Question

    In a small village, there lived a man. He would do nothing all day but daydream. Whenever he was hungry,he would go out, beg for （乞讨） food, come back and hang around.

One sunny afternoon, he was very hungry. With great diffculty, he got up, took out a bowl and went out to beg. By begging the whole day, he finally got a pot full of milk. He hung this pot on the ceiling, lay down on his bed and started daydreaming again.“This pot of milk is going to make me rich,”he thought. “I can make butter from the milk. Then I will be able to make ghee（印度酥油） and go to the market and sell the ghee,” his dream went on.“With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have kids after six months. Soon I would have a large number of goats.”

Then I will continue my business. I will buy some more cows and own a farmhouse. I will start a dairy （奶牛场）. Once I earn a handsome amount, I will employ people on my farm. I can also open a sweet shop in the middle of the village. I will make sweets out of the cow 's milk,” the man kept smiling to himself.

“How smart I am,”he thought. Lost in his thoughts, he kicked out his foot, broke the pot and drenched （弄湿）himself in milk. He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had.

1.After the man came back with the pot of milk, he began to________.

A.daydream B.make butter C.drink it D.make ghee

2.Which of the following words can describe the man?

A.Lazy B.Smart C.Careless D.Cheerful

3.We can infer （推断） from the story that the man________.

A.became rich in the end B.remained a beggar

C.owned a big farm D.raised lots of goats

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A.Daydreaming can make you work harder

B.You should be always careful with things

C.People should give more to help beggars

D.It takes hard work to realize one's dream

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文通过讲述一个整日什么也不做，只会白日做梦的人，他一天乞讨了一罐牛奶，于是他又开始做白日梦，后来自己踢翻了牛奶，所有的幻想都没了。

1.细节理解题。根据文中By begging the whole day, he finally got a pot full of milk. He hung this pot on the ceiling, lay down on his bed and started daydreaming again.他乞讨了一整天，终于得到一罐牛奶。他把这个罐子挂在天花板上，躺在床上，又开始做白日梦。可知他开始做白日梦，故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据文中He would do nothing all day but daydream. Whenever he was hungry, he would go out, beg for （乞讨） food, come back and hang around.他整天只做白日梦。每当他饿的时候，他都会出去乞讨食物，回来闲逛。可知，这个人是是懒惰的，故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据文中He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had.他看见破罐子就哭了。他失去了一切。可知，他最后什么都没有了，还是一名乞丐，故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章的理解可知，文章讲述的是一个乞丐整天做白日梦而不去实干，最后一事无成的故事，从而告诉我们要通过努力实现梦想的道理，故选D。