Question

For this little boy,it was the coldest winter.In that winter,his father lost a leg in an accident. He couldn’t go out to work again.From then on,his father became another person. He often lost his temper and beat him.

One night, the boy was walking slowly lonely on the street. He passed a lovely small shop, He looked at some nice packages(包) of coffee quietly for a long time. An idea came into his mind .He knew his father loved coffee and he knew stealing was no good.But all he could think of was his father’s smile.He soon put a package of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.He gave the coffee to his father,who gave a smile that the boy had missed for so long.But,unfortunately,before his father could taste the coffee,the shopkeeper broke in and caught the boy. His father beat him again.

Years later, he became a successful businessman. One day, his mother called and said his father wanted to see him. Busy working, he refused. Weeks later, he heard the sad news that his father had passed away. When he went through the relics（衣物） ,he found an old box.Inside the box was the coffee that he had stolen from the shop.On the cover was his father’s handwriting:“The gift from my son.”There was also a letter:“Dear son,I’m a failure as a father.  But I also have a dream—to own a coffee shop, where I can make cups of coffee for you. I’m sorry I didn’t make it.”

Sadness suddenly occupied him. He regretted not meeting his father for the last time, and decided to complete his father’s dream. After quitting his own job, he started a coffee business.

The coffee business is now a huge success. And the little boy is Howard Schultz—the owner of the multinational corporation Starbucks.

1.Why did the boy’s father become a different person？

A.Because the boy didn’t study very hard.

B.Because he lost a leg and couldn’t support the family.

C.Because he lost an arm in an accident.

D.Because it was the coldest winter.

2.From the second passage, we could infer that________________.

A.the boy wanted to taste the delicious coffee

B.the boy liked stealing things

C.the boy wanted to make his father happy

D.the boy’s mother liked drinking coffee

3.What did the boy regret most?

A.Not meeting his father for the last time.

B.Stealing coffee in a coffee shop.

C.not completing his father’s dream.

D.Getting troubling for his family.

4.What does the underlined part “pass away” mean?

A.出国     B.通过     C.外出     D.去世

5.The writer wants to tell us _____________.

A.Howard Schultz started a coffee business to complete his father’s dream

B.the father was kind to the boy and never beat him

C.the little boy is Howard Schultz—the owner of KFC

D.the boy’s mother loved his coffee so much that she kept it in an old box

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了霍华德·舒尔茨创建星巴克跨国公司的故事。他因工作很忙没时间看望他的父亲。父亲去世后留下的一封信告诉他，自己的愿望是开一家咖啡店。于是他开始了从事咖啡生意。

1. father lost a leg in an accident得出。

2.

3. regretted not meeting his father for the last time得出。

4. away意为“去世”。

5.Howard Schultz开办了咖啡业务。”

考点：故事类短文阅读。