Question

【题目】 A rich Japanese was on vacation in New York. One day he went into a shop. He wanted to buy a nice - looking watch very much, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner' s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man already disappeared （消失）among the people.

The rich man went on. At the next comer. he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?" he asked in a low voice, "It's only a hundred dollars. " "The young man doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch，'‘ he thought. The rich man paid him at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch.

His friend had a look at the watch and began laughing. He said, “You are foolish. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned this play together."

【1】Which country did the rich Japanese travel to?

A.The UK.B.The USA.C.Fiance.D.Australia.

【2】The owner of the shop asked________dollars for the watch.

A.500B.250C.100D.150

【3】The rich man's friend began laughing because________.

A.the watch was niceB.the watch was really cheap

C.he had a watch like thatD.he thought the rich man was foolish

【4】From the story, we can learn that________may be dishonest.

A.the rich man’ s friendB.the shop owner

C.the young manD.both B and C

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

文章主要讲述的是在一次旅行中，一个日本富有钱人想买一块漂亮的手表，店主却拿出一块表，问他要500美元，就是此时，一个年轻人抢了这块表，然后年轻人以100美元的价格把这块表卖给了日本人，但是当日本人回到房间给朋友看了之后，朋友却认为他上当了。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中A rich Japanese was on vacation in New York.一个富有的日本人在纽约度假。可知他在纽约，而纽约是属于美国的，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中He wanted to buy a nice-looking watch very much, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. 他很想买一块好看的手表，但店主要了500美元。可知店主要卖500美元，故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中His friend had a look at the watch and began laughing. He said, “You are foolish. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars.”他的朋友看了看表，笑了起来。他说：“你真愚蠢。这块表连十美元都不值。”可知是因为他很愚蠢，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章最后 I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned this play together.我敢肯定这出戏是店主和那个年轻人一起策划的。可知店主和年轻人一起设计了这个骗局，故选D。