Question

A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles, my neighbor took the manager（經理）beside him. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular price. I don’t care how much it is.”

The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized (認出)him and called him in.

“ What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.

“ Wasn’t my check any good?”

“ That’s not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”

1.My neighbor went to Boston ________.

A. to buy shoes for his mother

B. to see his mother

C. to pay for the shoes he had bought for his mother

D. to see the manager of the shoe store

2.The regular price my neighbor had paid must be _______.

A. 12 dollars B. lower than 12 dollars

C. higher than 12 dollars D. unknown to himself at all

3.It seems very possible that my neighbor wanted to _______.

A. please his mother

B. cheat(欺騙) his mother

C. cheat the manager

D. please his mother’s friends

4.The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because______.

A. he didn’t have enough shoes for his customers(顧客)

B. my neighbor’s mother had taken a wrong pair of shoes

C. there was something wrong with his check

D. he found it hard to satisfy his customers

5.What do we know about the character of my neighbor’s mother?

A. She would like to buy expensive things.

B. She would like to buy cheap things.

C. She would like to help others when they’re in trouble.

D. She would like to have her son pay for her shopping.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是我的鄰居的母親喜歡買便宜的東西，所以我的鄰居為了滿足她，故意讓老板把價格說低一些。沒有想到他的母親介紹她的朋友來這家店里買東西，讓店主很無奈。

1. neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes.可知他是去波士頓看望他的媽媽的。故選B。

2. not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”可知這雙鞋不僅12美元，他的母親覺得很便宜，就帶領別人都來買了。故選C。

3. she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “Just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular(正常的)price. I don’t care how much it is.”可知他這樣做是為了讓媽媽很開心，讓她感覺到自己買到了便宜貨。故選A。

4. not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes！”作者鄰居的媽媽帶來的人太多了，讓老板感覺沒有辦法滿足他們的要求。故選D。

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考點：考察故事類短文閱讀。