I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
"What for?" I asked.
" I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.
" I’m too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help," I said.
A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each". He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar -- if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "
小題1:Why didn’t the writer help his son?
A．Because his wife is better at making a sign.
B．Because he didn’t know what to write.
C．Because he was busy sweeping leaves.
D．Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.
小題2:The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean _________.
A．was far fromB．was afraid of
C．was famous forD．was interested in
小題3:Nick was a boy ___________.
A．who was kindB．who had a strong mind
C．who was honestD．who had many hobbies
小題4:Which is the best title(題目) of the story?
A．My son’s first sale.
B．Let’s collect stones.
C．How to sell a stone.
D．A hobby that can make you rich.
小題5:From the passage we know______________.
A．the story happened in spring
B．the car was driven by a woman
C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone
D．the writer might be moved(感動(dòng))by his son

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:D

小題1:根據(jù)While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)下文had collected many stones from all over.他從各處收集了許多石頭，可知他喜歡石頭，故選D。
小題1:根據(jù)After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.及下文if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "可知選B。
小題1:這篇短文寫的是作者五歲的兒子第一次賣石頭的故事，故選A最為恰當(dāng)。
小題1:if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "這是一句很有哲理性的話，出自一個(gè)五歲的孩子之口，作者很可能被感動(dòng)，故選D。
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