Question

When Mr. Jones went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the pockets full of jewelry(珠宝).There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Jones said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewelry in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a coat just like Mr. Jones’s. “I’m sorry ”,said this man. “but I made a mistake. I mistook your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewelry .”Mr. Jones answered, “I gave the jewelry to the waiter. He will give it to you.” Mr. Jones called the manager of the restaurant at once, but the manager said, “We have no waiter here. We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to a thief ！” Shouted the other man. “I shall call the police!” Mr. Jones was frightened and paid the man a lot of money for the jewelry.

1.Who took the jewelry?

A. The waiter.    B. Mr. Jones.       C. The manager.    D. The thief.

2.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. We have no waiters here.                B. Mr. Jones.

C. Jewelry in Mr. Jones’ coat.        D. A clever waiter.

3.Which of the following statements is right?

A. Mr. Jones had put some jewelry in his pocket.

B. Mr. Jones was an honest man.

C. The man who came later was the thief.

D. Mr. Jones was punished by the police.

4.Why was Mr. Jones frightened?

A. The man wanted to beat him.        B. He was afraid of the police.

C. He had no money to pay.      D. He was afraid of the manager.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文中介绍了琼斯先生在自己的口袋里面发现了许多珠宝，没有据为己有，却错误的交到了贼的手里面，最后自己因此赔了一大笔钱的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据We have no waiter here. We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to a thief ！” Shouted the other man. 描述，可知是这个贼拿了这些珠宝。故选D。

2.标题归纳题。这篇短文主要描述了琼斯先生错误的把一些珠宝给了一个自称是服务员的男人，结果自己赔了一大笔钱。故选A，我们这儿没有男服务员。

3.推理判断题。文中的琼斯先生发现自己的口袋里有有许多珠宝，没有据为己有，而是交了出来。可见他是一个诚实的人。故选B。

4.推理判断题。联系前文We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to a thief ！” Shouted the other man. “I shall call the police!”描述，可知这样情景下，琼斯先生也许会被认为是贼的同伙，因此他很害怕。选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。