A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money.
The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分離地).
小題1:The story took place ______.
A．FranceB．EnglandC．GermanyD．the US
小題2:Which of the following is true?
A．The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
B．A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
C．The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.
D．The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
小題3:Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A．He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B．He fell in love with her.
C．Her birthday was coming soon.
D．They were going to get married.
小題4:Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?
A．He looked very excited.
B．He looked pale and sad.
C．He was poorly dressed.
D．He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
小題5:What do you think happened at the end of the story?
A．The manager had cheated the young man.
B．His fiancee must be thankful to him for the present.
C．The guests would be angry because the servant had broken the vase.
D．What the careful servant had done gave the trick away.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：本文講述的是一個商店的主人想幫助一個年輕人送禮物給女朋友的小故事。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一行A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl.說明這個故事發(fā)生在倫敦，故B正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第二行The man was very poor while the girl was rich.說明兩個人的家庭背景相差很大，A正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday.
說明女孩的生日就要到來是送禮物的主要原因。故C正確。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段后3行He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.說明B項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:D 推理題。根據(jù)There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分離地).說明D項(xiàng)正確，那位傭人把事情搞砸了。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評：文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：單選題

When I was 11, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺點(diǎn)). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. In the end, I became so angry that I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it.” That’s just for you,” he said.
“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice. 
小題1:What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint? 
A．He told her not to pay any attention to whatever”enemy”had said.
B．He criticized (批評) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C．He told her to write down all that her” enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
小題2: What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.
小題3: Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wantedto show this by keeping silent for a while.
C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.
小題4: Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
B．Not an Enemy,but the Best Friend
C．My Father
D．My Childhood

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