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【题目】

A shy 15-year-old boy was heartbroken to hear that his favorite teacher Kim or Miss K was retiring from her position. So she could do something for Beat Disease—a group that raises money for medical research.

To help Miss K, Waylon decided to take the pig he’d raised and auction（拍卖） it off at the town fair and give away all the money. But after several people heard about his unselfishness, the auction took a very unexpected turn.

The boy had e-mailed his situation to several companies who would be buying—hoping they would bid（出价） higher than the usual price of $3-to-4 per pound. His plan worked. When the bidding kicked off, the price jumped to $11, but then one of the bidders, Dan, had an idea and reached an agreement with his competitors. He won the bidding on the pig. Then he gave it back to be auctioned again. The second winner bought it for $10 a pound, but then he gave it back, too.

Then, a third competitor, Dave Moll, was free to buy—he, too, unexpectedly gave away the pig back for a third time. Dave Moll, who is Waylon’s father’s boss, said, “I hadn’t planned to spend that much money or give the pig back. But that’s what the people ahead of me did, and I felt like it was the right thing to do, so I did.”

The pig was finally bought and sold a fourth time for $5.50 per pound, meaning that Waylon managed to raise $10,070 for his teacher’s charity. “I did not see that happening,” Waylon said. “Usually, they just sell it once!My dream got bigger and bigger every time they said, ‘Give it back.’”

“I’m so proud of him; he is unusual,” Miss K said. “He doesn’t know the influence that he is having. Someday he will.”

【1】Why did Waylon auction his pig off?

A.Because he wanted to buy Miss K a present.

B.Because he wanted to make money for himself.

C.Because he wanted to help Miss K raise money.

D.Because he wanted to make money for his education.

【2】Waylon sent e-mails to these companies to_____________ .

A.sell the pig at a better priceB.tell them how good the pig was

C.ask them if they would buy the pigD.tell them where the auction would be held

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A.Waylon’s father is a good boss.

B.The pig was bought by Dave Moll at last.

C.People didn’t expect Dave Moll to return the pig.

D.Dave Moll didn’t want to keep the pig himself at first.

【4】What is the best title for this passage?

A.An Unexpected E-mailB.An Unexpected Winner

C.An Interesting Auction ActivityD.An Unusual Auction Activity

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个15岁的小男孩的最喜欢的老师Miss K，退休决定为医学研究筹集资金的组织做一些事情，那个小男孩决定帮助老师，韦伦决定把他养的猪带到集市上拍卖，最后他成功了。

【1】细节理解。根据文中To help Miss K, Waylon decided to take the pig he’d raised and auction（拍卖） it off at the town fair and give away all the money.可知，为了帮助K小姐，韦伦决定把他养的猪带到集市上拍卖，然后把所有的钱都捐了出去。故选C。

【2】细节理解。根据文中The boy had e-mailed his situation to several companies who would be buying—hoping they would bid（出价） higher than the usual price of $3-to-4 per pound. 这个男孩把他的情况发电子邮件给几家公司，希望他们能出价高于通常每磅3到4美元的价格。可知，韦伦给这些公司发了电子邮件，要求以更好的的价格卖这头猪。故选A。

【3】推理判断。根据文中Then, a third competitor, Dave Moll, was free to buy—he, too, unexpectedly gave away the pig back for a third time及Dave Moll, who is Waylon’s father’s boss, said, “I hadn’t planned to spend that much money or give the pig back.可知，人们没想到戴夫·莫尔会把猪还回来。故选C。

【4】标题归纳。这篇短文主要讲述了一个小男孩帮助老师做慈善事业的一个有创造性的拍卖行动。故标题是——不寻常的拍卖活动。故选D。