Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway should pay me back￡12, so you owe me the money,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man who was working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely, “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her, “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” she answered, shyly, “The beach was lovely. And I can swim, too!”
“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly, “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said, “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Er, well…”woman looked at the child, “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”
小題1:What happened to the woman?
A．She had to buy the return ticket in Jersey.
B．She had to return home a day earlier.
C．She had to stay in a hotel for one night.
D．She couldn’t use the ticket for the round trip.
小題2:Which of the following is true?
A．Harry’s daughter could swim very well.
B．The Jersey timetable was totally wrong.
C．Actually, the little girl didn’t need a ticket.
D．The little girl was satisfied with the holiday.
小題3:Harry started talking to the little girl because he _________.
A．did not know what to do
B．wanted to be friendly to her
C．had a little girl about the same age
D．wanted to find a way out from her
小題4:According to the passage, we know that Harry was _________.
A．carefulB．hard-working
C．seriousD．smart
小題5:What would be the end of the story?
A．The woman would ask the police for help.
B．The woman would see the head of the station.
C．The woman would insist on getting back￡12.
D．The woman would stop arguing and leave.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文講述一位女士由于售票員售錯票而在賓館住宿一宿，女士找售票員討回公道的故事。售票員利用了自己的機智解決了這個問題。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后兩行You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.“你賣給我一張5月22日的票，但是那天晚上沒有船。所以我和我的女兒必須在旅館待一個晚上。花了我12英鎊�！笨芍鸢�，故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第二句話My little girl can’t swim a bit yet.可知A錯誤；選項B在文中沒有提及；根據(jù)第七段最后一句話But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?可知C錯誤；根據(jù)第四段可知D正確。故選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第三行Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child.“想知道怎么做，所以對小女孩微笑�！笨芍鸢福蔬xA。
小題4:推理判斷題。本文中Harry從這個小女孩出發(fā)，以她沒有買票為由不但不需要賠償反倒要找她1.5英鎊。由此可見Harry很聰明。故選D。
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后Harry所述，The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…“法律就是法律，但是由于我的過錯…”可知Harry并不想要討回1.5英鎊，只是運用了自己的聰明機智解決了問題。而這個女士也便無話可說，因此最后的結(jié)局應該是這位女士悄然離去。故選D。
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