Question

A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.

“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.

Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(进货)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供应商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.

“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says.

1.How does Mollie know which kinds of candy are good?

A. Her mother decides it.

B. She has her friends test the candy.

C. She goes to the market to research.

D. She asks the company’s product supplier.

2.The prices of some ice cream products in Mollie’s stores change according to __________.

A. the number of the products  B. her friend’s idea

C. the weather              D. the dates

3.According to the passage, what’s the key(关键)to Mollie’s success?

A. She works hard and she is good at smart marketing.

B. The company’s supplier makes good products.

C. She would like to open more candy stores.

D. Her mother always has good ideas.

4.According to the passage, Mollie is a/an________ girl.

A. kind    B. honest   C. smart   D. polite

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事说的是英国年龄最小的“糖果店老板”Mollie Price开糖果店的故事。她要开张第三个店，她的糖果店名字就叫“Mollie’s”每个星期六她都要在她的一个店里工作，并且星期天清早就去糖果供应商处进货，她请朋友品尝糖果后，确定哪个好哪个坏，再进货，天气凉时她的冰激凌会便宜卖。她认为小孩的主意最好，因为小孩知道小孩喜欢什么。

1.B细节理解题。问题：茉莉怎么知道哪种糖果好？选项A. Her mother decides it.她的妈妈决定；B. She has her friends test the candy.她让朋友试吃；C. She goes to the market to research.她去市场调研；D. She asks the company’s product supplier她问公司的产品供应商。根据第三段里的句子She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good.断定答案是B。

2.C细节理解题。问题：茉莉的糖果店里某些种类的冰激凌价格根据什么变化？选项A. the number of the products 产品数量； B. her friend’s idea她朋友的意见；C. the weather天气；D. the dates日期。根据第三段的最后一句“例如，当天气真正很冷的时候，她店里的Mr Whippy冰激凌会比天热时便宜出售。”得知答案是C。

3.A主旨大意题。A. She works hard and she is good at smart marketing.她很用功并且擅长于营销；B. The company’s supplier makes good products.公司的供应商制造的商品好；C. She would like to open more candy stores.她喜欢开更多的糖果店；D. Her mother always has good ideas.她的妈妈总是有好主意。根据短文的大意，可以总结出茉莉成功的关键是勤奋和聪明、擅长营销。故选A。

4.C推理判断题。问题：根据段意茉莉是一个什么样的孩子？A. kind善良的；B. honest诚实的；C. smart精明的；D. polite有礼貌的。根据全篇文章，可以判断出女孩是聪明伶俐的。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。