Question

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.

    John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.

    Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.

John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 

1.What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A. The coat looked like a magical coat.

B. They were good at shopping.

C. The coat was a real bargain.

D. They had the same taste in clothes.

2.What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. A wide smile.                            B. A worried look.

C. A jealous spirit.                        D. A joking tone.

3.After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.

a. was happier and better-behaved

b. received more praise from his teachers

c. was willing to follow suggestions

d. made rapid progress in study

e. would say sweet words to please her

A. a, b, c             B. a, c, e             C. b, d, e             D. c, d, e

4.What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

A. We should not judge people by their appearance.

B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

C. It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.

D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過講述兒子自從穿了一件新的衣服后，整個人發生了變化，變得禮貌了，更快樂，愿意聽從建議了，也愿意說些話讓作者高興了，從而得出結論，我們穿的衣服也會影響我們的內在。

1.細節題：從第一段的句子：It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28.作者說這個外套很漂亮，價格也是令人難以置信，才28美元，還有woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new.其他的新的要幾百美元，就是說很便宜，選C

2.猜詞題：從后面的句子：“Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.可知兒子的同學都很喜歡這件衣服，兒子很高興，是帶著微笑回來的，選A

3.細節題：從第三段的句子：He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove可知兒子穿了這件衣服后，變得禮貌了，更快樂，愿意聽從建議了，也愿意說些話讓作者高興了，選 B

4.主旨題：從最后一段的句子：But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 可知我們穿著得體的話，思想，行為也會與之相配的，也就是我們穿的衣服也會影響我們的內在。選D

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