Question

    Long long ago, there was a blacksmith(铁匠). He was always unhappy with his life. “My work is too hot. I want to be a stone(石头) on the mountain. There it must be cool.” A wise man(智者) answered, “Go, be a stone.” So he became a stone. A moment later, a stone-cutter came and began to cut it.

The stone cried out, “This hurts(疼)! I want to be the sun. That would be great.”

The wise man said, “Be the sun.” And he became the sun. But the sun was much hotter than the blacksmith and the stone, so he said, “I would like to be the moon.”

The wise man said again, “Be the moon.” And he became the moon. “This is hotter than being the sun,” he said. “I want to be a blacksmith again. That is the best life.”

But the wise man said, “I am tired of your changing. You will be the moon forever(永远).”

1.Which of the following is the hottest according to the passage?

A.Being a blacksmith. B.Being a stone on the mountain.

C.Being the sun. D.Being the moon.

2.What is the right order that the blacksmith changed(变化)?

A.The sun→The moon→The stone B.The stone→The sun→The moon

C.The moon→The sun→The stone D.The stone→The moon→The sun

3.What can you NOT learn from the passage?

A.The blacksmith didn’t like to work as a blacksmith at first.

B.The stone-cutter cut the stone when he came to it.

C.The blacksmith knew what the best life was, but it was too late.

D.The wise man made the blacksmith become a blacksmith in the end.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.The Most Interesting Work B.A Rich Blacksmith

C.Enjoy Your Present(当前的) Life D.Different Kinds of People

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文讲述了一个哲理故事。铁匠因为不满意现状，在智者的帮助下几次变换了身份，但是每次都不能令他满意，当他终于醒悟，明白了最初的铁匠才是最好的选择时，却再也回不去了。本文告诉了人们一个道理，即学会珍惜当下的生活。

1.题意：根据本文内容，下面哪一个事物是最热的？

细节理解题。根据原文But the sun was much hotter than the blacksmith and the stone可知，做太阳比做铁匠和石头热，A、B选项可排除。根据原文And he became the moon. “This is hotter than being the sun,”可知，做月亮比做太阳还热，所以月亮是最热的物体。D选项Being the moon“做月亮”符合题意，故选D。

2.题意：铁匠变身的正确顺序是什么？

细节理解题。通读全文可知，铁匠最开始要求变成一块石头，然后要求当太阳，受不了热又想当月亮，最后要做回铁匠被拒绝。所以铁匠的变身顺序是“石头→太阳→月亮”。B选项The stone→The sun→The moon“石头→太阳→月亮”符合题意，故选B。

3.题意：从这篇文章中你不能知道些什么？

推理判断题。根据原文My work is too hot. I want to be a stone(石头) on the mountain可知，铁匠对自己从事的工作并不满意，他想改变自己的身份，A选项“铁匠起初不喜欢当铁匠”说法正确，可排除。根据原文A moment later, a stone-cutter came and began to cut it可知，一个石匠来了之后就把铁匠变的石头给切割了，B选项“石匠来了之后就把石头给切割了”说法正确，可排除。根据原文I want to be a blacksmith again. That is the best life … You will be the moon forever可知，铁匠最后想通了，想做回铁匠，但却只能当月亮了，C选项“铁匠明白了什么才是最好的生活，但为时已晚”说法正确，可排除。根据原文I am tired of your changing. You will be the moon forever可知，智者最后烦了，拒绝了铁匠变回铁匠的要求，所以铁匠最后只能当月亮了，D选项“智者最终将铁匠变回了铁匠”说法错误，故选D。

4.题意：下列哪一项是本文最佳标题？

最佳标题。通读本文可知，铁匠因为不满意现状，在智者的帮助下几次变换了身份，但是每次都不能令他满意，当他终于醒悟，明白了最初的铁匠才是最好的选择时，却再也回不去了。本文告诉了人们一个道理，即学会珍惜当下的生活。C选项Enjoy Your Present(当前的) Life“享受当下的生活”为本文最佳标题，故选C。