Question

C

     Once when I was young,my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏) . Finally,there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a great impression on me.

     There were eight children,all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns,elephants and other acts they would see that night. I could tell they never saw the circus before. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

     The ticket lady asked how many tickets the father wanted. He proudly answered. “Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets,so I can take my family to the circus. ”

     The ticket lady told him the price.

     The man's wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

     The ticket lady again told him the price.

     The man clearly didn't have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

     Seeing what was happening,my dad took a $ 20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me,sir,you dropped this. ”

     The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money,looked straight into my dad's eyes,and in tears replied ,“Thank you,sir,thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”Although we did not go to the circus that night,we didn't go without

() 1. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean”(Paragraph 2) ?

   A. To show the children were well looked after.

   B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.

   C. To show how hard the mother worked.

   D. To show how rich the family were.

() 2. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

   A. He had lost his money. B. His children were noisy.

   C. The tickets were sold out. D. The tickets were too expensive.

() 3. Who did the $ 20 note belong to?

   A. The poor man. B. The writer's father.

   C. The poor man's wife. D. The ticket lady.

() 4. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

   A. He found the money he lost. B. He wanted others to help him.

   C. He made his children unhappy. D. He was thankful for the kindness.

() 5. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

   A. The poor family saw the circus that night. B. The two families became close friends.

   C. The writer's father earned some money. D. The writer saw the circus that night.

Answer 1

C

阅读提示：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者与父亲排队买马戏票，父亲帮助一户贫穷人家买票的故事。

1. A细节理解题。“他们的衣服不贵，但是很干净”，作者在这里是想表达这一家虽贫穷，但是孩子们穿戴整齐干净，得到了很好的 照顾，故选A.

2. D细节理解题。根据第五段可知，门票的价格超出了这个人的经济能力，所以他感到不开心。

3. B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，这20美元是作者的爸爸自己拿出来帮助这户人家的，故选   B.

4. D细节理解题。从全文来看，那个穷人买不起门票，本来他觉得很郁闷;这个时候，“我爸爸”拿出自己的钱帮助他，由此推断出他 肯定是非常感激“我爸爸”，故选   D.

5. A推理判断题。文章并没有提到两家人成为了好朋友，故13错_;文中只是说“我爸爸”拿钱帮助这家人，并没有提他挣了钱，故C 错;最后一段提到 “ we did not go to the circus that night”，故 D错。