Question

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office. "The railway owes me $12, " she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. "You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me $12. "

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. "Come into the office, Madam, "he said politely. "I'll check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd. "

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt, "he said to her. "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?"

"Yes", she answered, shyly. "The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!"

"That's fine, "said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three'""

"I'm four, "the child said proudly. "I'll be four and a half. "

Harry turned to the mother." I remember your ticket, Madam, "he said. "But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?"

"Er, well", "the woman looked at the child." I mean … she hasn't started school yet. She's only four. "

"A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs' "let me see … $ 13. 5. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe $1. 5. The law is law, but since the fault (過錯) was mine…".

The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.

1.The woman was angry because .

A. she returned home one day later than she thought

B. she spent more money than she had planned

C. there was no ship when she arrived at the station in Jersey

D. the young man didn't sell her the ticket for a round trip

2.Harry felt worried because .

A. he didn't change the timetable in time

B. the woman was too angry with him

C. the woman didn't buy a ticket for her daughter

D. he didn't do his work carefully enough

3.Harry started talking to the little girl because .

A. he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

B. he wanted to find a way out from the little girl

C. he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

D. he wanted to show his friendliness to the little girl

4.The underlined sentence means that .

A. she should pay $1. 5, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

B. the woman had to pay him $1. 5, and the railway would pay for the hotel

C. they have to follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his

D. he must be strict with the woman because of the laws, though he didn't want to

5.Why did the woman leave the office without saying anything?

A. She knew she would have to pay the railway $ 13.5.

B. She knew that it was her fault to come to ask for the $12.

C. She became even more angry with the young man and didn't want to see him.

D. She was going home to get the money to pay for her daughter's ticket.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是一位母親想借售票員的失誤而報銷旅館費用的故事。這位女乘客帶女兒到 Jersey 旅游，并在那里住了一夜。她想借售票員誤賣給她的一張船票而讓他歸還 12 英鎊錢。不過，售票員在了解到這位旅客帶女兒(4 歲)旅游而沒有買票時算了一筆賬，結果這位乘客沒有拿到錢而走了

1.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據短文第一段描述，可知這個女人生氣的原因是住旅館多花了錢，故選B

2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據He remembered selling the woman a return ticket和How could he have made such a careless mistake? 故選D

3.C細節(jié)理解題。根據Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. 她不知如何是好就去和小女孩搭訕，故選C。

4.A推斷題 根據A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine… ”故選A

5.B推理判斷題。根據到數第二段So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50.描述可知如果女人堅持要賠償她不得不在付￡1.50.故選B

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