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A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”

The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,“Which do you want,son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.

“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”

 Later,when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers,“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

1.The underlined word “whispers” means “      ”.

A. speak in a low voice       B. speak angrily

C. speak in a loud voice      D. speak happily

2.The barber wants to prove the young boy is        to the customer.

A. clever             B. silly              C.1azy                D. naughty

3.The young boy takes the money to       .

A. give the customer  B. have a haircut C. give his parents  D. buy an ice cream

4.The young boy always takes two cents,because he       .

A. is the most foolish                  B. 1ikes those two cents

C. doesn’t want to stop this game        D. doesn’t know the value of money

5.Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?

A. The young boy.  B. The barber.  C. The customer.  D. The author.

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析:当有人给你一张面值大的钱和一个面值小的钱,你会要哪一个?一个小男孩通过拿小钱换来更多次的给予,应该说这是一个聪明的选择。

1.词义推测题。根据文章第一句话的意思( 小男孩来到理发店,理发师对客人悄悄地说。).可知选A。(低声说。)

2.细节理解题。文章描述,理发师手里一手拿着一个一美元的票子。另一只手拿着2分钱让男孩挑,由此可知选B。(他想向客人证明那男孩很傻。)

3.细节理解题。文章描述,男孩从冰激凌店出来,舔着冰激凌,由此可知选 D。(小男孩拿钱买了冰激凌)

4.细节理解题。 小男孩说,我拿走美元,这游戏就完了。由此可知选C。(小男孩总是拿两分的硬币,因为他不想停止这个游戏。)

5.推理判断题。小男孩总是能拿到钱,说明男孩很聪明。又根据他说是话可知,选 B。(理发师最傻。)

考点:故事类短文阅读。

 

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