Question

A little boy went to a telephone booth (電話亭) at the cash counter of a store and made a phone call. The store owner looked at him and listened to the conversation.

Boy: “Lady, can you give me the job of cutting your lawn (草坪)?”

Woman (at the other end of the phone line): “No, thank you. I already have someone to cut my lawn.”

Boy: “Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price the person who cuts your lawn now.”

Woman: “I’m very satisfied with the person who cuts my lawn.”

Boy (with more perseverance 執(zhí)著) : “Lady, I’ll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free.”

Woman: “No, thank you.”

With a smile on his face, the little boy hung up the phone. The store owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.

Store owner: “Son... I like your attitude (態(tài)度). I like that positive (積極的) spirit and would like to offer you a job.”

Boy: “No, thanks.”

Store owner: “But you were really asking for one.”

Boy: “No, Sir. I was just checking my performance (表現(xiàn)) at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to.”

1.In fact, how many people are mentioned (提及) in the story? _____________.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

2.The boy said to the lady that he would even sweep her floor and stairs for free because ___________.

A. he wanted her to let him continue his job

B. he thought that the lady was too poor

C. the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much

D. he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn’t be replaced (取代) by others.

3.Which is TRUE according to the story?

A. The boy was angry with the lady.

B. The store owner wasn’t kind-hearted.

C. The lady wanted to find another person to do the boy’s job.

D. The boy was happy to know that the lady was satisfied with his performance.

4.The best title for the story is “_____________”.

A. Asking for a job B. Self-appraisal (自我測(cè)評(píng))

C. The lady and the boy D. The boy and the store owner

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹一個(gè)小男孩兒在電話亭打電話，降低價(jià)格并且免費(fèi)為雇主掃地，雇主都沒(méi)有雇傭他。商店老板覺(jué)得他很執(zhí)著，決定聘用他，但是被他拒絕，因?yàn)閷?shí)際上他正在為雇主家工作，他只是想用這個(gè)辦法來(lái)檢測(cè)自己的工作被不被認(rèn)可。

1.那邊的女士所提到現(xiàn)在正在為她尖草坪的工人，實(shí)際上就是這個(gè)男孩兒。所以文中提到3個(gè)人。故選B。

2.那頭女士不愿意辭掉的工人，所以男孩兒甚至愿意提供免費(fèi)掃地的服務(wù)來(lái)檢測(cè)自己做的是不是足夠好。故選D。

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考點(diǎn)：故事類(lèi)短文閱讀。