Question

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

   “Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

   “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

   “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

   The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”

   The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much money does the boy’s father make an hour?  _____.

A. $10               B. $20             C. $30    

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A. very angry        B. quite happy     C. too excited 

3.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because __.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself 

B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C. the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. an hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.

A. often played with his son 

B. spent little time with his son

C. often came back home early

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文大意：一个男人每天下班回家很晚，一天他的儿子问他挣多少钱，问能借给他10美元吗？爸爸很生气，认为他是要买玩具，没有给他。后来想想儿子并不是总要钱，但进房间时发现儿子有钱，又变得生气了。儿子说他想买他一小时的时间，和他一起吃晚饭。

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