Question

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”

1. Joe Brown was_______________.

A. a waiter B. a runner

C. an actor D. a shopkeeper

2. When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A. Early in the morning.

B. Early in the afternoon.

C. Late in the morning.

D. At about one o’clock at night.

3. Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A. Because she had no money.

B. Because it was bad.

C. Because it wasn’t big enough.

D. Because it was too big

4. How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.

B. Two pieces of meat.

C. Several pieces of meat.

D. Many pieces of meat.

5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Of course not. B. Certainly.

C. He would try his best. D. Yes, he could.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了Joe Brown 有一个肉铺，有一天一个女士来买肉，店主给她拿了一块6.5美元的肉，女士嫌小，店主把肉放进冰箱又拿出来同一块肉，说这块8.75美元，女士说两块肉都买了，Joe Brown 愣住了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop. 描述，可知Joe Brown是一个店主，故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第一段One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one.描述，可知这个女士是12：55来到他的店铺的，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第一段”That piece is too small,” the woman said, “haven’t you got anything bigger?”描述，可知这个女士认为这块肉太小，想要一块大点的，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise.描述，可知Joe 把这块肉放进冰箱，又拿出来，很大声地关上门，可知他的冰箱里只有这一块肉，故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据短文Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise.描述，可知他的冰箱里只有一块肉，当然不可能给这个女士两块，故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。