1．Once when I was a teenager，my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus．Finally，there was only one family between the ticket office and us．This family made a big impression on me．
There were eight children，all probably under the age of 12．You could tell they didn't have a lot of money． Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The father and mother seemed happy as they could be．
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted，he proudly answered，"Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults'tickets，so I can take my family to the circus．"
The ticket lady told him the price．
The man's wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man's face．He quietly asked，"How much did you say？"
The ticket lady again told him the price．
The man obviously didn't have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news？
Seeing what was happening，my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground．（We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said，"Excuse me，sir，you dropped this．"
The man understood my father was helping him．He picked up the money，looked straight into my dad's eyes，and in tears replied．"Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．"
Although we did not go to the circus that night，we didn't go without．
46．Why does the writer say"Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean"（ Paragraph 2）？A
A．To show the children were well looked after．
B．To show cheap clothes could be popular．
C．To show how hard the mother worked．
D．To show how rich the family were．
47．Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady？D
A．He had lost his money．B．His children were noisy．
C．The tickets were sold out．D．The tickets were too expensive．
48．Who did the 20 note belong to？
A．The poor man．B．The writer's father．
C．The poor man's wife．D．The ticket lady．
49．Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story？D
A．He found the money he lost．B．He wanted others to help him．
C．He made his children unhappy．D．He was thankful for the kindness．
50．Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage？A
A．The poor mans saw the circus that night．
B．The two families became close friends．
C．The writer's father earned some money．
D．The writer saw the circs that night．
分析 在我十几岁的时候，有一次我和父亲在排队买马戏票．终于，在我们前面买票的只有一家人了．
那家人给我留下了很深的印象．那家一共有八个小孩，大致都在12岁以下．你能判断出他们并不富裕．
他们的衣服不是很贵，却干净整洁．孩子们兴奋地谈论着小丑．对他们来说这显然是非常重要的一天，他们的父亲和母亲似乎很高兴．
女售票员问父亲要多少张票．他自豪的回答说："请给我八张儿童票和两张成人票，这样我可以带全家人一起看马戏．"
女售票员告诉了他票价．那个人的妻子低下了头，在男人的脸上已经不再有笑容，他平静地问道"你说要多少钱？"
女售票员又告诉了他一遍价格．
这个人显然没有足够的钱．但他怎么能把这个坏消息告诉他的孩子们呢？
看到发生的这一切，我父亲从口袋里掏出了一张20美元的钞票并扔在了地上．（我们根本也不富有!）然后他拍拍那个男人的肩膀说："哦，先生，这是从您的口袋里掉出来的!"
那个人明白我父亲正在帮他．他捡起了钱，直直的地注视着我父亲的双眼，流着泪他回答道："先生．这确实对我和我的家人很重要．"
那天晚上，虽然我们没有看成马戏，但是我们丝毫不觉得遗憾．
解答 46．A．句意理解题．根据Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean，可知这句话的意思是他们的衣服不昂贵，但是很干净．由此可见父母为他们付出很多，说明这些孩子们被照顾的很好．故选A．
47．D．细节理解题．根据The man obviously didn't have enough money．可知这个男人没有足够的钱，也就是票价太贵所以不高兴了．故选D．
48．B．推理判断题．根据Seeing what was happening，my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground，可知这20美元是我父亲的，故选B．
49．D．细节理解题．根据"Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．"可知我的父亲帮了这一家一个大忙，他被父亲的善良感动而深表谢意．故选D．
50．A．推理判断题：根据He picked up the money，looked straight into my dad's eyes，and in tears replied．"Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．"，可知他捡起了钱，直直的地注视着我父亲的双眼，流着泪回答到"先生．这确实对我和我的家人很重要．"从这里可以推测出那个人可能用那些钱买了票一家人看上了马戏．故选：A
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