Question

An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request.

The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at the girl and nodded to her, "I am too old to see well." I can't even tell a plastic (塑料的) model from a real girl."

On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman, " What? Did you call me a plastic model?"

The old woman was greatly surprised. "On, dear me," she said. "The model can speak. Then it must be a robot of a new type."

1.The old woman wanted ______in the clothes shop.

A．to buy something

B．to play a joke on someone

C．to look for someone

D．to talk to the girl

2.The assistant was a ________.

A．woman           B．model            C．robot             D．man

3.The assistant took no notice of the old woman because _______.

A．she was a plastic model

B．she was a robot

C．she was not a good assistant

D．she had bad hearing

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一位老人在一家服装店购物，遇到一位态度不好的服务员，从而想办法批评了这个售货员的故事。

1.根据短文描述可知这个老人想在服装店买些东西。故选A。

2.根据On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman, " What? Did you call me a plastic model?描述可知这个女售货员是个女人。故选A。

3.结合语境可知这个售货员不是一个好助手。故选C。

考点：关于一位老人和一个售货员的记述文