2014年中考(武汉卷)英语听力真题 短文
John Rockefeller was a well-known successful businessman in the United States.约翰·洛克费罗是美国有名的成功商人。Although Rockefeller gave away millions of dollars, he didn't spend much on himself.虽然洛克费罗捐赠了上百万美元，可他花在自己身上的钱却不多。One day, he went to stay at a hotel in New York and asked for the cheapest room they had.一天，他来到纽约的一家旅馆，要求入住旅馆最便宜的房间。He asked, "What is the price of the room?"他问道：“这个房间要多少钱？”The manager told him.经理告诉了他。"And which floor is it on?"“这个房间在第几层啊？”Again the manager told him.经理又告诉了他。"Is that the lowest-price room you have?“这个房间是你们这儿最便宜的吗？I'm staying here by myself and only need a small room."我一个人住这儿所以我只要一个小房间。”The manager said, "That room is the smallest and the cheapest we have."经理说道：“这个房间就是我们这儿最小最便宜的房间。”And added, "But why do you choose a poor room like that?经理补充说：“但你为什么要挑那么差的房间入住呢？When your son stays here, he always has our most expensive room.你儿子住这儿的时候，他总是挑我们这儿最贵的房间住。Yours is our cheapest."而你却挑最便宜的住。""Yes", said Rockefeller, "but his father is a rich man. Mine isn't."“是啊，”洛克费罗说道，“可我儿子的爹是个有钱人，我爹却不是啊。”
