Question

John was well known in his village as a mean(吝啬的) man. One day, he said to a poor hungry boy, “I will give you three meals and twenty-five pence if you are willing to do a day’s work for me.” The boy agreed. But in fact, he was more interested in the meals than the money.

“You can have breakfast,” said John, “and then you can start work.” After John gave the boy a very small breakfast, he said, “Now you can have your lunch. This will save us a lot of time.” The boy agreed and had a poor lunch. Then John said, “What about having dinner now?”

When the boy finished his dinner, John looked very pleased and said, “Now you can do a long day’s work.” “Sorry,” said the boy as he stood up to leave John’s house, “I never work after dinner.”

1.The boy agreed to work for John because he wanted to __________.

A. work hard

B. get food

C. help John

2.What did the boy get from John at last?

A. Three small meals and no money.

B. Three big meals and twenty-five pence.

C. Threesmall meals and twenty-five pence.

3.After dinner the boy __________ for John.

A. did all the work

B. did something

C. didn’t work

4.We know from the passage that John would feel ________ about the boy at last.

A. angry B. glad C. sorry

5.John let the boy have meals first because he wanted to let the boy ________.

A. go home early

B. thank for his goodness

C. have more working hours

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这则小故事讲述了John让小男孩为他工作，他可以提供三餐饭与25便士。为了让小男孩长时间工作，所以John一次提供了三餐饭。吃完饭后，小男孩离开了John的房子，因为他从不在晚饭后工作。

1. boy agreed. But in fact, he was more interested in the meals than the money.男孩同意了。但是事实上，与钱相比他对食物更感兴趣。可知，他同意为John工作是因为他想得到食物。故选B。

2. very small breakfast，a poor lunch及第三段When the boy finished his dinner，当男孩吃完玩了晚餐。 he stood up to leave John’s house他离开了John的房子。可知小男孩得到了三顿小份量的食物没有得到钱。故选A。

3. “I never work after dinner.”“我从不在晚饭后工作”。可知，小男孩在吃完晚饭后没有为John工作。故选C。

4. said the boy as he stood up to leave John’s house, “I never work after dinner.”“很抱歉”男孩站起来离开了John的房子，“我从不在晚饭后工作”可推知，John应该很生气。故选A。

5. you can do a long day’s work.” “现在你能为我做一整天的工作了”可知John让男孩把三顿饭一下都吃了是想让男孩为他长时间的工作。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。