Question

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office. "The railway owes me $12, " she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. "You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me $12. “

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. "Come into the office, Madam, "he said politely. "I'll check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd."

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt, "he said to her. "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?"

"Yes", she answered, shyly. "The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!"

"That's fine, "said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three”

"I'm four, "the child said proudly. "I'll be four and a half. "

Harry turned to the mother." I remember your ticket, Madam, "he said. "But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?"

"Er, well", "the woman looked at the child." I mean … she hasn't started school yet. She's only four. "

"A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs' "let me see … $ 13. 5. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe $1. 5. The law is law, but since the fault (过错) was mine…".

The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.

1.The woman was angry because .

A. she returned home one day later than she thought

B. she spent more money than she had planned

C. there was no ship when she arrived at the station in Jersey

D. the young man didn't sell her the ticket for a round trip

2.Harry felt worried because .

A. he didn't change the timetable in time

B. the woman was too angry with him

C. the woman didn't buy a ticket for her daughter

D. he didn't do his work carefully enough

3.Harry started talking to the little girl because .

A. he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

B. he wanted to find a way out from the little girl

C. he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

D. he wanted to show his friendliness to the little girl

4.The underlined sentence means that .

A. she should pay $1. 5, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

B. the woman had to pay him $1. 5, and the railway would pay for the hotel

C. they have to follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his

D. he must be strict with the woman because of the laws, though he didn't want to

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一位妇女向哈利投诉说他买票多收钱，哈利意识到是自己犯了错误，巧合下发现她的孩子过了4岁也要买票，让妇女无言以对的故事。

1. railway owes me $12, " she said to Harry Jenks铁路局还差我12美元，可知妇女生气就是因为她多花了钱，故选B

2. could he have made such a careless mistake?他怎么犯了这么粗心的错误，可知哈利担忧就是因为他未认真做他的工作，故选D

3. what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt, "he said to her.可知哈利同孩子交谈是因为他陷入了麻烦，不知怎么办，故选C

4. four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam四岁半的孩子也要买票，故妇女应再付1.5美元，但由于哈利没有注意到孩子是哈利的问题，妇女就可以不用付了，故选A

考点：考查记叙文阅读