Question

Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price!
【小題1】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.

B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.

C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay.

D．Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price.

【小題2】How many friends did Balzac gather?

A．Six

B．Twelve

C．Ten

D．Five

【小題3】Who asked for the lowest price?

A．The first one.	B．The second one.
C．The last of his friends.	D．Balzac.

【小題4】What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?

A．Unkind

B．Dishonest

C．Selfish

D．Clever

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析【小題1】事實細節題。結合One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer.可知B正確。
【小題2】推斷題。結合Collecting a half dozen of his friends, 可知A正確。dozen意為“一打；十二”。
【小題3】推斷題。結合the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. 可知C正確。
【小題4】推斷題。結合全文可知Balzac在自己不能使店主降價的情況下，聯合自己的朋友，輪流去買，但價格出的越來越低，最后Balzac在提高些價格，最終買到了自己想要的東西。