Question

閱讀理解（共4小題）

A great big man, a customer, who is around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the produce counter(柜臺) in the supermarket. “Give me half a head of cabbage,” he told the clerk.

“All we have are whole heads,” the clerk replied in a cold voice.

“I don’t want a whole head,” the man answered, “Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a head?”

“Wait a minute,” said the clerk. “Let me ask the manager.” She went back where the manager was. “Hey,” she said to the manager, “There’s a big, stupid, looking buffalo （水牛）out front, he wants me to sell him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the fool to …” Suddenly, she noticed the manager staring –not at her, but behind her. Turning, surprisingly, the clerk saw that the big and tall man had followed her and heard every word.

Quickly, the clerk turned back to the manager and said, “________ ”

On hearing this, the manager said, nodding his head to the man heavily, “She will pack it for you at once.”

根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。

1.The underlined word “staring” in the passage most probably means ________ .

A. talking

B. looking

C. asking

2.The big man came to the produce counter in the supermarket ________

A. in a quiet way

B. in a hurry

C. slowly and noisily

3.The manager stared behind the clerk because ________.

A. the man who the clerk was talking about stood near them and heard what he said

B. he thought it was strange to buy half a head of cabbage

C. he saw a buffalo behind the clerk

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. When talking to the manager, the clerk talked about two different persons.

B. The man got what he wanted at last.

C. In fact, the clerk gave the other half to a buffalo.

5.“ ________ ” can be the missing sentences in the passage.

A. Here he comes. Can I sell half a head of cabbage to him?

B. Look! The man who is going to buy half a head of cabbage was waiting there.

C. And this gentleman wants to buy the other half.

Answer 1