单选题
John and Laura were husband and wife. Laura had
beautiful long, brown hair, shining like silk. Every morning she combed her hair
many times. John had a golden pocket watch left by his father. He loved it very
much. Christmas was coming. They both wanted to give a present
to each other. John went to the shop and found a nice comb. He thought Laura's
hair would look prettier with the comb on it. But the comb was so expensive that
he couldn't afford (买得起) it. He thought and thought. At last, he sold his pocket
watch and bought the comb. When he got home, he was surprised to see Laura's
short hair. Laura opened her hands. There was a golden watch chain(金表链) in her
hands. "Merry Christmas!" said Laura. John said "Merry Christmas!" too and
passed his wife a little box with tears in his eyes.
单选题
Laura's hair was ______.
A. long and brown
B. short
C. silk
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第—段第二句Laura had beautiful long，brown hair，shining like silk．可知劳拉有一头长长的棕色头发，就像丝绸一样。所以应选A。
单选题
Laura bought the golden watch chain for her husband by
A. working very hard
B. borrowing money from her friends
C. selling her long beautiful hair
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段When he got home，he was surprised to see Laura's short hair． Laura opened her hands．There was a golden watch chain in her hands．可知她卖了自己的头发给约翰买了这条金表链。所以应选C。
单选题
What was in John's little box?
A. A new watch,
B. A new comb.
C. A new dress.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段At last，he sold his pocket watch and bought the comb．可知约翰为劳拉买的是一把梳子，因此盒子里装的礼物就应该是那把梳子。所以应选B。
单选题
From the story we know that ______.
A. Laura and John are rich
B. Laura and John love to buy things
C. John and Laura were poor but they loved each other