Question

A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around.Thinking nothing of it, she ignored him and went on shopping.After she got what she wanted, she went to checkout (结账) line, but the old man got in front of her.

“Pardon me，” he said, “I'm sorry if my staring (盯) at you has made you feel uncomfortable, it's just because you look like my granddaughter, who just died recently.And I miss her very much.”  “I'm very sorry，” replied the young woman.“Is there anything I can do for you？” “Yes，” the old man said.“As I'm leaving, can you say ‘Good­bye, grandpa to me？' It would make me feel so much better.” “Sure，” answered the young woman.As the old man was leaving, she called out.“Bye­bye, grandpa！” When she stepped up to the checkout counter (收银台), she saw that her total was $178.50.“How can that be？” she asked.“I only bought a few things! ” “Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk.

1.Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye­bye, Grandpa”？

A. He wanted her to pay for him.    B. She looked like his dead granddaughter.

C. He wanted to stare at her.

2.According to the passage we can know that________.

A. the young woman is a careful person

B. the young woman didn't know the old man at all

C. the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

3.What does the word “ignored” mean in Paragraph 1?

A. 忽视    B. 浏览    C. 可怜

4.How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A. More than $ 178.50.    B. Less than $ 178.50.    C. About $ 178.50.

5.Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A. A kind­hearted young woman    B. The total was $178.50

C. Bye­bye，Grandpa

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】试题分析：短文讲述了一个离奇的故事。一个妇女去商店买东西，因为善良帮助了一个貌似慈祥的“爷爷”，结果被这个所谓的“爷爷”骗付了购物款。

1.题意：为什么老男人会跟着那个女人，让她说“再见，爷爷”？考查综合理解题。A. He wanted her to pay for him. 他想让她为他付钱。B. She looked like his dead granddaughter. 她看起来像他死去的孙女。C. He wanted to stare at her. 他想盯着她看。根据短文最后一句“Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk.，可知选A。

2.题意：根据文章我们可以知道________。考查细节理解题。A. the young woman is a careful person这个年轻的女人是个细心的人。B. the young woman didn't know the old man at all那个年轻女子根本不认识那位老人。C. the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man那位年轻妇女很乐意为那位老人付钱。根据老人的话I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable, it's just because you look like my granddaughter，可知他们之间并不认识，故选B。

3.题意：第1段中“ignored”这个词是什么意思？考查词义理解题。根据.Thinking nothing of it，可知BC两项不合句意，故选A。

4.题意：那个年轻女子买的花了多少钱？考查细节理解题。根据“How can that be？” she asked.“I only bought a few things! ”，可知不到$178.50，故选B。

5.题意：下面哪一个是这个故事最好的标题？考查细节理解题。A. A kind­hearted young woman一个心地善良的年轻女子；B. The total was $178.50总共178.50美元。

C. Bye­bye，Grandpa再见，爷爷。根据文意，Bye­bye，Grandpa是故事的主要线索，故选C。