题文
Having returned from her round trip (往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (应给予) me￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office, “you sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, madam,” he said politely, “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” She answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”
“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Err, well…” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs… let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
小题1:The woman was angry because__________.A．she couldn’t use the ticket for her round tripB．she had to return home a day earlier than she had plannedC．she spent more money than she had expectedD．Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing小题2:Harry started talking to the little girl__________.A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to doB．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girlC．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so niceD．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl小题3:The woman left the office without saying anything because__________.A．she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticketB．she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young manC．she was moved by Harry’s kindnessD．she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
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解析
这篇短文中的女士因为售票员给错了她票而指责售票员，结果在售票员与小女孩的对话中得知小女孩没有买票就做了火车，从而改变了自己被动的局面，让这个女人知难而退。
小题1:根据短文第一段描述，可知这个女人生气的原因是住旅馆多花了钱，故选C。
小题2:根据How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”描述，可知他此时不知道该如何做。故选A。
小题3:通过短文后半部分描述，可知这个小女孩没有买票就做了火车，所以如果这女人如果在坚持的话，她就得给小女孩补票。故选D。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Having returned from.....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
