Question

Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception.  I was quite wrong.  The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind.  I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that.  It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.

Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said.  “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise.  “Yes, I know. But I’ve changed my mind.  I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.”  “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said,  “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble.  But I’ll repair this for you.  Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.What happened to the writer in the first shop?

A. He broke his leg.

B. His chair was repaired.

C. He was refused impolitely.

D. The shopkeeper bought his chair.

2.What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph mean?

A. The shopkeeper changed his mind.

B. The shopkeeper accepted the price.

C. The shopkeeper decided to help the writer.

D. The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose.

3. How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?

A. 5 pounds.        B. 7 pounds.

C. 20 pounds.         D. 27 pounds.

4. From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.

A. honest           B. smart

C. careful             D. crazy

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds.

B. It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair.

C. The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last.

D. The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章中讲述了作者在开始的4家店里都没有能够修理好自己的椅子，在第五家他使用了另外一种方法，获得了成功。说明我们做事情的时候要转换思维。

1.C细节理解题。 I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.可知作者在第一家店里被不礼貌的拒绝的了。故选C。

2.D推理判断题。根据Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”可知该短语与后句I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”意思一致表示理解了对方的想法，故D正确。

38.3.根据文章倒数2,3行But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver(五英镑钞票)?”可知最后花了5英镑，故A正确。

4.D推理判断题。文章中讲述了作者在开始的4家店里都没有能够修理好自己的椅子，在第五家他使用了另外一种方法，获得了成功，说明他是一个很聪明的人。故D正确。

40.5.文章中讲述了作者在开始的4家店里都没有能够修理好自己的椅子，在第五家他使用了另外一种方法，获得了成功。故选C。

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