My14-year-oldsonJohnandIspottedthecoatatthesametimeinasecond-handclothingstore.Itstoodoutamongbigandoldcoats.Ithadbeautifultailoringandanunbelievableprice:$28.Ilookedatmysonandwebothsaidnothingb
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. "Did the kids like your coat?”I asked. "They loved it”, he said.
Over the next few weeks? John changed. He was polite less argumentative more thoughtful and on the whole much happier. "Good dinner mum " he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he start on his homework before dinner John who always put things off said "You're right. I guess I will.”When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers she joked that the coat must have changed him.
John and I both know we should never mistake a person's clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see for practising standards of excellence in thought speech and behaviour and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
1. What does the author try to express in the first par?agraph?
A. The coat looked like a magical coat.
B. They were good at shopping.
C. The coat was a real bargain.
D. They had the same taste in clothes.
2. What does the underlined word "grin" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. A wide smile.
B. A worried look.
C. A jealous spirit.
D. A joking tone.
3. After John wore the new coat the author found he
a.was happier and better-behaved
b received more praise from his teachers
c.was willing to follow suggestions .
d made rapid progress in study
e. would say sweet words to please mum
A. a b c B. a c e
C. b d e D. c d e
4. What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?
A. We should not judge people by their appearance.
B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.
C. It's beneficial to try different things in our lives.
D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.
[文章大意]本文通过叙述作者与儿子发现了同一件衣服,并给儿子买了之后,让儿子的行为有所改观这件事,作者总结出:一个人穿的衣服也能帮助塑造一个人的内在。
1. C推理判断题。根据第一段中的"It had beautiful tailor?ing and an unbelievable price: $ 28. "以及"This coat was even better."可知C项正确。
2. A词义猜测题。根据下文的"'They loved it” he said." 可知,同学们很喜欢这件衣服,所以儿子很高兴。故选A项。
3. B根据倒数第二段中的内容可知B项正确。
4. D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"…and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside."可知该题选D项。
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