单选题
One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. (79)It is extremely hard some times to say a simple thing like "I was wrong about that," and it is even harder to say, "I was wrong, and you were right about that." I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was de scribing. I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular clay, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident tool place. (80)There must have been a special sale on eggs that day be cause there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half— dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together; so I went to work. The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was culprit(罪犯). He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.
单选题
How old was the author when he wrote this article? A. About 8. B. About 18. C. About 23. D. About 15.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】I was about eight years old at the time(那时我才刚刚 8岁)从这句话中可以很清楚的得出本题的答案应该是A.
单选题
Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons? A. The author B. The manager C. A woman D. The author's mother
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】文中的问题问的是谁是弄碎鸡蛋的罪魁祸首。我们可以从第三段的这句话中得到答案：Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks Of cartons． (就在那时，一个妇女推着购物车走了过来，她把那些堆着的箱子给撞倒了)这说明是一个妇女把箱子给撞倒的，作者不过是去帮忙，却在当时被老板误会了。所以答案应该是C。
单选题
Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The woman w. ho knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the manager. B. The author was severely criticized by the manager. C. A woman carelessly knocked off the stack of cartons. D. It was the author who put the display back together.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】A选项的意思是：撞倒箱子的那个妇女被老板狠狠的批评了一顿。根据文章，事实不是这样的。文中最后一段中有这样一句话：He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs．I protested my innocence and tried to explain， but it did no good．(他狠狠的讥讽我并且让我赔偿他所有鸡蛋的损失。我为我自己的清白辩护并且努力去解释，但是根本没有效果)从这句话可以看出作者被老板狠狠的讥讽了一番，作者是那个女人的替罪羊。所以A项不正确。故答案应该选择A。
单选题
Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage? A. It's Harder to Admit One's Mistake. B. I Was Once the Culprit. C. I Remember an Incident. D. A Case of Mistaken Identity.
单选题
The tone of the article expresses the author's ______. A. admiration for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes B. anger to the manager for his wrong accusation C. indignation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons D. regret for the mistake he made in the store