Question

I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.

“What for? ” I asked.

“I’m going to sell some of my stones,” he answered.

Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over. “I’m busy to do

that for you. Go and ask your mum for help.” I said.

A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading, “Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and four of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.

After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.

Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.

I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, “I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.”

1.The writer didn’t help his son because .

A. his wife is better at making a sign

B. he didn’t know what to write

C. he was busy sweeping leaves

D. he didn’t want his son to sell the stones

2.Nick was a boy .

A. who was kind B. who had a strong mind

C. who was honest D. who had many hobbies

3. The best title for this passage is .

A. My son’s first sale B. Let's collect stones

C. How to sell a stone D. My son’s hobby

4. From the story we can know that .

A. the story happened in spring

B. the car was driven by a woman

C. Nick spent half an hour selling one stone

D. the father might be moved by his son

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者五岁的儿子第一次卖石头的故事，儿子通过卖石头懂得了相信自己就能做好一切。

1. busy to dothat for you. Go and ask your mum for help.可知父亲正在忙着。故选C。

2. half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.及下文if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "可知选B。

3.

4. you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "这是一句很有哲理性的话，出自一个五岁的孩子之口，作者很可能被感动，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。