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【题目】 When I was young, each family worked in our father's store. We started working by doing small jobs like cleaning, tidying shelves and packing, and later graduated （毕业）to serve customers. As we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than living and selling things.

One day, I was tidying the toy area. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was wearing an old brown coat, and his hair and shoes were dirty. The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to afford to buy anything. He looked around the toys, picked up some of them, and then carefully put them back.

At that time, Dad walked over to the boy. He smiled and asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a birthday present to buy for his brother. Dad told him to take his time and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy plane, walked up to my dad and said, "How much for this. Sir?

“How much do you have?" Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and opened it. He counted the coins and said, “27 cents. But the price of the toy plane is ---US$3.98!”

“That will just about do it. "Dad said softly. Dad's reply still rings in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store. I didn't notice the old coat or the dirty shoes. What I saw was a lovely child with a treasure.

【1】According to the passage, the little boy ________.

A.was under 10 years old.B.was wearing an old grey coat.

C.didn’t wear shoesD.has short brown hair

【2】What does the underlined（划线）sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A.The boy couldn't buy the toy.

B.The money was not enough to buy the toy.

C.The boy could buy the toy with the money.

D.The writer's dad didn't want to sell the toy to the boy.

【3】What do you think of the writer's father?

A.Strict.B.Talented.C.Kind.D.Serious.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.There were eight people in the writer's family.B.The little boy might be from a poor family.

C.The work in the store is to sell old clothes.D.The writer didn't like working in his father's store.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文讲述一个贫穷的小男孩拿着27美分来到店里为他的弟弟挑选礼物，父亲为了帮助这个小男孩把礼物低价卖给了他，通过这件事让作者明白，他在父亲店里的工作不只是为了生存和卖东西，还可以给别人带去快乐。

【1】细节理解题。根据“A little boy, five or six years old, came in.”可知，小男孩大概五六岁，故选A。

【2】词句猜测题。The boy couldn't buy the toy. 男孩买不了玩具。The money was not enough to buy the toy. 钱不够买玩具。The boy could buy the toy with the money. 这个男孩可以用这些钱买玩具。The writer's dad didn't want to sell the toy to the boy. 作者的爸爸不想把玩具卖给那个男孩。根据后文“When the little boy walked out of the store…What I saw was a lovely child with a treasure.”可知，爸爸低价把玩具卖给了小男孩，所以本句话的意思是“这些钱够买这个玩具了”，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。Strict严肃的；Talented有天赋的；Kind善良的；Serious严肃的。根据全文内容可知，作者的爸爸以低价将玩具卖给了小男孩，却又没有伤及小男孩的自尊心，可见他是一位善良的人，故选C。

【4】推理判断题。There were eight people in the writer's family. 作者家里有八个人。文章并未提及，该项表述错误；The little boy might be from a poor family. 这个小男孩可能来自一个贫穷的家庭。根据“He counted the coins and said, 27 cents.”和“I didn't notice the old coat or the dirty shoes.”可知，该项表述正确；The work in the store is to sell old clothes. 这家商店的工作是出售旧衣服。根据“We started working by doing small jobs like cleaning, tidying shelves and packing…”可知，该项表述错误；The writer didn't like working in his father's store. 作者不喜欢在他父亲的店里工作。根据“As we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than living and selling things.”可知，该项表述错误；故选B。