Question

Passage 16( 2013 廣州，A) 

       Once when I was a teenager,my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (馬戲) .Finally,there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

       There were eight children,all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean.The children talked excitedly about the clowns,elephants and other acts they would see that night. I could tell they’d never been to the circus before.lt was clearly a very important day out for them.The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

       The ticket lady asked how many tickets the father wanted. He proudly answered ,“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 man’s wife lowered her head.There was no longer a smile on the man’s face.He quietly asked,“How much did you say?”

       The ticket lady again told him the price.

       The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

       Seeing what was happening,my dad took a $ 20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground.(We were not rich ourselves at all! ) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said,u Excuse me,sir,you dropped this."

       The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money,looked straight into my dad’s eyes,and in tears replied,u Thank you,sir,thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family."

       Although we did not go to the circus that night,we didn’t go without.

1. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2) ?

   A. To show the children were well looked after.

   B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.

   C. To show how hard the mother worked.

   D. To show how rich the family were.

2. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

   A. He had lost his money.

   B. His children were noisy.

   C. The tickets were sold out.

   D. The tickets were too expensive.

3. Who did the $20 note belong to?

   A. The poor man. B. The writers father.

   C. The poor man’s wife. D. The ticket lady.

4. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

   A. He found the money he lost.

   B. He wanted others to help him.

   C. He made his children unhappy.

   D. He was thankful for the kindness.

5. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

   A. The poor family saw the circus that night.

   B. The two families became close friends.

   C. The writer’s father earned some money.

   D. The writer saw the circus that night.

Answer 1

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

Passage 16

[語篇解讀]本文是一篇記敘文。題材為人物故事，講述了作者和父親去看馬戲買票時發(fā)生的事情，贊美了作者的父親助人為樂的美德。

1. A推理判斷題。由“他們的衣服不貴,但是很干凈”可知雖然他們 家窮但是孩子們穿戴整潔，由此可推斷出他們得到了很好的照顧。 故答案為A項。

2. D推理判斷題。由父親臉上表情的變化及前文得知他家較貧窮，可推斷出對他們來說票價太貴了。

3. B細節(jié)理解題。由文中倒數(shù)第二段的my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground 可知，是作者的父親幫助了這—家人。

4. D推理判斷題。由上下文可知,那個窮人買不起門票，正在感覺郁 悶時作者的父親無條件地拿出自己的錢幫助了他，由此可推斷出這個窮人很感謝作者的父親。故答案為D項。

5. A推理判斷題。由最后一段可推斷出，作者和父親沒去看馬戲而 窮人一家人去了。故答案為A項。