Question

A young man was traveling. It was getting late in the day, and he was thirsty. When he met an old man on the road, he asked him, “Where can I get water?”

The old man told him, “Walk along the road and you’ll see a small river.” Later, the old man said, “If you pick up some pebbles(鹅卵石) from the river bed, you will be both happy and sad.”

The young man thanked the old man and went on his way. When it got dark, he found the river and took a drink. He thought it was wrong to pick up pebbles, but he still picked some up. He then found a place to sleep.

The next morning, the young man found those pebbles became beautiful, bright jewels(宝石). Quickly he ran back to the river to get more, but there were only pebbles.

Looking at the beautiful jewels, he felt so sad that he did not pick up more. At the same time, he was happy that he picked up some.

1.Why did the man want to get water?

A. Because he was traveling.    B. Because it was getting late.

C. Because he met an old man.    D. Because he was very thirsty.

2.Where did the old man let the man get water?

A. A small river.    B. A place to sleep.    C. His home.    D. A lake.

3.What did the young man pick up after he took a drink?

A. Nothing.    B. Some pebbles.    C. Water.    D. Some jewels.

4.The next morning, the young man found ________.

A. there were no pebbles    B. there were no jewels

C. the pebbles became jewels    D. the jewels became pebbles

5.What is the best title(题目) of the passage?

A. Jewels    B. How to get water    C. Pebbles    D. Both happy and sad

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】本文讲述了一个男人听了一位老人的话，去河边喝水的同时捡了一些鹅卵石。第二天安歇鹅卵石变成了宝石。他想去河边捡更多的鹅卵石，但是没有变成宝石。他因为没有得到更多的宝石而悲伤，同时又因为捡到了一些宝石而高兴。

1.D

细节理解题。根据It was getting late in the day, and he was thirsty.可知因为这个男人渴了，所以他想要水。故选D。

2.A

细节理解题。根据The old man told him, “Walk along the road and you’ll see a small river.”可知那个老人让这个男人去小河里取水，故选A。

3.B

细节理解题。根据He thought it was wrong to pick up pebbles, but he still picked some up.可知这个男人喝完水之后，他捡了一些鹅卵石，故选B。

4.C

细节理解题。根据The next morning, the young man found those pebbles became beautiful, bright jewels(宝石).可知第二天早上，这个男人发现那些鹅卵石变成了宝石，故选C。

5.D

标题归纳题。根据Looking at the beautiful jewels, he felt so sad that he did not pick up more. At the same time, he was happy that he picked up some.可知本文讲述了这个男人因为没有得到更多的宝石而悲伤，同时又因为捡到了一些宝石而高兴，因此本文的表示是高兴和悲伤，故选D。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据He thought it was wrong to pick up pebbles, but he still picked some up.可知这个男人喝完水之后，他捡了一些鹅卵石，故选B。