Question

One day, a little boy comes into a shop and says to the shop assistant, “I want to buy twelve exercise books of 6 cents(美分)each and nine pencils of 10 cents each. How much is that altogether(总共)? ”

The shop assistant writes these numbers down on a piece of paper and thinks for a minute. Then she says, “1 dollar 62 cents. ”“If I give you ten dollars, how much money will I get back? ”“You will get 8 dollars 38 cents for change. Here you are. These are the things you want. ”

“No, thank you. I don’t want to buy anything. ”The boy looks at the piece of paper and says politely, “This is my math homework. Thank you very much. Can I take it away? ”

1.The story happens______.

A. in a shop　　B. at a mall C. in a supermarket D. at school

2.The little boy comes to the shop for______.

A. nine pencilsB. some books　C. nothingD. his homework

3.The little boy is______.

A. bad B. naughty but clever C. stupid(愚蠢的)D. hard-working

4.At last the shop assistant must be______.

A. excitedB. happy C. angryD. surprised

5.The underlined word “change” in the second paragraph means______.

A. 零钱B. 交换C. 改变D. 金钱

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述的是一个小男孩为了解决自己的数学题，跑到商店，问商店售货员，“买12本练习本，每本6美元，再买9支铅笔，每支10美分，一共多少钱？”售货员回答共1美元62美分。小男孩又问，“给你10美元，你要找多少零钱？”售货员回答，“8美元38美分”并让他那东西，小男孩说不买了，他只是为了解决这个数学难题。

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5.change.可知所买东西价值1美元62美分，非售货员10美元，需找零钱是8美元38美分。故此处是零钱。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。