Question

【題目】Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office. "The railway owes me $12, " she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. "You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me $12. “

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. "Come into the office, Madam, "he said politely. "I'll check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd."

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt, "he said to her. "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?"

"Yes", she answered, shyly. "The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!"

"That's fine, "said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three”

"I'm four, "the child said proudly. "I'll be four and a half. "

Harry turned to the mother." I remember your ticket, Madam, "he said. "But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?"

"Er, well", "the woman looked at the child." I mean … she hasn't started school yet. She's only four. "

"A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs' "let me see … $ 13. 5. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe $1. 5. The law is law, but since the fault (過錯) was mine…".

The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.

【1】The woman was angry because .

A. she returned home one day later than she thought

B. she spent more money than she had planned

C. there was no ship when she arrived at the station in Jersey

D. the young man didn't sell her the ticket for a round trip

【2】Harry felt worried because .

A. he didn't change the timetable in time

B. the woman was too angry with him

C. the woman didn't buy a ticket for her daughter

D. he didn't do his work carefully enough

【3】Harry started talking to the little girl because .

A. he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

B. he wanted to find a way out from the little girl

C. he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

D. he wanted to show his friendliness to the little girl

【4】The underlined sentence means that .

A. she should pay $1. 5, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

B. the woman had to pay him $1. 5, and the railway would pay for the hotel

C. they have to follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his

D. he must be strict with the woman because of the laws, though he didn't want to

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述一位婦女向哈利投訴說他買票多收錢，哈利意識到是自己犯了錯誤，巧合下發(fā)現(xiàn)她的孩子過了4歲也要買票，讓婦女無言以對的故事。

【1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句The railway owes me $12, " she said to Harry Jenks鐵路局還差我12美元，可知婦女生氣就是因為她多花了錢，故選B

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句How could he have made such a careless mistake?他怎么犯了這么粗心的錯誤，可知哈利擔憂就是因為他未認真做他的工作，故選D

【3】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第五句Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt, "he said to her.可知哈利同孩子交談是因為他陷入了麻煩，不知怎么辦，故選C

【4】A分析推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam四歲半的孩子也要買票，故婦女應再付1.5美元，但由于哈利沒有注意到孩子是哈利的問題，婦女就可以不用付了，故選A