What a shiny scooter( 踏板车 )! Sophie couldn’t keep her eyes off it. Her dad noticed.
“Sophie, you have a scooter already, a really nice one!” “I know, but this one is so shiny and new,” Sophie said. “It is great, but we have to go,” said her dad.
They left the store. Sophie knew her scooter was nice, and it still worked. She just couldn’t stop thinking of that new scooter!
A few weeks later, Sophie and her dad were back in the store.
The scooter was just there, with a big sale sign on it! The girl ran right over to it. Her dad looked at the price.
“I know you’ve been thinking about this scooter a lot, Sophie. The sale price is pretty good, though it’s still a lot of money. I can’t just buy this for you. But what if I pay for part of it, then lend you the money for the rest, and you promise to pay me back?” her dad asked.
“Really?” Sophie said excitedly. “I promise I will pay you back!”
As they were walking towards the cashier desk( 收银台 ), her dad asked Sophie if she knew what it meant to borrow money.
“Yes, it means that I have to give it back to you,” Sophie answered.
Her dad responded, “You’re right, but you can give it back to me a little at a time. Now you get five dollars a week for your allowance( 零用钱 ). You could pay it back to me once a week until you pay off your part of the scooter. It will take several months.”
“Thank you, Dad! I will pay you back with my allowance until I return all the money.”
1 ． Sophie wanted a new scooter because ________.
A ． her old scooter was broken
B ． she didn’t have one
C ． the one in the store was so shiny
D ． the one in the store was very cheap
2 ． Sophie’s father asked her to return the money________ until it was paid off.
A ． once a month
B ． with her allowance
C ． by borrowing her mother’s money
D ． by doing housework
3 ． Why did Sophie’s father let her pay for part of the scooter?
A ． Because she had too much allowance.
B ． Because he didn’t take enough money with him.
C ． Because their family was very poor.
D ． Because he wanted Sophie to know money doesn’t come easily.
4 ． What can we know from the passage?
A ． Sophie promised to return the money happily.
B ． Sophie didn’t want her old scooter any more.
C ． Sophie’s father would buy a third scooter for her.
D ． Sophie regretted paying for her part of the scooter.
答案
1 ． C
2 ． B
3 ． D
4 ． A
【分析】
本文主要讲述了 Sophie 为了买一个新的踏板车，从爸爸那借了一部分钱，然后每个月还给爸爸一点，直到全部还完，而爸爸这样做的目的是为了让女儿明白金钱的来之不易。
1 ．
细节理解题。根据 “I know, but this one is so shiny and new” 可知，这个新的脚踏车太亮了，故选 C 。
2 ．
细节理解题。根据 “Now you get five dollars a week for your allowance” 可知，她的爸爸让她用零花钱来还钱，故选 B 。
3 ．
推理判断题。根据 “But what if I pay for part of it, then lend you the money for the rest, and you promise to pay me back” 可推断，爸爸这样做是为了让女儿明白钱来之不易，故选 D 。
4 ．
推理判断题。根据 “Thank you, Dad! I will pay you back with my allowance until I return all the money” 可推断， Sophie 很开心地答应爸爸会按时还钱给他，故选 A 。
