Question

    Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time. When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:

Dear sir,

I got married forty years ago. Unfortunately, at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.

I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring (结婚戒指) one day. The assistant (营业员) brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away for a moment, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop with the ring but I didn’t pay for it. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty (愧疚) about that. At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price.

Now, I am sending you that amount.

Yours truly,

A customer(顾客)

After reading the letter, the boss said, “Well, life is always full of surprise! (惊喜) ”

1.The boss of the gold shop got a ________3 days ago.

A.ring B.letter C.job D.girlfriend

2.The underlined word ”unemployment” means ” ________” in Chinese.

A.辞职 B.失业 C.就业 D.休假

3.The ring the customer put into his pocket was ________ 40 years ago.

A.a hundred dollars B.a thousand dollars

C.ten thousand dollars D.a million dollars

4.The customer wrote to the boss in order to ________.

A.send the money for the ring B.say thanks to him

C.return the ring D.show his guilt

5.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A.The boss opened the letter by himself. B.The boss thought that it was surprising to receive the note.

C.When the man’s wife knew the fact, she was angry. D.The man wasn’t guilty at all.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个男子因为没钱偷了戒指，之后良心不安，给了店主一封信和戒指10倍价钱的钱的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第1大段“Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter.”3天前，金店老板收到了封信。可知，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据表格里的第1大段“at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job.”那时，失业很多，我没有工作。可知，从没有工作可知是失业的意思。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据表格里的第2大段“At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price.”那时，戒指要100美元。可知，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据表格里的第2大段“Now, I am sending you that amount.”现在，我寄给你那笔钱。可知，是为了还钱。故选A。

5.推测判断题。根据第1大段“When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:”他打开了信，故A正确；根据第1大段“Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time.”很忙所以他没有打开信。可知，他收到信的时候是觉得很普通的，没有惊讶地感觉。读完信后才觉得惊讶。故B错误；根据表格里的第2大段“My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years.”妻子过世了，戒指没有付钱的事实让我良心不安，可知，男人没有告诉妻子实情。故C错误；根据表格里的第2大段“and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years.”戒指没有付钱的事实让我良心不安，可知，男人一直良心不安，故D错误。故选A。