B
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income. With some children, small sums go a long way. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside the money-box. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
My nephew, George, has a money-box but it is always empty. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given to him found their way there. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it rolled along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover. However, he couldn’t find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what’s more, he couldn’t get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck. The fire-brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease. George was not too upset by his experience because a gentleman who owns the sweet shop heard about his trouble and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
4. For kids, pocket money mainly comes from their .
A. mums or dads B. aunts or uncles
C. money-boxes D. grandmas or grandpas
5. According to Paragraph 1, how do most kids treat their pocket money?
A. They save it in the money-box. B. They spend it on things they like.
C. They exchange it for more money. D. They rattle it inside the money-box.
6. Which of the following statements about George is TRUE?
A. He bought a large box of candy.
B. He felt sorry for his bad experience.
C. He eventually got his money back from the drain.
D. He hardly saved the pocket money given by the author.
7. After the fire fighters came to George’s rescue, .
A. George greased his arm and was able to get it out of the drain.
B. George got some chocolates at the sweet shop with the fire fighters.
C. George was rewarded by the owner of the sweet shop for his trouble.
D. the lady who had failed to rescue George gave him a box of chocolates.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。孩子们总是喜欢得到一些小礼物，父母也经常会给孩子零花钱，作者昨天给了外甥George50便士让他存起来，结果George在去糖果店的路上，去捡掉进排水沟的钱不幸把手臂卡住了，多亏了两名消防员才得以脱险。糖果店的一位老板娘听说了George遇到的麻烦后，给了他一大盒巧克力。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Mum or dad, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.”可知当然，爸爸妈妈经常给孩子零花钱，但是，叔舅婶姨也是孩子额外收入的来源。由此可知，对于孩子们来说，零花钱主要来自他们的爸爸妈妈。故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“With some children, small sums go a long way. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside the money-box. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.”可知对一些孩子来说，小钱是很重要的。如果50便士的硬币没有换成糖果，它们就会在钱箱里摇晃几个月。只有非常节俭的孩子才能把钱箱装满。对他们中的大多数人来说，50便士对于买一大块巧克力来说是个小数目。由此可推知，大多数孩子把他们的零花钱花在他们喜欢的东西上。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“My nephew, George, has a money-box but it is always empty. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given to him found their way there.”可知我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐，但总是空的。我给了他一些50便士和1英镑的硬币，但没几个存起来的。由此可知，关于George的说法中，D选项“他几乎没有把作者给的零用钱存起来”正确。故选D。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The fire-brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease. George was not too upset by his experience because a gentleman who owns the sweet shop heard about his trouble and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.”可知有人打电话叫来消防队，两名消防队员使用了一种特殊的润滑剂才使George得以解脱。不过，此事并没有使George太伤心，因为糖果店的一位老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，赏给他一大盒巧克力。由此可知，在消防队员前来救援George之后，糖果店老板奖励了George一大盒巧克力。故选C。
