Question

Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning leather shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy.
One day, a very rich man with the name Miser appeared in front of Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a while, and then looked at Tom. Tom knew this kind of people well: they love money very much and hate to spend it.
Tom said, “Let me clean your shoes, sir.”
“For nothing?” the rich man asked.
“Only two pence, sir.”
Mr Miser shook his head and walked away.
Tom thought for a moment and then called out, “I’d like to clean it for nothing!” This time Mr Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.
When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool(凳子), Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him unless he was paid two pence for his work. Mr Miser was very angry. He refused to pay anything and went away with a smile on his face.
But to his surprise, the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier. Mr Miser took a look around. People in the street were laughing at him. He couldn’t walk on any further.
Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.
小题1:The story happened___________.

A．in a shoe shop	B．in the street
C．at the rich man’s house	D．near the boy’s home

小题2:The boy called the man back and agreed to clean his shoes for nothing, because_______.
A.he was afraid of the rich man
B.B.he liked to clean shoes for rich men
C.he wanted to get something else instead of money
D.he was sure he could get his pay from Mr. Miser
小题3:Mr Miser smiled because________.

A．he liked to walk with only one shoe cleaned

B．He had one of his shoes cleaned without paying for it

C．He thought his other shoe needn’t be cleaned at all

D．He thought he wouldn’t be laughed at by the people in the street.

小题4:Which of the following is true?

A．The boy was waiting for the rich man that day.

B．Mr. Miser didn’t want to have his shoes cleaned.

C．The rich man won at last.

D．The rich man had to pay the boy for his work.

小题5:From the passage we know__________.
A.Mr. Miser was a generous man
B.B.the boy was fooled by the rich man
C.the boy was clever enough to have his work paid
D.it is good manners to have one’s shoes cleaned before he or she goes out.

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C

试题分析：本文讲述了一个聪明的小男孩，成功的让一个吝啬鬼付钱擦鞋的故事。
小题1:B 推理题。根据第一段He made a living by cleaning leather shoes for others in the street.说明Tom是在大街上帮人擦鞋的，故这个故事是在大街上发生的。
小题2:D 推理题。这个小男孩心里有一个很好的计划，只擦一只鞋，他知道他一定会成功，所以才会把那个人叫了回来，故D正确。
小题3:B 推理题。根据He refused to pay anything and went away with a smile on his face.
说明他很开心，是因为这只擦好的鞋子，他没有付钱，故B正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章最后一段Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.说明D正确。
小题5:C 总结归纳。根据文章最后一句可知小男孩通过自己的聪明才智让对方付了钱。
点评：本文内容较为简单，但是富有趣味性，考查推理题较多，推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。