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【題目】Peter loved to shop used articles（物品）. Almost a month ago, he bought popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, “Uh, look, the game box hasn’t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money. ”

Peter examined the box, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.

“You should put that up for auction (拍賣) on the Internet, and see what happens.”the salesgirl said.

“Yes, you’re right. People like something rare.” Peter agreed, “I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later.”

“Don’t forget to tell me if you sell it.” the salesgirl smiled.

“No problem.” Peter said.

After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn’t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.

Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.

“Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?”

The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, “Oh, hi!”

“I’ve got something for you,” Peter said. “I sold the game and made $1,000. Thank you for your suggestion.” He handed her three $ 100 bills.

“Wow!” the salesgirl cried out. “Thank you, I never expected it.”

【1】Which of the following best describes Peter’s word game?

A. It was made around 40 years ago.

B. It had game boards in different sizes.

C. It was kept in a plastic bag with a seal.

D. It had little pieces of wood in different colors.

【2】What did the salesgirl probably think of Peter’s word game?

A. Old and handy.

B. Rare and valuable.

C. Classic and attractive.

D. Colorful and interesting

【3】What happened at the end of the story?

A. Peter gave the girl $300 as a reward.

B. The salesgirl became Peter’s friend.

C. Peter returned the word game for $ 1,000.

D. The salesgirl felt confused to see Peter again.

【4】What is the main theme of the story?

A. It’s important to keep a promise.

B. It’s great to share in other people’s happiness.

C. We should be grateful for the help from others.

D. Something rare is worth a large amount of money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【小題4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了Peter喜歡購買二手物品。在他的一次購買中，遇到了一款沒有開封過的木制游戲卡片，在售貨員的提醒下，Peter將其拍賣，并賺了錢，并且再次回到商店感謝了售貨員。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later可知，這個(gè)游戲盒子產(chǎn)于大約40多年前。故A正確。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段的對話可知，該物品有四十多年的歷史，且沒有開封過，應(yīng)該是稀有而有價(jià)值的東西。故B正確。

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段的描述，Peter在賣掉字母游戲卡片后，又回到店里感謝給他提出建議的營業(yè)員，并給了營業(yè)員300美元。故A項(xiàng)正確。

【小題4】C考查主旨大意。文章描述Peter聽從營業(yè)員的建議，成功地拍賣了游戲卡片，并再次返回店里感謝營業(yè)員，C選項(xiàng)符合文章的主題。