Question

17．My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store．I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have．They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet．
One of the clerks，Charlie，was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day．I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair．His family needed money．It was obvious that he was having a difficult time．
We wanted to help him，so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan．We had his secretary contact him，asking him to come in for an eye exam for free．We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them．Although Charlie questioned what was going on，the doctor just to ld him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses．When we went in to pay the bill，the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about．I'm sure that upon hearing her story，ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many．

21．Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day？C
A．It was very warm and fine．
B．His old glasses were broken．
C．His glasses were missing．
D．He forgot to wear his glasses．
22．From the passage，we can infer thatB．
A．Charlie was a young man with skills
B．Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C．Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D．Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
23．The underlined word"waived"in the third paragraph can be replaced byA．
A．gave up       B．took up       C．cut down          D．put off
24．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others   
B．Customers'Gift to an Employee
C．A Friendly Clerk-Charlie              
D．A New Pair of Glasses．

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述了我是商店的老顾客同情关心店员的生活，帮助一名员工解决生活困难给他配了一副眼镜的故事．

解答 21．C 细节理解题．根据文中句子I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair可知他的眼镜坏了又买不起新的，所以没戴眼镜，所以答案选C．
22．B 推理判断题，根据句子 he couldn't afford a new pair．His family needed money．It was obvious that he was having a difficult time．可知他挣钱少，家里需要钱，他没有足够的钱养家，所以答案选B．
23．A 猜测词义题．此处指医生被我们的举动所感动，于是没有要检查费，眼镜要只收了半价可猜测waived是动词"放弃"，所以答案选A．
24．B 主旨大意题．文章讲述了我是商店的老顾客同情关心店员的生活，帮助一名员工解决生活困难给他配了一副眼镜的故事，所以答案选B．

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