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【題目】He's an old cobbler (修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven't time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street ; he'll fix them for you right away.”

But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman (手藝人). “No,” I replied, “the other fellow can't do it well.”

“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait” -- without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋帶) you might as well just throw away the pair.

My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron ( 圍裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.” I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.

“See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”

When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.

These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old, way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消費) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

【1】Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools.B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C. He was proud of his skills.D. He was a native Parisian.

【2】The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” ( paragraph 6 ) implies that

A. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B. it was difficult to communicate with this man

C. the man was very strange

D. the man was too old

【3】According to the author, many people work just to .

A. realize their abilitiesB. gain happiness

C. make moneyD. gain respect

【4】This story wants to tell us that .

A. craftsmen make a lot of moneyB. whatever you do, do it well

C. craftsmen need self-respectD. people are born equal

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文講述了一個老鞋匠。作者去找巴黎一家鞋匠修鞋時，他說他沒時間，告訴作者可以去另一個人那里去，他會馬上給作者修好。作者只看到他的長凳上放滿了工具和皮革，就知道他是個技藝高超的工匠。作者最后決定在這家鞋店修鞋。他驕傲地告訴作者在巴黎只有三個人能做這種工作。他對自己的手藝感到自豪。作者感慨現(xiàn)在的人工作，只是為了掙錢，不是一種實現(xiàn)自身價值的途徑。

【1】題意：關于這個老皮匠，下面哪一個是正確的？考查細節(jié)推斷。A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools. 他配備了最好的修理工具；B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais. 他是馬拉斯唯一的鞋匠；C. He was proud of his skills. 他為自己的技術感到驕傲；D. He was a native Parisian. 他是個本地的巴黎人。從第六段“he said with pride,‘Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.’”可知，他說在巴黎只有三個鞋匠能做這項工作，因此他對于自己的手藝很自豪，故選C。

【2】題意：“他是一個古老傳說中的人物�！保ǖ�6段）意味著_________________。推測詞義題。A. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him現(xiàn)在你幾乎找不到像他這樣的人了；B. it was difficult to communicate with this man很難與這個人溝通；C. the man was very strange這個人很奇怪；D. the man was too old那人太老了。劃線句子的意思是“他好像是從遠古時代出來的一樣”。作者在說這句話的時候一點貶義也沒有，作者很尊重他，這句話只是表明他跟現(xiàn)在的人不一樣，現(xiàn)在很難找到像他這樣的人了，故選A。

【3】題意：據(jù)作者說，許多人工作只是為了賺錢�？疾榧毠�(jié)推斷題。A. realize their abilities了解他們的能力；B. gain happiness獲得幸福；C. make money賺錢；D. gain respect贏得尊重。從最后一段“people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption”可知，人們工作的原因是為了增加消費。掙錢才能消費。因此，人們工作的原因是掙錢。選C。

【4】題意：這個故事想告訴我們，________________。考查主旨題。A. craftsmen make a lot of money工匠賺大錢；B. whatever you do, do it well無論你做什么，都要做好；C. craftsmen need self-respect工匠需要自尊；D. people are born equal人生而平等。最后一段講到現(xiàn)在的人不認真工作，只是為了掙錢。最后一句話“In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.” 作者認為，看見一個鞋匠從做好一個工作中得到最大的滿足是一種安慰。由此可得，作者希望人們應該認真工作，故選B。