Question

【題目】Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(競賽). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.

On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使錯綜復雜) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.

At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(賺) this gold, for you won my contest."

The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.

【1】What did the man do during the contest?

A. He complained as the other people had.

B. He gave up before he got to the stones.

C. He cleared the pile of stones.

D. He blocked the road with stones.

【2】What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?

A. 街區(qū) B. 一塊 C. 磚頭 D. 阻塞

【3】Why could the man win the contest?

A. Because he was willing to help others.

B. Because he gave the king some gold.

C. Because he traveled the fastest.

D. Because he showed the king respect.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述的是從前一個國王為臣民修建了一條便道，在便道通行之前，國王決定舉行一次賽跑。比賽那天，人們穿著各式打扮，準備比賽。然而比賽結束，人們紛紛向國王抱怨說賽道有許多石頭擋道。而有一個獨行者沖過終點后走到國王面前說，他在賽道石頭下面拾到了許多金子，請國王把它們歸還失主。國王說這是他應得的，他才是比賽的最后贏家。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據文章“He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. ”的描述可知，那位獨行者把擋道的石頭清除掉了。結合選項可知應選C。

【2】D詞義猜測題。根據前文“But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.”的描述可知，人們抱怨的是因為賽道有許多石頭擋道。故應選D。

【3】A主旨大意題。根據短文最后一段“The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.”的描述可知，最大的獎賞不是自己幫助自己，而是幫助他人。結合選項可知應選A。