Question

阅读理解（共4小题）

A great big man, a customer, who is around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the produce counter(柜台) in the supermarket. “Give me half a head of cabbage,” he told the clerk.

“All we have are whole heads,” the clerk replied in a cold voice.

“I don’t want a whole head,” the man answered, “Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a head?”

“Wait a minute,” said the clerk. “Let me ask the manager.” She went back where the manager was. “Hey,” she said to the manager, “There’s a big, stupid, looking buffalo （水牛）out front, he wants me to sell him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the fool to …” Suddenly, she noticed the manager staring –not at her, but behind her. Turning, surprisingly, the clerk saw that the big and tall man had followed her and heard every word.

Quickly, the clerk turned back to the manager and said, “________ ”

On hearing this, the manager said, nodding his head to the man heavily, “She will pack it for you at once.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.The underlined word “staring” in the passage most probably means ________ .

A. talking

B. looking

C. asking

2.The big man came to the produce counter in the supermarket ________

A. in a quiet way

B. in a hurry

C. slowly and noisily

3.The manager stared behind the clerk because ________.

A. the man who the clerk was talking about stood near them and heard what he said

B. he thought it was strange to buy half a head of cabbage

C. he saw a buffalo behind the clerk

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. When talking to the manager, the clerk talked about two different persons.

B. The man got what he wanted at last.

C. In fact, the clerk gave the other half to a buffalo.

5.“ ________ ” can be the missing sentences in the passage.

A. Here he comes. Can I sell half a head of cabbage to him?

B. Look! The man who is going to buy half a head of cabbage was waiting there.

C. And this gentleman wants to buy the other half.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本文主要讲述了一个胖子顾客想向一个超市职员买半个卷心菜的故事。因为平常不卖半个，她就就问经理，“有一个很大很傻看起来像水牛的人想买半颗卷心菜……”结果这个顾客就站在她身后，她就立马和经理说，“还有这个绅士想要另一半。”经理就让她立马给这个顾客打包。

1.词义猜测题。根据句意，她发现经理的目光不在她身上，却在她身后，故猜测是目光，注视的意思。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中…walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps…可知本题选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中Turning, surprisingly, the clerk saw that the big and tall man had followed her and heard every word.这个职员转过来后惊奇的看见这个又高又大的人跟在她的后面并且听到了她说的每个词。和A是同义句。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文章可知只有一个顾客要半颗卷心菜，故A错误；根据文中…There’s a big, stupid, looking buffalo （水牛）out front可知水牛是职员用来形容这个顾客的，并没有水牛，故C错误；根据最后经理说得话“She will pack it for you at once.” 可知顾客最后拿到了半颗卷心菜，故B正确。故选B。

5.推理判断题题。根据文章最后…nodding his head to the man heavily…经理向这个人沉重地点了点头，说明经理同意了职员的话。而A和B选项都是直接承认了刚才职员说得又大又丑的大水牛就是这个顾客，显然不合情理。而C选项，而这个绅士想要另一半，职员巧妙地化解了这个尴尬的局面。故选C。

考点：人物传记／故事类阅读