A young man went to a car shop. He was wearing rubber boots（橡胶靴子） and a dirty jacket （脏夹克衫）. He needed a haircut（理发）very much. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully（仔细地）and then asked the shop owner（店主）,“How much is this car?”“Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen,” the owner answered. “I want sixteen of them,” the young man said. The shop owner smiled coldly. He showed the door to the young man.
In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done（生意做成了）. The young man took money out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He said the cars were for himself and his friends. Each of them wanted to get one. He said that he and his friends working on a fishing-boat. “We have got much money this season,” the young man said, “and we want to buy cars.”
1. The shop owner showed the young man the door means_______.
A. to ask him to go away
B. to ask him to look at the door of the car
C. to tell him where the door of the shop was
D. to let him enjoy the beautiful door of the car
2. How many cars did the young man want to buy for his friends?
A. 18. B. 17. C. 16. D. 15.
3. How much did the young man pay for the cars?
A. 9218. B. 92180. C. 147488. D. 138270.
4. —What was the young man? —He was a________.
A. bank clerk B. school teacher
C. shop owner D. fisherman
5. The story tries to tell us________.
A. we can’t tell whether（是否）a man is rich（有钱、富有）by his clothes（根据他的衣服）
B. cars are expensive
C. people wearing rubber boots are rich
D. we can’t show the door to others
参考答案：
1.A 由下一段的首句In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done.可知，第一个店主没有将汽车卖给那个年轻人，而是让他走开。ask him to go away叫他走开。
2.D 由第一段中的I want sixteen of them…及第二段第三句He said the cars were for himself and his friends.可知，他和朋友一共要16辆，显然给朋友的是15辆。
3.C 由第一段中的“How much is this car?”“Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen.”“I want sixteen of them.”。可知一辆车是9218，16辆9218×16应是147488。
4.D 由第二段第五句话…working on a fishing-boat.可知。
5.A 这个故事想要告诉我们的是：我们不能依据一个人的穿着来判断他是否有钱。
