阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
OnefineafternoonlwaswalkingalongFifthStreet,whenIrememberedthatitwasnecessarytobuyapairofsocks.Whylwishedtobuyonlyonepairwasunimportant.Iturnedintothefirstsockshopthatcaughtmyeye,andaboyclerkwhocouldnothavebeenmorethanseventeenyearsoldcameforward,“WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?”“Iwishtobuyapairofsocks,”Hiseyesshone.Therewasanoteofexcitementinhisvoice,“Didyouknowthatyouhadcomeintothefinestplaceintheworldtobuysocks?”Ihadnoideaofthat,asmyentrancehadbeenaccidental.“Comewithme,”saidtheboy,eagerly.Ifollowedhimtothebackoftheshop,andhebegantopulldownfromtheshelvesboxafterboxshowingtheircontentsformychoice.
“Holdon,lad,lamgoingtobuyonlyonepair!”“Iknowthat,”saidhe,“butIwantyoutoseehowbeautifultheseare.Aren'ttheywonderful!”Therewasonhisfaceanexpressionofseriousnessandprideanddelightasifhewereshowingtomethesecretsofhisreligion.Ibecamefarmoreinterestedinhimthaninthesocks.Ilookedathiminamazement.“Myfriend,”。SaidI,“ifyoucankeepthisup,ifthisisnotmerelyfromhavinganewjob,ifyoucankeepupthishighspiritandexcitementdayafterday,intenyearsyouwillowneverysockintheUnitedStates.
1.Whatdidthewriterwanttobuyonefineafternoon?
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A.Apairofshoes.
B.Apairofsocks.
C.TwopairsOfsocks.
D.Asetofbooks.
2.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?
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A.TheshopwasontheSecondRoad.
B.Theboywas18yearsold.
C.Theboywasnotinhighspirits.
D.Thewrierenteredtheshopbychance.
3.Whatthewritersaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat________.
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A.ifyoudon'tworkhard,youwilllosethejob
B.youshouldkeeponfollowingyourcustoms
C.Ifyoukeepupyourgreatinterestinyourwork,youwillsucceedinthefuture
D.ifyouaretoohardworking,youwillfail