Question

Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing-paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little,and he could see that he was going to lose money.

One night,Mr.Jones sat bay the fire and was worried after another very bad day. Suddenly he got an idea. He found a piece of wood and wrote to the following notice on it in big letters:

“WHAT DO YOU THINK I GIVE AWAY PENCILS AND PAPER AND INK”

He put up the notice in front of the shop window before he went to bed. He slept better than usual that night.

The following day, many people came to the shop. Mr. Jones said good morning to them all with a bright smile and asked the frist woman what she wanted.

She chose some writing paper and a pencil. As soon as he put them on her hands, she turned to leave the shop.

“That will be thirty cents(美分），please,” he said.

“Why?” she asked in surprise.

“That’s the price of the paper and the pencil.”

“But your notice says it’s free,” she replied.

“Oh no,” he said, “how can I make any money if everything is free?”

She took him outside and showed him the notice “It is wrong,too,”she said. “where is the question mark after the word ‘think’?”

“There isn’t a question mark,”he said.

“But there should be one .”

“I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake,” Mr.Jones said.“You have read my notice in the wrong way.”

“Not at all,” said the woman. “It is quite easy to read. It says: What do you think? I give away pencils and paper and ink!”

“No,” Mr.Jones said. “You should read it like this:     And the answer to the question is: Certainly not! So you really have to pay me thirty cents, you see.”

1.How did Mr.Jones most probably fell that night.?

A.Confident. B.Guilty.

C.Nervous.   D.Worried.

2.Which of the following sentences is the most suitble for the blank in the last paragraph?

A.What do you think?I give away pencils and paper and ink!

B.What?Do you think I give away pencils and paper and ink?

C.What do you think I give away?Pencils and paper and ink.

D.Ink and paper and pencils away give.I think you do what?

3.What can we infer(推断) from the story?

A.Mr.Jones agreed to let the shoppers get things for free that day.

B.People in the town considered Mr.Jones a smart and honest man.

C.The woman paid the money unwillingly and left the shop angrily.

D.Mr.Jones s trick proved to be a longtime success and he got rich.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Jones开了一家文具店，可是一个多月过去了，卖得东西很少，于是他就想出来了一个方法，在门口写了一个广告，第二天来了很多顾客，他们误认为这里的东西是免费的，Jones需要再次给顾客解释，东西不是免费的，是需要付费的。

1.推理判断题。根据He slept better than usual that night.可知他那天晚上睡得很香，因此可以推出他自信会有一些人来买东西，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据where is the question mark after the word ‘think’?” the answer to the question is: Certainly not!可知think后面的句子应该有问号，故排除A、C;又根据答案应该可以用no来回答，所以后面的句子应该是一般疑问句，故排除D，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据But your notice says it’s free,” she replied.可推知这个妇女认为这个商店的东西使免费给的，所以她会认为老板作弄人，会很生气，故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。