Mr Jones was a millionaire(百万富翁). One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York. He hoped to have the cheapest room to live in. Mr Jones asked, "What price(价格) is the room?". The boss (老板) told him. "And which floor is it on?" Again the boss told him. "Is that the cheapest room you have? I' m staying here by myself and only need a small room. "
The boss said, "That room is the smallest and cheapest we have. But why do you choose a poor room like that? When your son stays here, he always stays at our dearest room. Yours is the cheapest. " "Yes," said Mr Jones, "his father is a very rich man, but mine isn' t. "
小题1:Mr Jones was a _________。
A．rich man
B．writer `
C．worker
D．farmer小题2:Mr Jones wanted to have_________ room to live in.
A．a beautiful
B．a dear
C．the cheapest
D．a larger小题3:The boss told Mr Jones that they had_________ room.
A．no the cheapest
B．the cheapest
C．no the dearest
D．no small小题4:Mr Jones' son often stays at _________room.
A．the smallest
B．a cheap
C．a small
D．the dearest小题5:Mr Jones was born (出生) in a _________family.
A．rich
B．big
C．poor
D．a farmer's
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇短文主要记述了一个百万富翁住宾馆的故事。
小题1:根据第一段Mr Jones was a millionaire(百万富翁).描述，可知选A。
小题2:根据第一段He hoped to have the cheapest room to live in.描述，可知选C。
小题3:根据第二段The boss said, "That room is the smallest and cheapest we have. 描述，可知选B。
小题4:根据短文第二段When your son stays here, he always stays at our dearest room.描述，可知选D。
小题5:根据第二段said Mr Jones, "his father is a very rich man, but mine isn' t. "描述，可知这个百万富翁出生在一个贫穷的家庭，故选C。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。