Question

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice looking watch, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner’s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already lost among the people.

The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low voice. “It’s only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The American paid at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch.

His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are a fool. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned this together.”

1.The owner of the shop asked              dollars for the watch.

A. 500       B. 250     C. 100     D. 10

2.The American paid               dollars for the watch.

A. 10         B. 50       C. 100   D. 500

3.Who is foolish（愚蠢的）?

A. The young man     B. The rich man

C. The shop owner    D. The man’s friend

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The young man liked the nice watch very much, too

B. The rich man didn’t see the young man stealing the watch at all.

C. The watch is worth 500 dollars.

D. The rich American was very happy to buy the stolen watch.

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. His friend laughed at the man.      

B. The man was cheated(被欺骗).

C. The Watch is a bad thing.      

D. The nice looking watch worth 100 dollars.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：一个有钱的美国人在伦敦的一家商店相中了一块好看的手表，但是价格要500美元，这时一个年轻人进入商店抢走了然后100出100美元卖给他。他很高兴，以为捡了便宜。可是朋友告诉他他上当了，那表最多值10美元 。

1.细节理解题。根据the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. 店主卖这块表500美元，可知选A。

2.细节理解题。根据It’s only a hundred dollars. 和The American paid at once. 美国人付了100美元，可知选C。

3.推理判断题。根据This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. 这块表不值10美元，可知选 B。

4.推理判断题。根据He told his friend about the fine watch.可知，与D意思（富人很高兴买了那块偷来的表。）一致。

5.推理判断题。根据This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. 可知这块表不值10美元，可知，选 D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。