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A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, 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 felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar 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 school

2.The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.

 A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4

3.The mother was______.     

A. not honest(诚实)   B. honest     C. very clever  D. not pretty

4.The conductor asked ______ how old he was.

A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger

5.The boy was ____ years old then.      

A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

1.利用排除法可以知道选择C

2.推断理解题，共3美元，她自己2美元，孩子1美元

3.根据孩子的回答可以知道这位母亲在撒谎，不诚实。

4.由此句可知：he conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"

5.“ I'm four years old at home”这句话告诉我们，这个小朋友4岁了