“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled (大叫). My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!” Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded (点头) his head. He pulled out the ic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. “Oh, Mr Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs Diaz told my father. She tried to take the ic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go. “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile. “Oh, no,” Mrs Diaz said. “Let me pay right now…” She dug in her purse. “How much?” “Three seventy-five.”
Mrs Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.
“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said. “No,” Mrs Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.” I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the ic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought. I had an idea. “What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me. I said, “He can work with me to pay for the ic book.” “Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the ic book!” “ Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.
As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) tongue at me.
Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the ic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now.
【小题1】Where did the story most probably take place?A．In a classroom.B．In a supermarket.C．At a bookstore.D．At a library.【小题2】By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go”(the underlined part), the author means .A．Ted took the book by mistakeB．Ted wanted to keep the bookC．Ted didn’t want to go homeD．Ted didn’t think he was wrong【小题3】From the second paragraph, we may infer (推断) that Mrs Diaz .A．didn’t think her son stole the bookB．had been out of work for a long timeC．forgot to take money with her that dayD．couldn’t afford to pay for the book【小题4】In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?A．His idea was successful.B．Ted didn’t like the job.C．He liked Ted very much. D．Ted was a naughty boy.(答案)C
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(答案)C
【小题1】推断题，从第一段可以推断故事发生在一个书店里。
【小题2】猜测词义题。从划线部分前面的She tried to take the ic book以及后面的“It’s OK. He can keep it,”可以推断小孩没有放手，想拥有这本书。
【小题3】推断题，根据文章上下文女士的表情和反应可以看出，这个价钱太高了，买不起。
【小题4】推断题，作者通过让小孩在自己的店里工作的方式，自食其力的获得了这本书，这个主意很不错，保护了人的自尊，也获得了友谊。