Question

    Mahalya Daye, 13, is an eighth-grader at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania, USA. Every afternoon at nearly 2 o'clock, she runs to a store at her school. But she is not running to buy snacks and school things. Instead, she works as the storekeeper.

"I didn't know that it took so much work. I’ve never really done something like this," Mahalya said.

In fact, she is one of 12 volunteer staff members at Bison Bargains. It is the school's first store run (经营) by students. It started on February 22nd, and it opens each school day during break time from 2 to 2:30 p. m. It mainly sells snacks and. Stationery (学习用品).

The school wants to provide the students with a real-life business experience through this. Christian Ilk, 14, an eighth-grader, was really surprised by how hard it was not to make mistakes and do the transactions (交易). "It’s kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the lists and remember all the prices of the products," Christian said.

To learn about business, the students took a special class. They learnt how to use money and some simple business rules.

The school did a survey on what products students would buy from a school store. In the future, they plan to sell things made by the students themselves. For example, students can sell their homemade pencil boxes.

1.When does Mahalya go to work at the school store?

A.In the morning. B.During lunch. C.In the afternoon. D.After school.

2.How long is the store open on a school day?

A.30 minutes. B.2 hours. C.2 hours and 30 minutes. D.4 hours and 30 minutes.

3.Why does the school set up the store run by students?

A.They wants to make it convenient for students to buy things at school.

B.They wants to offer the students a real-life business experience.

C.They want to help students from poor families to make some money.

D.They want to help students sell things made by students themselves.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Mahalya is the oldest staff member at the store.

B.Products are sold at very low prices at the store.

C.The store sells things made by students themselves.

D.Christian finds it hard to remember all the prices of the products.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.A special class for students B.How to use money wisely

C.How to be a storekeeper D.A student-run store

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述一个叫做Mahalya Daye的八年级学生，每天下午都会去学校里面由学生自主经营的商店里面工作，学校希望通过这种方式为学生提供真实的商业经验。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“Every afternoon at nearly 2 o'clock, she runs to a store at her school.”可知她是每天下午去工作，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段“it opens each school day during break time from 2 to 2:30 p. m”可知营业时间为下午2点到2点半，共半小时，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段“The school wants to provide the students with a real-life business experience through this.”可知学校是希望让学生自己运营商店来获取真实的商业经历，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据第四段“"It’s kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the lists and remember all the prices of the products," Christian said.”可知，对于Christian来说，记住所有产品的信息和价格是一个挑战，故选D。

5.最佳标题题。A special class for students一个特殊的班级；How to use money wisely如何明智地使用金钱；How to be a storekeeper如何成为店主；A student-run store一个学生经营的商店。根据文章内容，故选D。