Question

【題目】A nobleman (貴族) and a businessman once met in a restaurant. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The businessman asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit (承認) that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime, for which he was hanged(絞刑）I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The businessman believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the businessman, “Sir, why do you weep?” The businessman, who now saw that the nobleman had cheated him, answered, “____________”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。

【1】The underlined words “ashamed” in the passage most probably means ____.

A. being sadB. cryingC. nodding

【2】This story teaches us ______.

A. not to believe everything you hear

B. not to eat soup that is too hot

C. to cry when we burn our mouth

【3】The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.

A. was a noblemanB. felt ashamedC. was in a restaurant

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The nobleman had no brother who was hanged

B. The nobleman had never eaten soup

C. The nobleman knew the soup was too hot

【5】“ _______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. Sir, I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.

B. Sir, I am weeping because I burned my mouth.

C. Sir, I am weeping because I had the same brother like you, too.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述一個貴族由于湯太燙了，流下了眼淚，一個商人問他為什么流眼淚，這個貴族說想起他被絞死的弟弟而哭泣。這個商人也喝了湯也流下了眼淚。這個故事告訴我們不要相信我們所聽到的每一件事。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)The nobleman was ashamed to admit (承認) that he had burned his mouth可知，他羞于承認被燙到嘴。A.悲慘的，感到羞愧的；B.哭喊；C.點頭。根據(jù)句意可知，表示他感到羞愧，故選A。

【2】主旨大意題。本文主要講述一個貴族由于湯太燙了，流下了眼淚，一個商人問他為什么流眼淚，這個貴族說想起他被絞死的弟弟而哭泣。這個商人也喝了湯也流下了眼淚。這個故事告訴我們不要相信我們所聽到的每一件事。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) The nobleman was ashamed to admit (承認) that he had burned his mouth可知，他被燙到他感到很羞愧，故選B。

【4】根據(jù)文意可知，貴族編了一個謊言說他的弟弟被絞死了，其實這個貴族的弟弟沒有被絞死，故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文意可知，貴族騙了這個商人，所以商人喝完粥掉出眼里一定很生氣，所以應(yīng)該說“我哭泣是因為你沒有和你弟弟一起被絞死”，故選A。

解答詞義猜測題時，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構(gòu)詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個選項能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內(nèi)容一致，哪一個選項就是該題的正確答案。例如第1題。