Question

A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man, “Let me clean your shoes.” The young man said, “No, thank you.” “You may pay(支付) me only one dollar for them.” Said the boy. But the young man refused(拒绝) again.
And then the boy told the young man that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man            agreed to his, and soon one of his shoes became as clean as a new one. The man gave the other shoe to the boy, but the boy refused to clean it because he wanted the man to pay two dollars for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away.
But the dirty shoe looked so bad that he couldn’t walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the other shoe became clean.
【小题1】At first the young man refused to let the boy clean his shoes, because        

A．he was very busy	B．he didn’t want to pay
C．he didn’t have enough money	D．he had cleaned his shoes

【小题2】The young man agreed to let the boy clean his shoes, because the boy said he would ask for         

A．one dollar

B．two dollars

C．four dollars

D．nothing

【小题3】The boy refused to clean the other shoe because         

A．it was very dirty	B．it was difficult to clean
C．the young man paid only one dollar	D．he wanted the young man to pay him

【小题4】According to the passage, we know the boy        .
He is very foolish.  B. He is very selfish.   C. He is very clever.   D. He is very sad.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】C

解析【小题1】根据文章的意思可知首先小男孩说要付一美元擦鞋，年轻人不肯，当小男孩说不需要任何钱的时候，年轻人愿意去擦鞋，可见年轻人开始拒绝让小男孩擦鞋，是因为他不想付钱，故本题根据文意选B。
【小题2】文章第二段第一句And then the boy told the young man that he would clean his shoes for nothing. 意思为小男孩不需要任何东西可以给那个年轻人擦鞋，所以年轻让让小男孩擦鞋，是因为小男孩说他不需要任何东西，故本题选D。
【小题3】根据文章第二段第三行有一句the boy refused to clean it because he wanted the man to pay two dollars for his work.意思为小男孩拒绝擦另一只鞋，因为他想那个年轻人为他所做的事付2美元，也就是想让那个年轻人付钱，故本题选D。
【小题4】根据文章意思，我们可知小男孩通过给那个年轻人擦一只鞋免费，而不再擦另一只鞋，致使年轻人只能付两美元擦另一只鞋，可见小男孩是聪明的，clever是聪明的含义，故本题选C。