D
Andrew is smart when he is young. He likes doing things in a
way that he thinks to be clever. But sometimes he makes wrong
choices(选择).
One day, his father gives him ten dollars and asks him to buy
some goldfish. When he goes to the market, he finds that the
killifish look like small goldfish, and they are much cheaper. So he
buys some killifish and keeps the rest(剩余部分) of the money for
himself.
When he gets home, his father knows what Andrew does at
once. He puts the fish in the tank without saying anything at first.
He knows his son doesn't buy the right fish. At the same time, he
thinks his son might be good at marketing(市场销售). And he
should think of a way to help his son grow well. He has an idea.
Then he says to his son, "Andrew, do you know what you bought
yesterday? Are they goldfish?" Andrew doesn't know what to say.
His father says, "I'm glad you know how to save money. But it's not
right to be dishonest(不诚实的). You should do things honestly, or
others won't believe in you." Then he helps Andrew start with some
chores, like buying everyday things, helping his uncle in the shop
and keeping his own pocket money. Later, Andrew works as a
salesman. He feels himself strong in marketing and keeps working
hard at it. Finally, he becomes a successful businessman.
When talking about the key to his success, Andrew says,
"Thanks to my father, I get to know myself well and grow in a
right way."
()42. How much money does Andrew spend on the fish?
A. Just ten dollars.
B. Over ten dollars.
C. More than nine dollars.
D. Less than ten dollars.
()43. What might the underlined word "chores" in paragraph 3
mean in Chinese?
A. 困难
B. 事业
C. 琐事
D. 学业
()44. Which of the following is the CORRECT order?
① Andrew's father sees the killifish.
② Andrew becomes a successful businessman.
③ Andrew gets ten dollars from his father.
④ Andrew helps his uncle in the shop.
A. ①③④②
B. ③④①②
C. ④①②③
D. ③①④②
()45. What can we know from the passage?
A. In fact, Andrew likes killifish better than goldfish.
B. Andrew's father is angry when he sees the killifish.
C. Many businessmen are successful because of their great
fathers.
D. A smart father can help his child a lot during his/her
growing up.

42. D 43. C 44. D 45. D

【分析】
这是一篇人物成长类的阅读理解题，解题思路非常清晰：首先针对不同题型用对应的方法定位信息：1. 细节题直接带着题干关键词回原文找对应原句，比对选项和原文表述是否一致；2. 词义猜测题结合划线词后面的举例内容推断含义；3. 排序题顺着原文叙事的先后顺序梳理事件发生的先后，排除错误选项；4. 主旨类题结合全文首尾段的核心表达，逐一排除无中生有、和原文矛盾的错误选项，最终得到正确答案。
【解析】
42. 细节题：原文第二段提到爸爸给Andrew10美元让他买金鱼，Andrew发现鳉鱼比金鱼便宜很多，买完鳉鱼之后还把剩下的钱留给了自己，说明他买鱼花的钱少于10美元，A选项刚好10美元、B选项超过10美元、C选项超过9美元都不符合原文表述，因此选D。
43. 词义猜测题：划线词"chores"后面列举的内容是买日常用品、帮叔叔看店、打理自己的零花钱，这些都是日常零散的小事，对应中文含义是“琐事”，困难、事业、学业都不符合语境，因此选C。
44. 排序题：梳理事件先后顺序：① 最先发生的是Andrew从爸爸那里拿到10美元（对应原文第二段开头）；② 之后Andrew买鱼回家，爸爸看到了他买回来的鳉鱼（对应第三段开头Andrew到家后爸爸立刻知晓他的行为）；③ 之后爸爸安排Andrew做各类事，其中就包括帮叔叔在店里帮忙；④ 最后Andrew成为了成功的商人（对应第三段末尾的最终结果），正确顺序是③①④②，因此选D。
45. 主旨判断题：逐一排除错误选项：A选项错误，Andrew买鳉鱼不是因为更喜欢鳉鱼，只是因为鳉鱼更便宜可以省下钱；B选项错误，原文提到爸爸看到鱼之后一开始什么都没说，还发现Andrew可能有销售天赋，并没有生气；C选项错误，全文没有提到“很多商人成功都是因为好父亲”的相关表述，属于无中生有；D选项符合全文核心内容，聪明的父亲在孩子成长过程中可以给孩子非常多正向引导和帮助，因此选D。
【知识点】
阅读细节查找，词义猜测，事件逻辑排序
【点评】
本篇阅读难度适中，既考察学生快速定位原文细节的基础阅读能力，也考察学生结合上下文推断词义、梳理叙事逻辑、提炼文章主旨的综合能力，同时传递了正向的成长引导，做题时要注意所有选项都要在原文找到对应依据，不要主观臆断选择没有原文支撑的内容。
【难度系数】
0.7