Question

Scott was not happy. He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted. Suddenly,he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money. He always has money to lend peo­ple. "
Scott found Alan in his room. "Alan,may I borrow $20 from you to buy myself a new train?"
Alan replied,"I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present. I have no money left. You are barking up the wrong tree. "
Scott was very disappointed. He decided to get a job. He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him. He walked and walked from store to store.
Finally,he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy. "My feet are tired for walking all day,but I can get enough money for a toy train. "
小題1:Why did Scott need to borrow money?
A. Because he needed to get a job.
B. Because he wanted to buy a new toy train.
C. Because he wanted to buy a present for his mother.
小題2:The underlined( 劃線) phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means______.
A. acting like a dog        B. asking the wrong person      
C. asking the right person
小題3:According to the story, Scott might work in_______.
A. a dessert house  B. a book store   C. a clothing store
小題4:What do you think of Alan?
A. He was unfriendly.    B. He was clever.   C. He was kind.
小題5:What can we know from the story?
A. Scott could get a new train.
B. Scott didn't like his brother.
C. Scott's family was very poor.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:A

【主旨大意】司各特想買一個玩具火車，但手里沒有錢，所以向哥哥艾倫借，在遭到拒絕之后，他決定找工作。功夫不負有心人，他終于找到一個賣冰激凌的工作。他有足夠的錢買自己喜歡的玩具了。
小題1:細節理解題。從文章中的“He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted”可知。
小題1:推理判斷題。從文章中的“I have no money left.”可知艾倫的意思是“司各特找錯人了。”
小題1:推理判斷題。由文章中的“he got a job selling ice cream”可知他是在甜點店工作。
小題1:推理判斷題。由文章中的“He always has money to lend peo¬ple.”可知艾倫心地善良。
小題1:推理判斷題。由文章中的“I can get enough money for a toy train.”可知司各特能夠買一個新的火車。