Question

There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.

Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.

Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said.

Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”

1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.

A. one day    B. two days    C. three days    D. half a day

2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.

A. stones    B. earth    C. wood    D. water

3.What was in Alan’s bag?

A. An apple.    B. A candy.    C. A bottle.    D. A candle.

4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?

A. Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.

B. Because he liked playing better than working.

C. Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.

D. Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.

5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?

A. Two thousand dollars.    B. Twenty thousand dollars.

C. Two million dollars.    D. Twenty million dollars.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】本篇文章是一篇故事类型的文章，讲述了Mike是一个富有的人，他拥有一个很大的房间，于是他提出了问题，只要有人能够用一天时间，把他的房间填满，他就给那个人20000美元，知道的人都想要来尝试。许多人都没有成功，最后一个叫Alan的男子，点燃了一根小小的蜡烛，蜡烛的光就充满了整个房间。

1.细节理解题。根据“If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.”可知他希望有一天有人会把他的房间填满，故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据“Martin tried to fill the room with wood.”可知Martin试着用木头去填满整个房间，故选C项。

3.细节理解题。根据“The man took a candle out of the bag.”可知这个男子从包里取出一支蜡烛来，说明包里装了一支蜡烛，故选D项。

4.推理判断题。根据he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him,“Why are you playing, you should be working.”The man said,“Don't worry.”Alan和朋友在外面玩了一整天，晚上朋友问他，为什么你一直在玩，你应该工作的，他说，不用担心，可以推断出，他已经做好了准备，故选D项。

5.细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子“If anyone can fill my room in one day，I will give him 20，000dollars.”只要有人能够用一天时间，把我的房间填满，我就给那个人20000美元，Alan用蜡烛的光填满了整个房间，所以他要给他20000美元，故选B项。