Question

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A. ＄10        B. ＄20

C. ＄30        D. ＄40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means         .

A. very angry  B. quite happy

C. too excited  D. a little nervous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the money because         .

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. the thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed the money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy          with twenty dollars.

A. a new novel for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday

D. one hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father       .

A. often played with his son

B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all

D. often came home early

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章简述了一个小男孩的父亲每天下班很晚。小男孩问父亲一小时挣多少钱，父亲说每小时20美元。小男孩想跟父亲借10美元。父亲认为儿子想买一些没用的东西很生气，让小男孩回自己的房间。过了一会，父亲认为儿子平时很少花钱，父亲给了小男孩10美元。小男孩拿出自己的零用钱，加上父亲借的10美元。儿子想和父亲买以一小时的时间，让父亲早点回家和自己一起吃晚饭。

1.1】B题意这个男孩父亲一小时挣多少钱？根据文中I make ＄20 each hour.”可知答案为B

2.2】A考查猜测词义题very angry 生气，quite happy 很开心，too excited 很兴奋，a little nervous有点紧张。根据下文语境的气氛和he got angry again.答案应该为A

3.3】C题意第一次父亲拒绝借钱，是因为 。根据文中If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, 可知答案为C

4.4】D题意男孩想用20美元买 。从文中I have＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? 可知答案为D

5.5】B题意通过短文，我们可以推断出男孩的父亲 。通过文中I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”可知答案为B

考点：叙事类短文。