Question

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet.Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith (信赖) in God and he will save me."

Soon the water rose to Smith's waist (腰). At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope," shouted the pilot, "I'll pull you up."

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me." But after hours of struggling with water, poor tired Smith drowned (淹没). As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God," he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

1.When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope,_______________

A. Smith pulled the pilot up    B. Smith did so

C. Smith didn't do so    D. Smith didn't hear him

2.At last, poor tired Smith drowned and__________

A. met God    B. passed away

C. went to heaven    D. All of the above.

3.What do we know about Smith?

A. He was a lazy man.    B. He was a poor man.

C. He was a lucky man.    D. He was a silly man.

4.What do you think of this passage?

A. Moving.    B. Humorous.    C. Exciting.    D. Surprising.

5.The best title of this passage is ___________

A. What Do You Want from Me?    B. How Do You Believe in God?

C. How God Loved Smith!    D. Smith Obeyed God's Order.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】这篇文章讲述了斯密斯快要被淹死了，他盲目相信上帝会救他，斯密斯拒绝了三次救援，最后被淹死了，他去问上帝为什么不救他，上帝说“你想从我这里得到什么（你想让我怎样帮你）？我派去了两条船和一架直升机去救你了。”

1.题意：当飞行员要求史米斯抓住绳子，_______________。A. Smith pulled the pilot up 史密斯把飞行员拉上来；B. Smith did so史密斯这样做了；C. Smith didn't do so史密斯没有这样做了；D. Smith didn't hear him 史密斯没有听见他说话。根据文中第五段和第六段第一句Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope," shouted the pilot, "I'll pull you up." "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."（此后，一架直升飞机飞了过来。大水已经淹到站在屋顶上的史密斯的脖子了。“抓住绳子，”飞行员喊，“我要带你升起来。”“不，谢谢，”史密斯说，“我相信上帝会来救我的。”）可知史密斯没有按照飞行员说的做，结合句意和语境可知选C。

2.题意：最后，可怜的劳累的史米斯被淹没了，__________。A. met God见上帝了；B. passed away去世了；C. went to heaven去了天堂；D. All of the above 以上所有。根据第六段中But after hours of struggling with water, poor tired Smith drowned (淹没). As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God可知史密斯死了，A，B和C对于“死亡”的几种含蓄说法，故选D。

3.题意：关于史米斯我们了解多少？A. He was a lazy man. 他是一个懒惰的人；B. He was a poor man. 他是个穷人；C. He was a lucky man他是个幸运的人；D. He was a silly man. 他是个愚蠢的人。从前面六段的描写，斯密斯拒绝了三次救援，只是在等待上帝来救他，结果被淹死了，说明他是愚蠢的人，盲目相信上帝。结合题意可知选D。

4.题意：你认为这篇文章怎么样？A. Moving. 移动；B. Humorous.幽默；C. Exciting. 兴奋；D. Surprising. 令人惊讶。读完短文，让人忍俊不禁，斯密斯盲目相信上帝，斯密斯拒绝了三次救援，只相信上帝会来救他，最后被淹死了，他去问上帝为什么不救他，上帝说：“你还想我为你做什么？”对于史密斯这样一个愚蠢和固执的人感到好笑。结合题意可知选B。

5.题意：这篇文章最好的标题是___________。A. What Do You Want from Me? 你想从我这里得到什么；B. How Do You Believe in God? 你怎么相信上帝？C. How God Loved Smith! 神如何爱史密斯；D. Smith Obeyed God's Order. 史密斯服从上帝的命令。这篇文章讲述了斯密斯盲目相信上帝，斯密斯拒绝了三次救援，只是相信上帝会来救他，最后被淹死了，他去问上帝为什么不救他，上帝说“你想从我这里得到什么？”即“你想让我怎样帮你？”用上帝的这句话作题目，正是作者要表达的主题：一个人这样愚蠢和固执，连上帝也无法帮他。可知选A