Question

When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.

The bill was paid, and the woman was satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure about his calculations(计算), added up the things again. To his surprise, he found that it should have been but two dollars.

“I’ve made her pay six and a quarter cents more,” said young Abe, upset.

It was an unimportant thing, and many salespersons would forget it, but Abe was too careful for that.

The money must be paid back, he decided.

At night, he closed the store and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.

Here is another story of young Lincoln's strict honesty. A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea. The young man weighed it out. This was the last sale of the day.

The next morning, when beginning his duties, Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales(磅砰). It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale last night, and so, of course, given his customer short weight. Many people would not have been much worried by this discovery. But Abe weighed out four ounces of the tea, shut up the store, and carried it to the customer. I think that the name, so often given in late times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe", was well deserved(应得的).

1.What did Abraham Lincoln use to he when he was young according to the passage?

A. A teacher.    B. A farmer.    C. A storekeeper.    D. A president.

2.When young Abe found he made a wrong calculation, he ________.

A. tried to forget it    B. paid over the money

C. felt it was unimportant    D. gave hack the short weight

3.When did he find his mistake in the second story?

A. At the end of that day.    B. In the middle of that day.

C. At the end of the next day.    D. At the beginning of the next day.

4.What can we know from the second story?

A. Abe wasn't worried by this discovery.

B. Abe didn’t notice he put a four-ounce weight on the scales.

C. Abe gave the customer enough weight at last.

D. Abe gave his customer short weight on purpose.

5.We can know that Abe was ________ from the passage.

A. easy to get worried    B. confident but careless

C. honest and responsible    D. funny but well behaved

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】本文讲述了亚伯拉罕·林肯在一家商店当管理员的故事。他把多找顾客的钱要回来，把少给顾客的茶叶给顾客送回去，所以后来他值得称为“诚实的Abe”。

1.C

推理判断题。根据第一段的When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store.可知林肯在小时候，在一家商店工作，故推断他是一名商店管理员，故选C。

2.B

推理判断题。根据第五段的The money must be paid back, he decided.和第六段的At night, he closed the store and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.

可知当Abe发现计算错误，找错了钱，他去找那个顾客解释清楚，支付了那些少付的钱，故选B。

3.D

细节理解题。根据第八段的The next morning, when beginning his duties, Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales(磅砰). It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale last night, and so, of course, given his customer short weight.可知Abe是在第二天的早上发现少给顾客四盎司，故选D。

4.C

推理判断题。根据最后的一段But Abe weighed out four ounces of the tea, shut up the store, and carried it to the customer.可知Abe称出四盎司茶叶，给那个顾客送去，所以从第二个故事中Abe最后给那个顾客足够的茶叶，故选C。

5.C

推理判断题。根据文中介绍的Abe的两个故事，他把多找顾客的钱要回来，把少给顾客的茶叶给顾客送回去，故推断他是一个诚实的，负责人的人，故选C。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句和段落，进行分析理解，归纳总结，词义猜测，推理判断题。例如小题1，根据第一段的When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store.可知林肯在小时候，在一家商店工作，故推断他是一名商店管理员，故选C。