Question

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station．“The railway owes me￡12，”she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office．“You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night．So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel．It cost me ￡12．” 　　Harry was worried．He remembered selling the woman a return ticket．“Come into the office, Madam,”he said politely．“I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd．” 　　The woman and her little girl followed him inside．She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered．There was no sailing on May 22nd．How could he have made such a careless mistake?He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day．Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child．“You look sunburnt,”he said to her．“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” 　　“Yes,”she answered, shyly．“The beach was lovely．And I can swim too!” 　　“That’s fine,”said Harry．“My little girl can’t swim a bit yet．Of course, she’s only three…” 　　“I’m four,”the child said proudly．“I’ll be four and a half．” 　　Harry turned to the mother．“I remember your ticket, Madam,”he said．“But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?” 　　“Er, well…”the woman looked at the child．“I mean…she hasn’t started school yet．She’s only four．” 　　“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam．A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50．So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50．The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” 　　The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office． (1) The woman was angry because ________． [　　] A． she couldn’t use the ticket for her round trip B． she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned C． she spent more money than she had expected D． Harry had sold her a one-way ticket but charged her for a return (2) Harry started talking to the little girl ________． [　　] A． because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do B． because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl C． because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice D． when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl (3) When Harry said,“The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”he meant that ________． [　　] A． they must follow the law, even though the fault was his B． he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn’t want to C． the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel D． she should pay ￡1.50, but since he had made a mistake, she could go without paying (4) The woman left the office without saying anything because ________． [　　] A． she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket B． she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man C． she was moved by Harry’s kindness D． she knew she would have to pay ￡1.50 if she insisted

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．D;
解析：

(1)	文章第一段女人的抱怨内容为选择答案的依据。
(2)	本题为推理判断题。文章未明说Harry与女孩攀谈的动机，但从谈话内容和结果可以看出，其真实目的是想弄清女孩是否已超过免票的年龄。
(3)	本题考查学生通过文字表面听出“弦外之音”的能力。女人投机，未给女儿买票，理应罚款，但由于Harry本人也有失误，故愿放她一马。
(4)	权衡利弊，女人知趣地走开。