Question

In the days when an ice cream sundae（加水果或奶油的较贵的）cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress (woman assistant) put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents”, replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit worried. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely(not politely). The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill at the counter（柜台）and went out. When the waitress came back, she began cleaning the table and then she couldn’t believe what she had seen. There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip（小费）.

1.In this story “plain” means           in Chinese.

A．平原               B．普通                C．朴素               D．清楚

2.An ice cream sundae was          a dish of plain ice cream.

A．fifteen cents cheaper than              B．fifteen cents dearer than

C．fifty cents dearer than                   D．as expensive as

3.How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?

A．Just fifty cents.             B．More than fifty cents.

C．Not more than fifty cents.    D．Less than forty cents.

4.Why did the little boy have only a dish of a plain ice cream?

A．The plain ice cream cost him much less.

B．He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.

C．The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.

D．He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.

5.We can imagine that the waitress might feel          when she got the tip.

A．very surprised   B．a bit of shame（羞愧）  C．quite pleased     D．a little worried

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一位咖啡店女服务员对代一位10岁小男孩订冰淇淋的前后态度变化以及这位小男孩表现出的绅士风度。

1.plain ice cream?” he asked.“Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely(not politely)，“ll have the plain ice cream”的描述可知，较贵的冰淇淋需要50美分，普通的只需35美分。故选B。

2.plain ice cream?” he asked. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely(not politely)的描述.较贵的冰淇淋需要50美分，普通的只需35美分。由此可计算较贵的比较普通的冰淇淋贵15美分。故选B。

3. five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip的描述，小男孩除了付35美分的账外，还给了女服务员15美分的小费，由此可知，小男孩口袋里有50美分。故选A。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。