Question

It was just three degrees above zero. “That’s cold,” thought Jane as she got ready to deliver her morning papers. Jane has 50 customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bike, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.

As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted that she hadn’t finished her math homework the night before. There was still time. She’d hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast.

Less than an hour later, Jane was nearly finished. She had only five customers to go. She could then head for home to complete her math while her mom fixed breakfast. As she rounded the corner, she saw a car in the middle of the street. It was Mr. Zimmerman, the elderly man who walked with a walking stick. His car was out of gas.

“I’d like to help Mr. Zimmerman,” thought Jane. “but if I do, I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr. Roberts would say if she hadn’t completed her papers.

“It’s his own fault for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself, “the station is only a half mile down the street. Surely Mr. Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this… can’t he?” As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do.

1.Jane delivers her papers _____.

A. before she goes to school

B. on cold mornings

C. with the help of Mr. Zimmerman’s car

D. on the way to school

2.Mr. Zimmerman was old and ______.

A. couldn’t drive well

B. would have nobody to help him

C. was not rich enough to buy gas

D. was not able to walk a long way

3.We know from the reading that_______

A. Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework

B. it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers

C. Jane would have her breakfast in the school

D. Jane likes to deliver papers on cold mornings

4.The reading doesn’t say but we can infer that_____

A. Jane bought the gas for Mr. Zimmerman

B. usually Jane delivers papers by bike

C. Mr. Robert doesn’t like Jane at school

D. Mr. Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane

5.The best title for this reading should be ______

A. Fifth Customers B. There’s no Easy Answer

C. No Time to Finish Homework D. A Cold Morning for Jane

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：Jane在一个寒冷的早晨骑自行车去送早报，在即将送完报纸的时候，她遇到Mr. Zimmerman，他的汽车没有汽油了，车抛锚了，她想帮助他，但自己还有数学作业和几份报纸没有送递，她不知道该怎样做。

1.文中第二段语句“here was still time. She’d hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast.”可知：Jane在上学前，去送报纸，故选。选A。

2.文中最后一段语句““The station is only a half mile down the street. Surely Mr. Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this --- can’t he? ””理解可知：Mr. Zimmerman不能走很长的路，选D。

3.】推理判断题。根据第一段Jane has 50 customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bike, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.得知：在寒冷天气Jane不能骑自行车送报时，常常花费的时间超过一小时，可以推断出平时Jane送报要花费大约一小时。选B。

4.】推理判断题。根据第一段语句“Jane had 50 customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.”理解可知。Jane经常骑自行车去送报纸。选B。

5.最佳标题。根据文章大意得知Jane在即将送完报纸的时候，她遇到Mr. Zimmerman，他的汽车没有汽油了，车抛锚了，她想帮助他，但自己还有数学作业和几份报纸没有送递，她不知道该怎样做。

因此There’s no Easy Answer《很难有简单的答案》这个标题最恰当。选B。

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