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 mended , as there were a whole lot of antique  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 slightly more polite , was just the same , and the third, and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong ．

I went into 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 ?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes , not a bad chair ．How much do you want for it , sir ?” “Twenty pounds ,” I said ．“OK ,” he said , “I’ll give you twenty pounds ．” “It’s got a slightly broken leg ,”I said ．“Yes I saw that , it’s nothing ．”

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

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer       ．

A．was rather impolite

B．was warmly received

C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper       ．

A．changed his mind                       B．accepted the offer

C．saw the writer’s purpose                D．decided to help the writer

3.How much did the writer pay ?

A．£5．             B．£7               C．£20．            D．£27．

4.From the text , we can learn that the writer was          

A．honest           B．careful            C．smart             D．funny

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者想修理一把椅子，结果带着它跑了四家门市，都不理作者，也不给修理，到了第五家他变了一方法，进门就问你要这把椅子吗，这次店主很快给出答应，20元要这把椅子，紧接着作者又问，你要坏椅子做什么，店主说买了修好后再卖，最后作者以25元把椅子又给买回来，其实作者花了5元修好了椅子。

1.推理判断题。根据作者进入第五家的门市说的话，可以推知，故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据Yes , I know but I’ve changed my mind ．I’m sorry , I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it .You must be crazy I know what you want 可知选C。

3.细节理解题。根据I’ll mend this for you , shall we say for a five?故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据作者去了前四家说了同样的话，可是没有人理会，于是就换了一种思维，结果愿望实现了，可以看出作者爱动脑思考，是非常聪明的，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。