Question

【题目】On a Wednesday night, a young man was playing the guitar at the station. Some people stopped and put some money into his hat.

The next day, the young man came to the station again. There was a large piece of paper next to his hat. It said, "Last night, a kind man named Henry put something important into my hat. Please come to get it back soon."

About half an hour later, an old man came and the young man said, "Yes, I knew you would come back."

"What did you lose?" asked the young man. "$800, 000," answered the old man. Then the young man took out a check（支票） and gave it back to the old man. The old man was so happy that he danced with the young guitar player.

【1】What did the young man put next to his hat?（不超过 10 个词）

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【2】How long did the young man wait for（等候） the old man?（不超过 10 个词）

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【3】What did the young man do at last?（不超过 15 个词）

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A large piece of paper.

【2】Half an hour.

【3】He gave the check（money）to the old man.

【解析】试题这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一个吉他手在老人亨利错把支票放进他帽子里后将支票还给老人的故事。告诉我们做人要讲诚信。

【1】题意：那个年轻人放在帽子旁边的是什么？考查细节理解题。根据There was a large piece of paper next to his hat.，结合字数要求，可知填A large piece of paper.。

【2】题意：那个年轻人等这位老人多长时间了？考查细节理解题。根据About half an hour later, an old man came，结合字数要求，可知填Half an hour.。

【3】题意：这个年轻人最后做了什么？考查细节理解题。根据Then the young man took out a check and gave it back to the old man.，结合字数要求，可知填He gave the check（money）to the old man.。

睛：该题是阅读短文回答问题，即根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断。首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这对题目的判断至关重要，需要考生综合所有的细节来理解把握。