Question

One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏团）. And a family was standing in front of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns, elephants and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.” My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.

1.The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.

A. four B. six

C. eight D. ten

2.The underlined words “lowered” might mean __________ in the passage.

A. move…down B. jump…down

C. move…up D. jump…up

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer’s family saw the circus that night.

B. The man’s family saw the circus that night.

C. The writer’s father helped the man find his lost $20 bill.

D. The writer’s and the man’s families had a lot of money.

4.We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.

A. young B. handsome

C. lucky D. kind

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：我和爸爸去看马戏，好不容易快到我们买票了，却看到前面的那家人因为没足够的钱而要看不成马戏。爸爸不动声色地把钱给了那家人，达成了那家人的愿望。那晚爸爸和我没有看到马戏，但我们不介意。

1.细节理解题。根据文中The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”可知那位父亲想买10张票。故选D

2.细节理解题。根据句意：售票员说了价格。男人的妻子垂下头，男人的脸上没有了笑容。可知A。

3.细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知那一家在父亲的帮助下看了马戏。可知选B。

4.推理判断题题。A. young 年轻的；B. Handsome帅的； C. lucky 幸运的；D. Kind善良的 通读整篇文章可知作者的父亲是一个善良的人。可知选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。