Question

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”   “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

1.Joe Brown was_______________.

A. a waiter（服务员）   B. a runner    C. an actor（演员）D. a shopkeeper（店主）

2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.

C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.

C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big

4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.

C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.

5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     

C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：Joe Brown有一个卖肉的商店。在一个周四的下午12：55，一位妇女走进他的商店，她想多买一些肉。而Joe的商店只剩下一块肉了。第一次那位女士觉得肉太少，Joe假装回去去拿另一块，结果女士说，两块都要。

1.细节理解题。根据Joe Brown had a shop. Joe Brown有一个商店，是店主，可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据a woman came into his shop at five to one.这个女士在一点查五分到达商店的，所以应该是下午的早些时候，可知选B。

3.细节理解题。根据That piece is too small.因为这块太小，可知选 C。

4.细节理解题。根据Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. 她仅仅有一块肉，可知选A。

5.推理判断题。根据Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.根据她仅仅有一块肉可推知选 A。

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