Question

Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning leather shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy.

One day, a very rich man with the name Miser appeared in front of Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a while, and then looked at Tom. Tom knew this kind of people well: they love money very much and hate to spend it.

Tom said, “Let me clean your shoes, sir.”

“For nothing?” the rich man asked.

“Only two pence, sir.”

Mr Miser shook his head and walked away.

Tom thought for a moment and then called out, “I’d like to clean it for nothing!” This time Mr Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.

When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool(凳子), Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him unless he was paid two pence for his work. Mr Miser was very angry. He refused to pay anything and went away with a smile on his face.

But to his surprise, the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier. Mr Miser took a look around. People in the street were laughing at him. He couldn’t walk on any further.

Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.

1.The story happened___________.

A．in a shoe shop                          B．in the street

C．a(chǎn)t the rich man’s house                 D．near the boy’s home

2.The boy called the man back and agreed to clean his shoes for nothing, because_______.

A.he was afraid of the rich man

B.B.he liked to clean shoes for rich men

C.he wanted to get something else instead of money

D.he was sure he could get his pay from Mr. Miser

3.Mr Miser smiled because________.

A．he liked to walk with only one shoe cleaned

B．He had one of his shoes cleaned without paying for it

C．He thought his other shoe needn’t be cleaned at all

D．He thought he wouldn’t be laughed at by the people in the street.

4.Which of the following is true?

A．The boy was waiting for the rich man that day.

B．Mr. Miser didn’t want to have his shoes cleaned.

C．The rich man won at last.

D．The rich man had to pay the boy for his work.

5.From the passage we know__________.

A.Mr. Miser was a generous man

B.B.the boy was fooled by the rich man

C.the boy was clever enough to have his work paid

D.it is good manners to have one’s shoes cleaned before he or she goes out.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一個聰明的小男孩，成功的讓一個吝嗇鬼付錢擦鞋的故事。

1.B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段He made a living by cleaning leather shoes for others in the street.說明Tom是在大街上幫人擦鞋的，故這個故事是在大街上發(fā)生的。

2.D 推理題。這個小男孩心里有一個很好的計劃，只擦一只鞋，他知道他一定會成功，所以才會把那個人叫了回來，故D正確。

3.B 推理題。根據(jù)He refused to pay anything and went away with a smile on his face.

說明他很開心，是因?yàn)檫@只擦好的鞋子，他沒有付錢，故B正確。

4.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.說明D正確。

5.C 總結(jié)歸納。根據(jù)文章最后一句可知小男孩通過自己的聰明才智讓對方付了錢。

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