Question

Scott was not happy. He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted. Suddenly,he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money. He always has money to lend peo­ple. "
Scott found Alan in his room. "Alan,may I borrow $20 from you to buy myself a new train?"
Alan replied,"I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present. I have no money left. You are barking up the wrong tree. "
Scott was very disappointed. He decided to get a job. He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him. He walked and walked from store to store.
Finally,he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy. "My feet are tired for walking all day,but I can get enough money for a toy train. "
【小題1】Why did Scott need to borrow money?
A. Because he needed to get a job.
B. Because he wanted to buy a new toy train.
C. Because he wanted to buy a present for his mother.
【小題2】The underlined( 劃線) phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means______.
A. acting like a dog        B. asking the wrong person      
C. asking the right person
【小題3】According to the story, Scott might work in_______.
A. a dessert house  B. a book store   C. a clothing store
【小題4】What do you think of Alan?
A. He was unfriendly.    B. He was clever.   C. He was kind.
【小題5】What can we know from the story?
A. Scott could get a new train.
B. Scott didn't like his brother.
C. Scott's family was very poor.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A解析:

【主旨大意】司各特想買(mǎi)一個(gè)玩具火車，但手里沒(méi)有錢(qián)，所以向哥哥艾倫借，在遭到拒絕之后，他決定找工作。功夫不負(fù)有心人，他終于找到一個(gè)賣冰激凌的工作。他有足夠的錢(qián)買(mǎi)自己喜歡的玩具了。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章中的“He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted”可知。
【小題1】推理判斷題。從文章中的“I have no money left.”可知艾倫的意思是“司各特找錯(cuò)人了。”
【小題1】推理判斷題。由文章中的“he got a job selling ice cream”可知他是在甜點(diǎn)店工作。
【小題1】推理判斷題。由文章中的“He always has money to lend peo¬ple.”可知艾倫心地善良。
【小題1】推理判斷題。由文章中的“I can get enough money for a toy train.”可知司各特能夠買(mǎi)一個(gè)新的火車。