单选题 Peter works in a shop. He helps the shopkeeper(店主). He puts food on the shelves(货架) every day. Then people come into the shop and buy the food. Today there aren't any bags of rice on the shelf.
"Peter!" says the shopkeeper. "We need bags of rice. Bring some rice to the shelf. Hurry up!"
Peter runs to get some bags of rice. They are in another room and they are on the top(顶部) of the shelf. The shelf is high. Peter is tall, but he can't reach the bags. He takes two boxes and puts one box on top of the other. Then he stands on them. Now he can reach the bags on the shelf.
The shopkeeper is coming. He's calling Peter. "Peter! Hurry up! What are you doing? Where are the bags of rice?" He opens the door, He can't see Peter on the boxes.
"Don't open the door!" Peter says. Then Peter falls down. Now Peter is on the floor. There is some rice on his head.

单选题 Peter helps the shopkeeper ______.

A. sell food sometimes
B. carry bags of oranges
C. put food on the shelves every day

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 从第一段He puts food on the shelves every day. 可知，皮特每天帮助店主把食物放在货架上，故选C。

单选题 People come to the shop for ______.

A. the fruit
B. the food
C. the drink

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 从第一段Then people come into the shop and buy the food. 可知，人们来商店买食物，故选B。

单选题 Peter runs to another room to get some bags of rice because ______.

A. his father asks him to carry some
B. the shopkeeper wants to cook
C. the shelves for rice are empty

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 从第一段Today there aren't any bags of rice on the shelf. 可知，因为货架上没有米了，所以皮特才去取米，故选C。

单选题 The bags are ______.

A. easy to reach for Peter
B. too high for him to reach
C. on top of the boxes

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 从第三段They are in another room...The shelf is high...可知，米放在架子的顶部，架子太高了，皮特够不着，故选B。

单选题 Peter falls down because ______.

A. he is on the boxes behind the door and the shopkeeper opens the door
B. the bags fall down
C. the shopkeeper is calling him

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 从第三段He takes two boxes and puts one box on top of the other. 及最后一段"Don't open the door!" Peter says. 可知，皮特把两个箱子叠起来放在门后，然后站在上面去拿米，店主推门后箱子倒了，所以皮特就摔倒了，故选A。