Kindness of Strangers At the store where I worked, I noticed a young boy of about ten shopping alone with his school list. He placed everything in his basket and went to the checkout. The young shop assistant told him the total price, $37.60. The boy was instantly disappointed and said he had only been given $20. He took out one thing at a time until he got down to his $20. With eyes full of tears, he asked if he could phone his mum to pick him up. When he got through, it appeared that even this was inconvenient for his mother. He bit hard on his lip to stop the tears and walked outside to wait on the bench in front of the shop. This was all too much for the young assistant who had served him and she said, "I wish I could afford to pay for the rest of his things." One of the other girls said she had a few dollars. Then two others said they could help as well. These four young girls pooled their money and found that they had more than enough money for the boy's extra purchases. So they upgraded his pens and pencils to top-quality ones, then took the bag out to the boy on the seat. His young face changed from sadness to the most beautiful smile. His mother arrived much later to pick him up. Instead of running to the car, he ran back into the store and called out, "Thank you!" I was so proud of my team that day. They did something wonderful for that boy and also found the pleasure of giving was as great as receiving.
1.The boy went to the store to______.
2.At the checkout, the boy found that he______.
3.The boy walked out of the store to______.
4.The shop assistants were______.
5.The boy ran back into the store to______.
问题1选项
A.buy a basket
B.ask for help
C.shop for school
D.make a phone call
问题2选项
A.did not have enough money
B.did not have his money on him
C.forgot to ask his mum for money
D.had lost his money in the store
问题3选项
A.wait for his mum
B.rest on the bench
C.get more money
D.look for a friend
问题4选项
A.curious
B.wealthy
C.well-trained
D.kind-hearted
问题5选项
A.do extra shopping
B.express his thanks
C.return the money
D.take his bag out
第1题:C
第2题:A
第3题:A
第4题:D
第5题:B
1. 事实细节题。根据文章第一句话"At the store where I worked, I noticed a young boy of about ten shopping alone with his school list."可知,小男孩是为了买学习用品而来商店采购的。故选C。
2. 事实细节题。根据第二段前两句可知,在结账时店员告诉小男孩总共需要37.6美元,小男孩很失望地说他只有20美元。由此可知小男孩没有带足够的钱。故选A。
3. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句可知,小男孩强忍着泪水走出了商店然后坐在商店前面的长凳上等待;又由第四段倒数第二句可知,过了很久小男孩的妈妈来接他了。由此可以推断,小男孩走出商店是为了等他的妈妈。故选A。
4. 推理判断题。由第三、四段内容可知,几个店员分别拿出了自己的钱买下了小男孩结账时因钱不够而放弃的物品,并因为凑的钱多把铅笔和钢笔都换成了质量最好的,最后拿出去给了小男孩。由此可知,这些店员都心肠很好。故选D。
5. 事实细节题。由第四段最后两句可知,当小男孩的妈妈终于来接他的时候,他没有跑向汽车而是回到店里跟那几位店员说了声谢谢。故选B。