四川省洪雅县2017高考英语一轮复习 九月阅读理解新编（一）.docVIP

四川洪雅县2017高考英语九月阅读理解新编（一） 阅读理解训练 (2015·江西省上饶市三模) When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents. The bill was paid, and the woman was entirely satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure as to the accuracy of his calculations, added up the things again. To his surprise he found that it should have been but two dollars. “ Ive made her pay six and a quarter cents more, ”said Abe, disturbed. It was an unimportant thing, and many clerks would have forgotten it