Question

【題目】Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (馬戲表演）. One family between us and the ticket counter made a big impression(印象) on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. Their clothes were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly said, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady told him the price. The wife’s head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver (抖動(dòng)). The father asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady told him the price again.

The man didn’t have enough money.

Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground (We were not wealthy either). My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for money but certainly thanked the help in a difficult, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and with a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

【1】Why was the writer impressed by(留下深刻印象) the family?

A. Because the family was very poor.

B. Because the family was very happy.

C. Because the family was very noisy.

D. Because the family was very large.

【2】When the ticket lady told them the price, the wife .

A. hardly heard B. hardly understood

C. felt disappointed D. felt confused

【3】Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer’s father?

A. Honest. B. Kind. C. Patient. D. Careful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】這篇短文中作者主要記述了自己的父親幫助一家人的故事。這是一個(gè)有著八個(gè)孩子的家庭，父母帶孩子們?nèi)タ瘩R戲，可是票價(jià)太貴。正在這位父親遭難之際，我的父親丟下20美元，來幫助這一家人。最后這家人如愿以償?shù)目瓷狭笋R戲，而我們也因?yàn)閹椭鷦e人感到很高興

【1】Ｄ

推理判斷題。從文章的第一段最后一句話說“This family made a big impression on me.”接著敘述了“There were eight children,all probably under the age of 12,…’從下面的描述可推斷出是一個(gè)大家庭給他很深的印象。故選D。

【2】Ｃ

推理判斷題。當(dāng)女售票員告訴他錢數(shù)時(shí)，“The man’s wife lowered her head.”由此可推斷出她的妻子很失望。故選C.

【3】Ｂ

推理判斷題。當(dāng)那個(gè)大家庭因?yàn)殄X不足而不能看馬戲團(tuán)表演時(shí)，作者的父親幫助了那個(gè)大家庭，可知作者的父親是善良的。如選B。