Question

    One summer, when I was young, my dad built me a lemonade stand. On sunny days I would set up outside the local car wash with a cooler and my little black safe. I didn’t get many customers but I always had fun, whether I was reading a book or adding paint decorations to the safe and signs.

One customer I did have was an elderly gentleman who lived across the street from the car wash.

He would come every day where I set up and buy a glass of lemonade for his wife. Even though I only charged 25 cents, he always paid me with a $1 Sacagawea coin. I built up quite a collection by the end of the summer!

Now, as a college student, I make a point of stopping at as many lemonade stands as I can, always paying more than the kids charge me. This has been going on for almost three years now but this week, I didn’t have any money with me when I stopped at a little girl’s stand. I dug around in my car thoroughly and eventually opened up one of my moving boxes showing a black safe covered in soft cloth painted rainbows and hearts. I opened it up and sure enough, there were my Sacagawea coins. I almost shut the lid again because they mean so much to me, but then I realized that this is exactly why I had to pay with the coin. When I gave that little girl the shiny gold coin, I said, “You hang on to this one; they don’t make them any more!” And her face lit up. As I drove away, I saw her running to her sister to show her the gold coin and I knew that I had made her just as happy as I was when I was a little girl.

1.What did the gentleman pay the author for the lemonade?

A.25 cents every time. B.A collection of gold coins.

C.A one-dollar gold coin each time. D.A little black safe with many gold coins.

2.Why did the author pay the little girl with a gold coin?

A.To pass the kindness. B.To show her wealth.

C.To help the poor girl. D.To make the girl happy.

3.How did the author feel when she gave the girl the coin?

A.Unwilling and hesitant. B.Excited and willing.

C.Serious and pleased. D.Peaceful and pleased.

4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.A Kind Young Lady B.A Shiny Gold Coin

C.A Wealthy Gentleman D.A Happy Lemonade Stand

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者小时候卖柠檬水的时候，一位老先生每次都付一美元的硬币。作者长大后，一次遇到卖柠檬水的女孩，作者将一枚老先生给她的硬币付给了女孩。通过这枚硬币，善心不断地被传递下去。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Even though I only charged 25 cents, he always paid me with a $1 Sacagawea coin”可知，每次那位老先生总是用1美元的萨卡加维亚硬币付钱。故选C。

2.推理判断题。由第三段中的“Even though I only charged 25 cents, he always paid me with a $1 Sacagawea coin”可知，作者每次收费25美分，但是那位老先生每次都付一美元，这体现了老先生的善意。根据最后一段中的“I opened it up and sure enough, there were my Sacagawea coins. I almost shut the lid again because they mean so much to me, but then I realized that this is exactly why I had to pay with the coin”可知，作者决定将硬币给小女孩，因为她意识到这些硬币意义重大，体现了老先生的善良。由此推知，作者是通过这枚硬币将善良传递下去。故选A。

3.推理判断题。结合上题解析可知，作者将有着重大意义的硬币给了小女孩，那么作者此时的态度应该是认真的。根据最后一段中的“I saw her running to her sister to show her the gold coin and I knew that I had made her just as happy as I was when I was a little girl”可知，作者看到小女孩很高兴，那么作者也应该感到很高兴。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。作者小时候卖柠檬水的时候，一位老先生每次都付一美元的硬币。作者长大后，一次遇到卖柠檬水的女孩，作者将一枚老先生给她的硬币给了女孩。通过这枚硬币，善心不断地传递下去。因此，硬币成为了贯穿全文的一条线。故以此为标题比较合适。故选B。