Question

Our little boy came up to his mother one evening while she was cooking supper, and handed her a piece of paper with some words written on. And this is what it said:

For cutting the grass in the garden $5.00

For cleaning up my bedroom this week $1. 00

For going to the store for you $0. 50

For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $2. 25

For taking out the rubbish $1. 00

For getting a good report card $5. 00

Total owed (欠):  $14.75

After reading, his mother thought for a while. Then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper and wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me—free

For the nights and days I worried about you—free

For the toys, clothes, food—free

For all the love I’ve given you—free

Then with tears in his eyes, our son looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I love you. ” And he took the pen and wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.

1.The boy handed the piece of paper to his mother in the ________ one evening.

A. kitchen B. store C. bedroom D. garden

2.For taking out the rubbish, the boy asked his mother for ___________.

A. $5.00 B. $0. 50 C. $1. 00 D. $0. 25

3.The boy’s mother paid ____________ in the end.

A. $10.75  B. $12.75  C. $14.75 D. nothing

4.The boy did a lot of chores except_________.

A. cleaning up his room  B. cutting the grass in the garden

C. doing some shopping  D. cooking supper in the kitchen

5.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the boy is the writer’s only child

B. the boy never asked his mother for money

C. the boy’s mother bought toys for him

D. the boy’s mother paid him all money he asked for

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个男孩和他的妈妈之间的故事。小男孩因为做了家务、表现好等等向妈妈要钱，妈妈给儿子看了她为孩子所付出的所有“免费”记录后，孩子深受教育，主动划去了母亲的所有“欠帐”。

1.A推理判断题。题意：一天晚上，男孩在哪儿把一张纸递给妈妈？A. kitchen厨房；B. store商店；C. bedroom卧室；D. garden花园。由第一句：Our little boy came up to his mother one evening while she was cooking supper可知，小男孩是妈妈在煮晚餐时向妈妈走去并递过一张纸的。可以推测出是去的厨房里。故选A。

2.2】C细节理解题。题意：为了把垃圾拿出去，男孩向他妈妈要多少钱？ A. $5.00；B. $0.50 ；C. $1. 00；D. $0. 25。由文中的：For taking out the rubbish $1. 00可知，倒垃圾要一美元。故选C。

3.3】D细节理解题。题意：最后男孩的妈妈付了多少钱？A. $10.75；B. $12.75；C. $14.75；D. nothing什么也没有付。由最后一段的内容可知，男孩最后深受感动，没再向妈妈要钱，而划掉了所有的“欠帐”，即：他一分钱也没有收到。故选D。

4.4】D细节理解题。题意：男孩做了许多除开什么之外的家务？ A. cleaning up his room打扫房间；B. cutting the grass in the garden在花园里割草；C. doing some shopping购物；D. cooking supper in the kitchen在厨房里做晚餐。由文中小男孩所列清单中可知，未提到做晚饭。故选D。

5.5】C推理判断题。题意：从短文中我们可以了解到什么？ A. the boy is the writer’s only child男孩是作者唯一的孩子；B. the boy never asked his mother for money男孩从不向妈妈要钱；C. the boy’s mother bought toys for him男孩的妈妈给他买了玩具；D. the boy’s mother paid him all money he asked for男孩的妈妈给他付了他所要的所有钱。由妈妈所列清单里的：For the toys, clothes, food—free可知，妈妈给男孩买了玩具、衣服、食物等等都是免费的。故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。