Question

A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by, "Let me clean your shoes." The young man said, "No, thank you." "You may pay me only a pound, sir," said the boy. But the young man refused(拒绝) again. Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless(除非) he was paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn't walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.

1.The boy was a shoe __________.

A. cleaner B. maker

C. repairer D. seller

2.At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because ___________.

A. he couldn't pay

B. he had not enough money

C. he didn't think it necessary

D. he had just cleaned his shoes

3.Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for _______.

A. two pounds B. one pound

C. nothing D. few money

4.The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because ___________.

A. it was very dirty

B. the young man paid only one pound

C. it was difficult to clean

D. he asked to be paid two pounds

5.What do you think of the boy?

A. Generous. B. Hard-working.

C. Polite. D. Smart.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是一个街头擦鞋的孩子利用自己的机智使顾客擦了鞋，自己赚到钱的故事。

1. boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by,”可知小男孩是个擦鞋的。故选A。

2. young man said, "No, thank you."可知这个年轻人认为没必要擦鞋，故选C。

3. the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing.”可知小男孩不要一分钱就给他擦鞋。故选D。

4. generous.慷慨的，大方的B. hard-working. 勤奋的C polite.礼貌的 D smart.聪明的，时髦的，可知全文上下渗透出一个信息：小男孩聪明，机智，由此可判断选D。

考点：人物类短文阅读。