Question

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper, saying, “Now, you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip, right?” Tom, her brother, nodded. He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer. This year he came up with a plan.

He made a necklace(项链) for his mother that everyone admired. They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her. Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK,” said Mary, “The first thing you need to do is to work out how much you have now.”

“I have $20. 00 in the bank, and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.

“That gives you a total of $27. 25,” said Mary, “That is called your capital（本金）. The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”

“Well, the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose. I’ll have to buy the beads (小珠子)and string,” said Tom.

Mary wrote on the piece of paper:

 

CAPITAL $27.25 EXPENSES Feathers no cost String for 10 necklaces $2.50 Beads for 10 necklaces + $15.00 Total $17.50

 

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary.

“Hmm,” Tom looked thoughtful and said, “There’s a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $7.50. If I charge(要价）$6. 00, people will think that’s a bargain.”

“OK. If you sell each necklace for $6, you’ll make a good profit(利润)on each then,” said Mary.

“Hurray!” Tom cried, “If I sell 20 necklaces, I’ll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and

$10. 00 left over.”

1. Which word best describes Mary?

A. hard-working. B. Generous.

C. Helpful. D. honest.

2. The underlined word “bargain” in this story means _____________.

A. something sold cheap

B. something sold expensive

C. something made at home

D. something made by children

3. How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A. $47.45. B. $75.

C. $85. D. $102.25.

4. What’s the best title for this story?

A. How to Make Necklaces

B. How to Sell Necklaces

C. How to Make a Plan

D. How to Make Money for a Trip

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述提汤姆想去旅行但是没有足够的钱，玛丽帮助他想到为别人做项链可以赚钱的方法。

1.】归纳理解题。根据短文主要内容，可知玛丽帮助了汤姆，故选C。

2. a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．同样的项链在商店里卖7.5美元，如果我要价6美元，人们认为是这很便宜的。故选A项。

3. 17.5*2=35，故利润是85美元，根据文中提到If I sell 20 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．利润就足够还剩下10美元，故花费85-10=75，所以选B项。

4.

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。