A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him. The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.” On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分离地). 1.The story took place ______. A．France B．England C．Germany D．the US 2.Which of the following is true? A．The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich. B．A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl. C．The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him. D．The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase. 3.Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl? A．He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B．He fell in love with her. C．Her birthday was coming soon. D．They were going to get married. 4.Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man? A．He looked very excited. B．He looked pale and sad. C．He was poorly dressed. D．He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase. 5.What do you think happened at the end of the story? A．The manager had cheated the young man. B．His fiancee must be thankful to him for the present. C．The guests would be angry because the servant had broken the vase. D．What the careful servant had done gave the trick away. .
A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money.
The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分离地).
1.The story took place ______.
A．France B．England C．Germany D．the US
2.Which of the following is true?
A．The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
B．A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
C．The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.
D．The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
3.Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A．He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B．He fell in love with her.
C．Her birthday was coming soon.
D．They were going to get married.
4.Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?
A．He looked very excited.
B．He looked pale and sad.
C．He was poorly dressed.
D．He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
5.What do you think happened at the end of the story?
A．The manager had cheated the young man.
B．His fiancee must be thankful to him for the present.
C．The guests would be angry because the servant had broken the vase.
D．What the careful servant had done gave the trick away.
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答案
分 析：
本文讲述的是一个商店的主人想帮助一个年轻人送礼物给女朋友的小故事。 1.B 细节题。根据第一段第一行A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl.说明这个故事发生在伦敦，故B正确。 2.A 细节题。根据第一段第二行The man was very poor while the girl was rich.说明两个人的家庭背景相差很大，A正确。 3.C 细节题。根据第一段The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. 说明女孩的生日就要到来是送礼物的主要原因。故C正确。 4.B 细节题。根据第二段后3行He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.说明B项正确。 5.D 推理题。根据There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分离地).说明D项正确，那位佣人把事情搞砸了。故D正确。
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解析
故事讲述了一个年轻人想要为他的未婚妻买生日礼物，但因为经济困难而无法购买昂贵的礼物。商店经理帮助他想出了一个巧妙的计划，让年轻人能够送一个看似昂贵的礼物给未婚妻。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题1：故事发生在哪里？
问题2：哪一项陈述是正确的？
问题3：年轻人为什么想要给女孩买礼物？
问题4：为什么商店经理和年轻人交谈？
问题5：故事的结局是什么？
步骤 3：回答问题
问题1：根据第一段第一行“A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl.”，故事发生在伦敦，即英国。
问题2：根据第一段第二行“The man was very poor while the girl was rich.”，年轻人的家庭很穷，而美丽的女孩很富有。
问题3：根据第一段第三行“The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday.”，女孩的生日即将到来。
问题4：根据第二段后3行“He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.”，年轻人看起来苍白、悲伤和不开心。
问题5：根据最后一段，当盒子打开时，客人们看到每个碎片都被单独包装，说明这个计划被识破了。