Question

   My friends and I recently returned from our annual week at the beach. While we were there,a couple of us needed to pick up a few items at the grocery store.

  As we were checking out,the cashier complimented me on my necklace. I thanked her,and she asked where I bought it. I had got it at the department store just down the street,and told her that it was on sale for 40% off. My friend suggested that she should walk over and purchase one during her break. But the cashier said she couldn't afford it right now.

  As we left the grocery store,I told my friend I planned to buy one for her. She agreed,and offered to pay for half. So we went back to the depart?ment store and picked out a matching necklace for the cashier. As we paid for it,the sales lady noticed that I was wearing the same one. "You must really like this necklace," she commented.

  We told her who we were buying it for,and after it was gift-wrapped,we addressed it to the cashier at the grocery store,since I remembered it from her name tag.

To our surprise,the sales lady knew her!

  "She is a very sweet lady," she remarked, "but she is going through a rough patch right now and has to drive a long way to work. With gas prices so high,it sure isn't easy.” With excitement,we took the gift back to the grocery store and stood in line at the same cash register. When our time came we just handed her the gift. She knew immediately what we had done and was so thankful.

  I grew up poor,with a single mother and two sisters. We had no help from our dad,and I never dreamed as a little girl that I would be able to help others.

Now,I try to do that on a regular basis,and it is very rewarding!

1. If the price of the necklace that the writer was wearing was $ 1,000,how much did she pay for it?

   A. $ 1,000.   B. $ 600.

   C. $ 500.   D. $ 400.

2. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The writer bought a necklace for the cashier.

   B. The cashier didn't accept the necklace finally.

   C. The cashier bought the necklace for herself during her break.

   D. The writer and her friend together bought a necklace for the cashier,

3. The underlined expression "a rough patch" in Paragraph 7 probably means     

   A. a difficult time   B. a bare land

   C. a wild forest   D. a wide area

4. What do we know about the writer from the passage?

   A. She grew up in a rich family.

   B. She was brought up by her parents.

   C. She was brought up by her mother.

   D. She dreamed of helping others as a child.

Answer 1

[文章大意]作者與朋友一起幫助一位生活困難的收銀員買了一條她喜歡的項鏈。從這件事情中作者體會到了幫助別人的快樂。

1. B細節理咖題。根據第二段中的"…and told her that it was on sale for 40% off."可知，項鏈現在打六折。故選B項。

2. D細節理解題。根據第三段中的"I told my friend I planned to buy one for her. She agreed,and offered to pay for half."可知，朋友付了一半錢，作者也付了一半，故兩個人一起為收銀員買了一條項鏈。故選D項。

3. A詞義猜測題。根據第二段中的"But the cashier said she couldn't afford it right now."和第七段中的"With gas prices so high,it sure isn't easy."可知a rough patch意為"一段困難的時期"。故選A項。

4. C細節理解題。根據倒數第二段中的"I grew up poor,with a single mother and two sisters. We had no help from our dad..."可知C項正確。