Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s wealthiest supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained about the rock and some blamed the king for the problem. To the king’s surprise, no one did anything about moving it out of the way.
Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. Many laughed at him and made jokes as they walked past. Finally, after much pushing and straining, and with no help , the farmer managed(設(shè)法) to get the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a small bag lying in the road, exactly where the rock had been. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king saying that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.
Taking responsibility(責(zé)任) is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get an instant reward, but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.
小題1:The word “convenient” in Paragraph1 means        in Chinese.
A．重要的B．方便的C．必要的D．有用的
小題2:Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?
A．To see if anyone would move the rock away.
B．To see who was the most powerful.
C．To find out who was the most poorest.
D．To see how people walked around it.
小題3:Who moved the rock away？
A．The kingB．The king’s supporters.
C．The wealthyD．A poor farmer
小題4:The story mainly tells us that           .
A．everyone should learn to take responsibility
B．nobody likes to solve hard problems
C．taking responsibility always means getting a reward
D．the poor always take more responsibility than the rich

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要記述了一個農(nóng)民助動詞把妨礙交通的大石頭搬離道路中間,從而為路人提供方便,也因此得到一大筆獎勵的故事. 以此告訴我們,每個人都要負(fù)起自己的責(zé)任.
小題1:聯(lián)系前文a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. 描述,可知此處指的是為他人提供方便的意思,故選B.
小題2:根據(jù)第一段Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way 描述,可知選A.
小題3:根據(jù)第二段Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. 描述,可知選D.
小題4:根據(jù)短文最后一段描述,可知本文主要是告訴我們,每個人都要負(fù)起自己應(yīng)當(dāng)承擔(dān)的責(zé)任,故選A.
點(diǎn)評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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