Question

Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. Then he opened it and a ￡10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:

Dear Sir,

In 1935 I got engaged. But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was six months without a job and then I got work again. But of course was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring.

My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (良心) all these years. At the time the ring cost ￡2 so I reckon (估计) that is about ￡10 at today’s price. And I am sending you that amount.

Yours truly,

A customer

“Well, well, well,” said the manager, “life is full of surprises!”

1.Why didn’t the secretary open the letter? Because _______.

A. he was very busy

B. it was a personal letter

C. there was a ￡10 note in it

D. the letter was unimportant

2. What was true about the assistant?

A. She lost her job.

B. She was short of money.

C. She was called away while serving the customer.

D. She put one of the rings in her pocket.

3. What happened to the writer of the letter in 1935?

A. He married a girl.

B. He was out of work for six months and short of money.

C. He lost a ring.

D. His parents died.

4.The best headline for this article would be _______.

A. A Customer Pays His Bill B. An Old Jeweler’s Shop

C. The Manager and the Letter D. A Letter with ￡2

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:珠宝店的老板收到了一封匿名信。这封信是一个顾客写的，他在1935年的时候失业了，没有钱买戒指给未婚妻。在珠宝店导购离开的片刻，他藏了一枚戒指在自己的口袋里。现在妻子去世了，他良心发现应该“买下”这枚戒指，于是用信封装了十美元寄给珠宝店老板。

1.Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened.因为信封上写有“personal”（个人信件），所以秘书才没有打开信封。故选B。

2.but she was called away for a moment”可知珠宝店店员在为顾客服务的时候，接到电话离开了一会儿。A、B、D项说的都是这个顾客的情况。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段第三句I was six months without a job可知写信的人在1935年失业六个月。根据第四句话But of course was very short of money可知他非常缺钱。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。本文主要内容是一个顾客当年偷了一枚戒指，在他的妻子死后，他将戒指的钱还回珠宝店的事情。所以A选项顾客付账单作为文章标题最合适。故选A。

考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读