ticket for her round trip

B. she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned

C. she spent more money than she had expected

D. Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing

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 who looked so nice

D. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

3.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

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一位愤怒的女士要求车站赔付由于工作人员的疏忽导致的自己没有必要的花费。当工作人员在调查后发现情况是真实的，但却无意中发现女士的四岁的女儿没有买票。面对事实女士只好不再坚持赔付。

1.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.描述可知由于22日没有船导致女人晚回来一夜。即女人本不用花￡12在旅馆住一夜，故选C。

2.三段Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child.可知当时亨利不知道想要做什么,所以就对孩子说话。故选A。

3.到数第二段So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50.描述可知如果女人坚持要赔偿她不得不在付￡1.50.故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。