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Tom walked into a shop. It had a sign outside:“ Second-hand clothes bought and sold.(卖)” He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop.“ How much will you give me for these?” The man looked at them and then said, “Two dollars（美元）.” "What!” said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth(值...价钱) at least five."
"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent(美分)more than two dollars."
"Well," said Tom. Taking two dollars out of his pocket, "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth. "
Before the shop owner could think of anything, Tom walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers.
【小题1】At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom _____.

A．Was trying to fool him

B．was trying to steal the trousers

C．wanted to sell the trousers

D．wanted to buy the trousers

【小题2】The owner of the shop _____ for the old trousers.

A．would give Tom two dollars

B．would pay three dollars

C．would pay five dollars

D．would give Tom six dollars and a half

【小题3】The shop owner insisted(坚持) that the trousers were worth only two dollars because____.

A．he wanted to sell them cheaply

B．he wanted to buy them cheaply

C．he didn't like the trousers

D．they were old and dirty

【小题4】In fact, the trousers _____.

A．were hanging inside the shop

B．were stolen by Tom from the shop

C．had been the shop owner's

D．had been Tom's

【小题5】From the story we know that ___ cheaper than the list price.

A．the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B．Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C．the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D．Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】D

试题分析：本文叙述了汤姆在二手店买裤子的故事。汤姆拿了条裤子给店主问他给多少钱，店主以为他是要卖裤子，因此说两美元一条。汤姆说这是店主挂在店外面的裤子，上面的标价是六美元半。于是他掏出两美元给店主，然后离开的。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据“ How much will you give me for these?”可知汤姆问店主这些裤子他给多少钱，故推断店主原以为他是卖裤子的，故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据The man looked at them and then said, “Two dollars（美元）.”可知店主想支付汤姆两美元，故选A。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent(美分)more than two dollars."可知店主说他们不会比两美元多一分，故推断他是想便宜的买下这条裤子，故选B。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据These trousers were hanging outside your shop.可知这条裤子挂在商店的外面，故推断他们是店主的，故选C。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据Taking two dollars out of his pocket, 和The list price of them was six dollars and a half.可知这条裤子原价是六美元半，却花了两美元，因此便宜了四美元半。故选D。
考点：故事类短文阅读。

2015学年江苏兴化沈伦中心校八年级上学情调查英语试卷（带解析）