Question

The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweler’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending.

After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted.

1.A good title for this passage is ________.

A. A Clever Assistant

B. Buying a Birthday Present

C. How to Choose a Necklace

D. A Brave Young Man

2.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face ________.

A. turned pale    B. turned red

C. turned yellow    D. turned black

3.James and Laura reached the shop at ________.

A. 4:30    B. 5:00

C. 5:30    D. 6:00

4.James would come back to buy what he wanted because_________.

A. the necklace was good

B. Laura liked the necklace

C. the assistant who served James was very beautiful

D. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了James要给未婚妻买一份礼物，但又经济拮据，商店的店员了解情况后，帮他挑好了项链；等到半小时James和未婚妻Laura来的时候，这个聪明的店员先拿了一些很便宜的项链给Laura看，最后再拿出James已经挑好的项链。

1.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一个非常聪明的店员知道如何令顾客满意，故A项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“James felt a rush blood to his face as he explained he would bring in his future wife to choose a birthday present．”可知，当James说出他为什么买礼物时，他的血好像涌到脸上，所以他的脸应该是变红了，故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura”可知，James在5:00离开，半小时之后他和Laura回到商店，他和Laura到达商店的时间是5:30，故C项正确。

4.推理判断题。顾客成为商店的回头客主要是因为顾客对商店的服务满意，通读全文可知，这位店员非常聪明，她知道怎样的服务能令James满意，故A项正确。