Question

Last month the manager of a jewelry shop received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:

Dear sir:

In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.

Yours truly,

A customer (顾客)

1.When did the manager open the letter?

A.In the morning B.When he received the letter

C.At lunch time D.Till tea-time

2.The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.

A.he was dying B.his wife’s death

C.he had enough money D.he got a job again

3.What do you think of the customer’s paying for the ring at last?

A.Honest B.Forgetful

C.Dishonest D.Careless

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了1935年,这个顾客订婚了，但不幸的是他失去了工作。六个月后他又找到了一份工作,当然他很缺钱，当售货员离开时，他把戒指装起来了，后来妻子死了，他还是感到很沉重，他把戒指的钱寄回了珠宝店。

1.细节理解题。根据As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. 因为他很忙,这封信躺在他的桌子上到下午茶时间。可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds. 我妻子不久前去世了,事实上,我根本就没有支付过戒指，这么多年一直在我心中，很沉重。当时,戒指2磅,所以我认为应该10磅，所以我寄过来10磅。可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds. 我妻子不久前去世了,事实上,我根本就没有支付过戒指，这么多年一直在我心中，很沉重。当时,戒指2磅,所以我认为应该10磅，所以我寄过来10磅。故选A。

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