Question

Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界职业棒球大赛). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.

After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.

“How much do you want?”

“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”

Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”

How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”

1. Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because       .

A. he got two tickets for the game

B. they both liked watching games

C. it was a birthday present for Tony

D. he had enough time and money

2. The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.

A. $100    B. $ 200       C. $ 300       D. $ 400

3. From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.

A. watched the World Series

B. gave a hand to the poor

C. sold the tickets for World Series

D. missed the wonderful game

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

A. Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office.

B. Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets.

C. Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end.

D. Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A special present.      B. A helpful boss.

C. A wonderful game.         D. An excellent dream.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文叙述克林顿先生父子是对棒球迷，他带领儿子驱车到纽约看世界职业棒球赛，并把这当做给儿子的生日礼物，由于没提前订到票，他希望从别人那里买到转手的票，一开始没有成功，之后有人免费提供给他们两张票，目的很简单，就是要他们真正地享受这场棒球比赛。

1.C 细节理解题。 根据Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series. 可知是把看比赛当做生日礼物。故选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据第二段Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. 可知一张票价格200$，故选D。

3.A细节理解题。根据Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. 可知，故选A。

4.B选择性阅读理解题。克林顿先生打算买二手票故A错，I’m Jackson…. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.” 故C错，Jackson也不在医院，有文章可推测他们父子得到票后，应该是感激的。可知故选B。

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考点：故事性短文