IwenthomeoneSaturdayafternoonintheautumnof1993togetsomeworkdoneinthegarden.Whilesweepingleavesontheground,myfive-year-oldsonNickcameoverandaskedmetowritesomethingonapieceofpapertomakeasignforhim.

Question

　　I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
　　“What for?” I asked.
　　“I'm going to sell some of my stones,” he answered.
　　Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.
　　“I'm too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help,” I said.
　　A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, “Stones, one Dollar Each.” He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
　　After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.
　　Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
　　I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, “I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.”

Why didn't the writer help his son?

• A

  Because his wife is better at making a sign.
• B

  Because he didn't know what to write.
• C

  Because he was busy sweeping leaves.
• D

  Because he didn't want his son to sell the stones.

The underlined words “was fascinated with” mean “________”.

• A

  was far from
• B

  was afraid of
• C

  was famous for
• D

  was interested in

Nick was a boy ________.

• A

  who was kind
• B

  who had a strong mind
• C

  who was honest
• D

  who had many hobbies

Which is the best title(题目) of the story?

• A

  My son's first sale.
• B

  Let's collect stones.
• C

  How to sell a stone.
• D

  A hobby that can make you rich.

From the passage we know ________.

• A

  the story happened in spring
• B

  the car was driven by a woman
• C

  Nick spent half an hour selling one stone
• D

  the writer might be moved(感动) by his son

Answer 1

【分析】1. 由文章第一段第二句和第五段可知，作者没帮助儿子，因为他正忙着扫树叶。所以选C。
\n2. 由后句had collected many stones from all over可知，Nick很喜欢石头。be fascinated with“对……着迷”，与be interested in“对……感兴趣”意思相近。
\n3. 根据文章最后一句话“有志者，事竟成”可以推断出，Nick是个思想坚定的孩子。
\n4. 文章讲了Nick找父母帮忙写价签，通过自己的坚持和努力，成功地卖出了第一块石头的故事。所以选择A。
\n5. 作者没有帮助Nick写价签，说明他没有很重视这件事。最后Nick成功卖了石头，他很可能被Nick的精神打动了。