Question

【題目】There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour.

One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight."

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

The father guessed that the gold coin was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

【1】Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?

A. His father. B. His mother. C. His sister. D. The shopkeeper.

【2】Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?

A. To fill the well.

B. To check if the coin is real.

C. To keep the coin for the boy.

D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.

【3】How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?

A. Surprised. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Relaxed.

【4】The story is mainly about

A. a wise mother B. a gold coin C. the fruits of labour D. a lazy boy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 C

【解析】

文章大意：文章講述的一個父親為了教育他懶惰的兒子，讓兒子去賺錢，把得到的錢仍到井里面，通過這件事情，兒子意識到通過辛苦賺來的錢是很珍貴的，從而改變了這個懶惰的毛病。

【1】根據(jù)文中的信息The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin.可知，第一次是他的媽媽幫助了他，故答案選B。

【2】.推理判斷題。根據(jù)He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. 可知，第一次把硬幣扔進去的時候，兒子照做了，第二次卻很痛苦，所以通過這種方法，父親就能夠檢測出這個男孩是否自己掙了硬幣。結(jié)合選項可知D選項“去檢測看看這孩子是不是自己掙的硬幣�！狈�合題意，故答案選D。

【3】理解判斷題。根據(jù)The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"可知兒子叫喊著問父親怎么能讓他把辛苦掙來的硬幣扔進井里，所以他是很難過的。A. Surprised.驚訝的；B. Sad.難過的；C. Excited.興奮的；D. Relaxed.放松的。故答案選B。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour. 這位商人希望他的兒子認識到勞動的價值。以及The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.可知，最后兒子意識到了勞動成果的價值，這是父親的最終目的，也是文章的中心，所以文章是圍繞“勞動的成果”展開的。結(jié)合選項A. a wise mother一個明智的母親；B. a gold coin一枚金幣；C. the fruits of labour勞動成果；D. a lazy boy一個懶惰的男孩。可知C選項符合題意，故答案選C。