A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor came to them for their money. The mother said, I want one ticket to Oxford,And gave her a shilling1先令=12便士).

  The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him. How old are you, young man?

  The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, I'm four years old at home, and two and a half in buses or trains.

  The mother took six pence(便士)out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor.

  The conductor gave her one and a half ticket.

(1)One day the mother took a bus ________.

[  ]

Ato a small city

Bto get some money

Cwith her son

Dto get a ticket

(2)The mother gave the conductor ________ pence in all that day.

[  ]

A12

B16

C10

D18

(3)The conductor stopped her when ________ began to speak.

[  ]

Athe mother

Bthe son

Cthe conductor

Dthe driver

(4)The boy was ________ years old then.

[  ]

A4

B2

Ctwo and a half

Dsix and a half

(5)The mother was ________.

[  ]

Anot honest(誠實)

Bhonest

Cvery clever(聰明)

Dnot clever

答案:C;D;A;A;A
解析:

(1)第一句話表明。

(2)由第一段最后一句和倒數(shù)第二段可判定。

(3)由第三段開頭可知。

(4)由第三段中小孩的回答可知。

(5)為少花錢而撒謊。


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