Question

I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank (猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.

It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Love and goodness.

B. Culture and tradition.

C. Friendship and honesty.

D. Communication and understanding.

2. How much were the clothes that the boy wanted to buy?

A. $ 8.00.            B. Ten dollars.

C. All his money.     D. All his money and another $ 8.00.

3. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A. Because the boy had saved some money.

B. Because they both didn’t need to give anything.

C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.

D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.

4.What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?

A. 令人感动的      B. 令人难过的

C. 令人失望的       D. 令人害怕的

5. What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s clothes.

b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.

c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.

d. The boy went to the line to pay.

A. b, a, c, d               B. b, c, a, d

C. d, b, c, a               D. c, d, b, a

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个小男孩排队付钱，收银员数钱，发现少8美元，作者和其他的购物的人开始在自己兜里找零钱，最后收银员手里有很多钱，这样小男孩就有足够的钱买这件衣服。作者和其他人看到周围的人的爱心和善良。

1.A概括归纳题。根据I saw the love and goodness of others all around me.可知全文围绕着大家帮助小男孩付钱买东西的故事展开的，故本文主要讲述的是爱心和善良，故选A。

2.D 推理判断题。根据However, the cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money. 可知现金收纳员需要小男孩所有的钱，在加上8美元。故选D。

3.D 推理判断题。根据I left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. 可知作者和那个妇女因为周围所有的购物的人愿意帮助这个小男孩而感到高兴，故选D。

4.A 词义猜测题。根据It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. 可知对于这些陌生人帮助这个小男孩的行为，作者应感动，故选A。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。