Question

    During the summer holiday, some students might have been busy with traveling, summer camps and all kinds of courses. But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school.

Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together. Within 12 days, they made more than 1,500 yuan.

Among them, the oldest is 21 years old, while the youngest is just 10. They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas.

“Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are,” said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin, a senior high graduate, and her 12-year-old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea.

They learned to work hard to sell their vegetables. Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o’clock. Some of them went to the farmer’s market to buy vegetables. Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall(临时摊位). To lower the cost, they learned to bargain(讲价) with the sellers.

At about 6:30 am, they began to sell vegetables. They peddled(吆喝) loudly to attract customers. After several days, they got some experience, too.

For example, it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top. When the vegetables are too heavy, they should give customers an extra plastic bag.

When they finally packed up and went home, they had a small meeting. Everyone took notes and shared their feelings.

“We are tired,” said Dalin. “but we gained a lot.”

1.In the writer’s opinion, the 12 students’ action was ________.

A.popular B.encouraging C.strange D.terrible

2.The cousins decided to sell vegetables at a market to ________.

A.show how able they were B.have less hardship of life

C.learn how hard their parents work D.prepare for their future traveling

3.It’s clear that ________.

A.they took up the temporary stall in turn

B.they all gave each customer an extra plastic bag

C.Dalin and Xiaolin got the idea of selling vegetables

D.the elder sold vegetables when the younger took notes

4.The best title of the story should be ________.

A.Summer Courses B.Family Business

C.Students Learn from Bargains D.Cousins Work with Vegetables

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

文章讲述的是一个大城市的12名中学生通过在市场卖菜体验生活体验父母的辛苦，他们在这次活动中赚了钱，更多的是学到了很多。

1.推理判断题。根据文中“We are tired,” said Dalin. “but we gained a lot.” “我们很累，”大林说。“但我们获得了很多。”可知，作者认为这些孩子的行为是令人鼓舞的，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are,” said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. 18岁的大林在接受《城市晨报》采访时说：“与旅行相比，这种社会实践让我们联系起来，让我们了解到父母有多么辛苦。”可知，他们这样做是为了想了解父母工作是多么辛苦，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中… said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin, a senior high graduate, and her 12-year-old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea. They learned to work hard to sell their vegetables.可知，是大林和小林一起想到的卖菜的主意，故选C。

4.最佳标题题。根据文中Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together.及整篇文章的理解可知，文章讲述的是几个表兄弟在暑假去卖菜的故事，故选D。