Question

【題目】One day, a college student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes. They supposed the shoes belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day’s word.

The student turned to the professor, saying, “ Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion when he cannot find them”.

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by tricking on the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him.”

The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. After he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something hard. He bent down to feel w hat it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen on his face.

He fixed his eyes on the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and cried a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, Whom the timely help, from some unknown hand, would save from dying．

The student stood there, deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears．“Now,”said the professor,“are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick？” The youth replied,“You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget．

【1】The student wanted to play the poor man a trick to _________________．

A. find the truth B. show his wisdom

C. amuse himself D. teach him a lesson

【2】After finding the two coins, the man felt_____________．

A. helpless B. interested

C. peaceful D. Thankful

【3】We can know from the passage that the professor is ___________．

A. wise B. rich

C. humorous D. Serious

【4】What dose the story intend to tell us？

A. A small act of kindness brings great joy．

B. God helps those who help themselves．

C. Where there is a will, there is a way．

D. Actions speak louder than words．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】本文為敘事故事。文章中有一個年輕人想搞惡作劇，他把在地里干活的窮人的鞋子藏起來，看他會什么反應。但和他在一起的教授勸阻了他，相反讓他給窮人鞋子里放了兩枚硬幣。結(jié)果窮人特別感動，跪下向上帝感恩。年輕人通過這件事知道了“給予要比接受更幸�！边@句話的真諦。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor.（我們不能以戲弄窮人來達到取悅自己的目的）可知，這個年輕人想捉弄那個窮人來取悅自己。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and cried a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, Whom the timely help, from some unknown hand, would save from dying.（他跪下、看著天、感激的哭了，因為他有生病的妻子、沒有飯吃的孩子）可知，窮人發(fā)現(xiàn)了硬幣之后，心中充滿了感激。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget（你給我一個永生難忘的教訓）可推知，這說明教授非常的明智，用事實來教訓了學生。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。文章中一個年輕人想搞惡作劇，把在地里干活的窮人的鞋子藏起來，看他會什么反應。但和他在一起的教授勸阻了他，相反讓他給窮人鞋子里放了兩枚硬幣。結(jié)果窮人特別感動，跪下向上帝感恩。年輕人通過這件事知道了“給予要比接受更幸�！边@句話的真諦，同時“小小的善舉會帶來巨大的快樂”也是文章想對我們說的一個道理。故選A。