B
One day, a clever man was walking in the street in New York. His friend met him and said to him, "You should buy a new coat. Look, how old your coat is!" But the man answered, "It doesn't matter. Nobody (没有人) here knows me." After a few years (几年), the man became (变成) a famous scientist (科学家), but he still wore the old coat. His friend met him in the street again and asked him to buy a new one. But the great scientist said, "I needn't buy a new one. Everyone knows me here."
根据短文内容选择最佳选项，并将答案的字母标号填在括号内。
()1. The clever man was scientist.
A. a British B. a Chinese C. an American
()2. The man's coat was very old, so his friend .
A. gave him a new one
B. asked him to buy a new one
C. helped him buy a new one
()3. The man didn't want to buy a new coat because .
A. he didn't mind (介意) it
B. he liked the old coat
C. he didn't have money (钱)
()4. A few years later, the man .
A. became a great scientist
B. still wore the old coat
C. A and B
()5. The best title (标题) for this passage (短文) should be "".
A. A Great Scientist and His Friend
B. A Great Scientist and His New Coat
C. A Great Scientist's Coat

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文理解内容，再针对每个小题，从短文中定位对应信息，结合选项逐一分析判断，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 根据短文第一句“One day, a clever man was walking in the street in New York”可知，纽约是美国的城市，因此这个聪明人是美国人，选C。
2. 短文第一段中朋友见到他时说“You should buy a new coat”，即朋友让他买新外套，选B。
3. 第一次面对朋友的建议，他回答“It doesn't matter”，说明他不介意旧外套，选A。
4. 短文第二段提到“After a few years, the man became a famous scientist, but he still wore the old coat”，即他变成了著名科学家，还穿着旧外套，A、B两项均符合，选C。
5. 短文围绕著名科学家的旧外套展开，核心是他和旧外套的故事，最佳标题为“A Great Scientist's Coat”，选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题是一篇简单的英语小故事阅读理解，主要考查学生对短文细节的查找和主旨的提炼，题目设置基础，只要认真阅读短文即可轻松解答。
【难度系数】
0.8