A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles, my neighbor took the manager aside. “When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “Just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular(正常的)price. I don’t care how much it is.”
The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized him and called him in.
“What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.
“Wasn’t my check any good?”
“That’s not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”
【小题1】My neighbor went to Boston .A．to buy shoes for his motherB．to see his motherC．to pay for the shoes he had bought for his motherD．to see the manager of the shoe store【小题2】The regular price my neighbor had paid must be .A．12 dollarsB．lower than 12 dollarsC．higher than 12 dollarsD．unknown to himself at all【小题3】It seems very probable that my neighbor wanted to .A．please his motherB．cheat his motherC．cheat the managerD．please his mother’s friends【小题4】The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because .A．he didn’t have enough shoes for his customers(顾客)B．my neighbor’s mother had taken a wrong pair of shoesC．there was something wrong with his checkD．he found it hard to satisfy his customers【小题5】What do we know about the character(个性) of my neighbor’s mother?A．She would like to buy expensive things.B．She would like to buy cheap things.C．She would like to help others when they’re in trouble.D．She would like to have her son pay for her shopping.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述的是我的邻居的母亲喜欢买便宜的东西，所以我的邻居为了满足她，故意让老板把价格说低一些。没有想到他的母亲介绍她的朋友来这家店里买东西，让店主很无奈。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据文章第一句A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes.可知他是去波士顿看望他的妈妈的，故B正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据文章最后一段“That’s not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”可知这双鞋不仅12美元，他的母亲觉得很便宜，就带领别人都来买了。故C正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据第一段后3行“When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “Just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular(正常的)price. I don’t care how much it is.”
可知他这样做是为了让妈妈很开心，让她感觉到自己买到了便宜货。故A正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章最后一段“That’s not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”作者邻居的妈妈带来的人太多了，让老板感觉没有办法满足他们的要求。故D正确。
【小题5】B 推理题。根据文章第一段可知作者故意让老板把价格说低，正是因为他的母亲喜欢买便宜的东西。故B正确。