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A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor(售票員) came to them for their money. The mother said, “I want one ticket to Oxford,” and gave her a shilling (="12" pence).

The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, “How old are you, young man?”

The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, “I’m four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains.”

The mother took six pence(便士) out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother took a bus _____.

A．to a small city	B．to get some money
C．with her son	D．to get a ticket

2. The mother gave the conductor ______ pence in all(總共) that day.

A．12

B．16

C．10

D．18

3. The mother was _____.

A．not honest (誠實的)

B．honest

C．very clever

D．not clever

4. The conductor asked _____ how old he was.

A．the mother	B．the little boy
C．the bus driver	D．the mother and the son

5. The boy was ______ years old in fact.

A．four

B．two

C．two and a half

D．six and a half

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

1.由第一段第一句“A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down ”可知。

2.成年人12便士，兒童6便士，總共18便士。

3.由“I’m four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains.”可知。

4.由“The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him ”可知兒童說實話。

5.根據(jù)是這句話“I’m four years old at home”可知。