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A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles, my neighbor took the manager（经理）beside him. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular price. I don’t care how much it is.”
The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized (认出)him and called him in.
“ What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.
“ Wasn’t my check any good?”
“ That’s not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”
【小题1】My neighbor went to Boston ________.

A．to buy shoes for his mother

B．to see his mother

C．to pay for the shoes he had bought for his mother

D．to see the manager of the shoe store

【小题2】The regular price my neighbor had paid must be _______.

A．12 dollars	B．lower than 12 dollars
C．higher than 12 dollars	D．unknown to himself at all

【小题3】It seems very possible that my neighbor wanted to _______.

A．please his mother

B．cheat(欺骗) his mother

C．cheat the manager

D．please his mother’s friends

【小题4】The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because______.

A．he didn’t have enough shoes for his customers(顾客)

B．my neighbor’s mother had taken a wrong pair of shoes

C．there was something wrong with his check

D．he found it hard to satisfy his customers

【小题5】What do we know about the character of my neighbor’s mother?

A．She would like to buy expensive things.

B．She would like to buy cheap things.

C．She would like to help others when they’re in trouble.

D．She would like to have her son pay for her shopping.

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】B

试题分析：本文讲述的是我的邻居的母亲喜欢买便宜的东西，所以我的邻居为了满足她，故意让老板把价格说低一些。没有想到他的母亲介绍她的朋友来这家店里买东西，让店主很无奈。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文章第一句A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes.可知他是去波士顿看望他的妈妈的。故选B。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“That’s not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”可知这双鞋不仅12美元，他的母亲觉得很便宜，就带领别人都来买了。故选C。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据第一段后3行“When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “Just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular(正常的)price. I don’t care how much it is.”可知他这样做是为了让妈妈很开心，让她感觉到自己买到了便宜货。故选A。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“That’s not it,” answered the manager, “The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes！”作者邻居的妈妈带来的人太多了，让老板感觉没有办法满足他们的要求。故选D。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知作者故意让老板把价格说低，正是因为他的母亲喜欢买便宜的东西。故选B。
考点：考察故事类短文阅读。

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