Question

【題目】A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles, my neighbor took the manager（經(jīng)理）beside him. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular price. I don’t care how much it is.”

The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized (認(rèn)出)him and called him in.

“ What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.

“ Wasn’t my check any good?”

“ That’s not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”

【1】My neighbor went to Boston ________.

A. to buy shoes for his mother

B. to see his mother

C. to pay for the shoes he had bought for his mother

D. to see the manager of the shoe store

【2】The regular price my neighbor had paid must be _______.

A. 12 dollars

B. lower than 12 dollars

C. higher than 12 dollars

D. unknown to himself at all

【3】It seems very possible that my neighbor wanted to _______.

A. please his mother

B. cheat(欺騙) his mother

C. cheat the manager

D. please his mother’s friends

【4】The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because______.

A. he didn’t have enough shoes for his customers(顧客)

B. my neighbor’s mother had taken a wrong pair of shoes

C. there was something wrong with his check

D. he found it hard to satisfy his customers

【5】What do we know about the character of my neighbor’s mother?

A. She would like to buy expensive things.

B. She would like to buy cheap things.

C. She would like to help others when they’re in trouble.

D. She would like to have her son pay for her shopping.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：我的鄰居去Boston看望他的媽媽�？梢愿鶕�(jù)下文A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. 可推斷出選B。

【2】判斷推理題。句意：我的鄰居花費(fèi)的正常價(jià)格一定高于12美元�？梢愿鶕�(jù)下文“ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular price. I don’t care how much it is.”可推斷出選C。

【3】判斷推理題。句意：好像很可能我的鄰居想讓他的媽媽高興。根據(jù)下文The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”媽媽帶所有朋友來買12美元的鞋子可以判斷媽媽很滿意這樣的鞋子，且根據(jù)上文我鄰居帶媽媽去買她喜歡的鞋子且不在乎價(jià)格高可推斷出選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：經(jīng)理看到我的鄰居叫他進(jìn)來是因?yàn)樗�發(fā)現(xiàn)很難滿足顧客�？梢愿鶕�(jù)下文The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes! 可推斷出選D。

【5】判斷推理題。句意：關(guān)于我的鄰居的媽媽的性格我們知道什么？可以根據(jù)“ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular price. I don’t care how much it is.” 可推斷出選B。