Question

11．When Abraham Lincoln was young，he worked in a store．One day a woman came into the store and bought some things．They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents．
The bill was paid，and the woman was satisfied．But the young storekeeper，not feeling quite sure about his calculations （计算），added up the things again．To his surprise he found that it should have been but two dollars．
"I've made her pay six and a quarter cents more，"said young Abe，upset．
It was an unimportant thing，and many salespersons would forget it，but Abe was too careful for that．
"The money must be paid back，"he decided．
At night，he closed the store and walked to the home of his customer．He explained the matter，paid over the six and a quarter cents，and returned satisfied．
Here is another story of young Lincoln's strict honesty．A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea．The young man weighed it out．This was the last sale of the day．
The next morning，when beginning his duties，Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales （磅秤）．It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale last night，and so，of course，given his customer short weight．Many people would not have been much worried by this discovery．But Abe weighed out the balance of the half pound，shut up the store，and carried it to the customer．I think that the name，so often given in late times to President Lincoln，of"Honest Old Abe"，was well deserved （应得的）．
45．When young Abe found he made a wrong calculation，heB．
A．tried to forget it
B．paid over the money
C．felt it was unimportant
D．gave back the short weight
46．What happened to Abe in the second story？C
A．He played a joke with the customer．
B．He wasn't paid two dollars and six cents．
C．He didn't notice a four-ounce weight on the scales．
D．He explained the matter to the customer that night．
47．We can know from the passage that Abe wasC．
A．easy to get worried
B．confident but careless
C．honest and responsible
D．funny but well behaved．

Answer 1

分析 亚伯拉罕•林肯年轻的时候在一家商店工作，一天一个女人来买了一些东西，加起来是2美元85美分，但是年轻的店主人认为不是，再次算了一遍，发现应该是2美元．"我让她多给了85美分，林肯不安的说．这是很小的一个数目，多数店员都会忽略这样的小数目．但是林肯非常有道德，无法忘记多收钱的事．他决定："必须把钱还回去．"夜里，徒步走到这个顾客的家．一到那，他解释了来意，还给她85美分，满意的回去了．另一件林肯诚实的故事是，一个女人进入商店要一磅茶叶，这是那天最后一次销售，第二天早上，他发现秤上有四盎司的重量．他马上想起来昨天晚上称的茶叶，少称了，他锁上店门，带上少给了的茶叶去了顾客家．这件轶事给了他一个新名字：诚实的林肯．

解答 45．答案：B．细节理解题．根据第五段He explained the matter，paid over the six and a quarter cents，and returned satisfied．可知林肯将多算的钱送回去了，故选B．
45．答案：C．细节理解题．根据第六段Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales （磅秤）．It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale last night，and so，of course，given his customer short weight．可知他没有留意到秤上本就有四盎司．故选C．
45．答案：C．推理判断题．根据最后so often given in late times to President Lincoln，of"Honest Old Abe"，可知林肯是诚实的，结合第三段 many salespersons would forget it，but Abe was too careful for that．这是很小的一个数目，多数店员都会忽略这样的小数目，最后Many people would not have been much worried by this discovery很多人都不会在意，但是两次林肯都亲自登门，可知林肯是个负责的人，故选C．

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