Question

Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．
Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．
One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．
【小題1】Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．

A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid

B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support

C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly

D．was out of work and had a large family to support

【小題2】Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．

A．twice a week	B．often on Sundays
C．always on Sundays	D．whenever he needed money

【小題3】Altogether Tom received             from Mr White．

A．at least thirty-five pounds	B．just thirty-five pounds
C．less than thirty pounds	D．five pounds

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要講述了一個失業并且有一個大家庭需要養活的男子Tom經常在周末找好友訴苦并從他那里要兩三英鎊，而且一直這樣，最后當他的朋友要求他下次來見面時要把上次的錢還上時，它就再也不敢路面了。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據文中前兩句but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．可知他的失業和等待他養活的一個大家庭使他處于困境；故選D。
【小題2】細節理解題。根據第一段最后一句He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．可知，他經常在周日去找懷特先生幫忙，故選B。
【小題3】數字計算題。根據第二段中的第二句話Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, 和第三段中But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．可知他至少從懷特先生那里拿走了35英鎊；故選A。
考點：人生百味類短文閱讀。