Question

Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. Once the three ladies quarreled（争吵）. One of them said. “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful. “ The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones. “ An old beggar woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I’m old and can’t work, I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.”

But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, who of us has the most beautiful hands?” “I shall tell you a little later,” the old woman said and walked away.

A peasant (农民) woman was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were dark because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat. “ The peasant woman took out her a piece of bread and gave a half of it to the old woman.

The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are dark because of work, but they give me food; they are far more beautiful ,because your hands do nothing. ”

1.          went to the bank every day.

A. An old womanB. Three rich ladies    C. A peasant womanD. All of them

2.What did the ladies quarrel about?

A. Who could be rich

B. Who could be the queen

C. Whose hands were the most beautiful   

D. Where they should go

3.The old woman wanted to         .

A. go homeB. have breakfast   

C. get something to eatD. hit them

4.Who else was on the river bank?

A. A rich ladyB. A peasant woman     

C. An old womanD. A child

5.          hands were the most beautiful according to passage.

A. The rich ladies’B. The old woman’s 

C. The peasant woman’s  D. All of the above

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了三位富有的妇女整天为了谁的手是漂亮的而争吵，当有一次碰见一个老人来向她们要吃的东西，她们什么也没有给，只是让回答这个问题，当老人向那位农民要吃的东西时，她给了这位老人吃的东西，这位老人认为这位农民的手虽然是黑的，但是劳动的结果，却是最漂亮的手。

1.Three rich ladies met every day by the river. 三个富有的妇女每天都去河边，故选B。

2.One of them said. “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!可知她们每天为了谁的手是最漂亮的而争吵，故选C。

3.I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.可知这位老人想要一些吃的东西，故选C。

4.A peasant (农民) woman was also sitting by the river. 在河的岸边还有一个农民，故选B。

5.they are far more beautiful 可知农民的这双手是漂亮的，故选C。

考点:故事类短文阅读。