中考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案（28）

One day，a poor boy，named Tom，decided to ask for help. He was 12 years old and couldn't afford to go to school. So he decided to ask for help from the people in the street.

He walked for hours until he found a rich man，named Mr. Smith. Tom asked him for some money，but Mr. Smith refused. He said，"I'll only give you some money if you can answer my question."

Tom thought for a moment and then asked，"What question?" Mr. Smith said，"Here is a test for you. There are three envelopes. One of them has $100 in it. The other two do not have any money. You have to pick one of them."

Tom thought it was a easy test. He picked one of the envelopes and opened it. But the envelope was empty! Mr. Smith smiled and said，"That's my trick. Now you have to do the same thing."

Tom didn't know what to do. He was very sad and didn't want to do the trick. But Mr. Smith said，"You have no choice. If you want to get the money，you have to do it."

So Tom did the trick. He picked up one of the empty envelopes and showed it to Mr. Smith. But Mr. Smith just smiled and said，"That's my trick too!" He pointed to the third envelope that Tom had left on the ground and said，"That one is mine!"

1.The boy asked for help because ________.

A. he was too young to go to school

B. he wanted to go to school but his family couldn't afford it

C.there was something wrong with his family

2.Why did Mr. Smith refuse to give the boy some money at first?

A. Because he thought the boy was too young to need so much money.

B. Because he wanted to test the boy's cleverness first.

C. Because he had no money in his hand at that time.

3.The word "trick" in the passage means ________.

A. 窍门 B. 魔术 C. 诡计 D. 绝技

4.In the end，Mr. Smith ________.

A. gave the boy $100 B. gave the boy nothing C. tricked the boy again D.left without saying anything