Question

In 1920, a nine-year-old American boy broke his neighbor’s window when he was playing soccer. His neighbor asked him to pay $12.5. At that time, $12.5 was a large number of money, and it could buy 125 chickens.

The little boy had to tell his father about it, and said sorry to his father. His father let him take responsibility (责任) for his own mistake. “I know I made a mistake, but I don’t have so much money,” the little boy said.

“Well, I can lend you some money, but you must give it back to me in a year,” said the father. Then he gave the little boy $12.5.

Since then, the little boy started doing hard work, like sending newspapers, doing the cleaning for his family, cleaning the car, etc. He had to get up early in the morning and go to bed late at night. Sometimes he even worked day and night. Six months later, he earned (赚) $12.5 and returned it to his father.

The boy was Ronald Reagan. He became a president of the United State later. Ronald Reagan said taking responsibility for his own mistake by doing hard work made him know what the responsibility was.

根据短文内容，按要求完成下列各题。

1. Why did the little boy have to pay the neighbor $12.5?（根据短文内容回答问题）

2.Who let the little boy take responsibility for his own mistake?（根据短文内容回答问题）

3.How long did it take the boy to earn $12.5?（根据短文内容回答问题）

4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。

I can lend you some money, but you must give it back to me.

5.In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to (指) .

 

Answer 1

1.Because he broke his neighbor’s window.

2.His father (did)

3.Six months./ Half a year.

4.return/returned

5.$12.5

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的总统罗纳德里根小的时候踢足球打碎邻居的窗户，要他赔钱，他父亲说你自己做的错事要自己承担，我借给你钱但是你要半年后还给我，他利用假期打工挣够了钱还给了父亲。

1.回答问题。根据短文a nine-year-old American boy broke his neighbor’s window when he was playing soccer. His neighbor asked him to pay $12.5可知小男孩打坏了邻居玻璃所以要赔钱。故答案为Because he broke his neighbor’s window.

2.回答问题。根据上下His father let him take responsibility (责任) for his own mistake.可知他的父亲让他承担后果。即使 even if.故答案为His father (did)

3.回答问题。根据问题挣够12.5美元花费了男孩多长时间有文中Six months later, he earned (赚) $12.5 and returned it to his father.可知。故答案是Six months./ Half a year.

4.同义句。根据句意我可以借给你一些钱但是你必须还给我。Give back=return表示归还的意思。.故答案为return/returned

5.词义猜测题。练习上下文可知it指代的是12.5美元。故答案为$12.5

考点：人物类短文阅读。