Question

    Once there was a boy. He loved sweets very much. He always asked his father for sweets.

The boy's father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so many sweets. A great man lived nearby. The boy's father decided to take the boy to him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets.

So they went to the great man. The father asked the great man to help him. But the great man liked sweets himself. He told the father to bring his son back after a month.

During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more.

The boy's father felt surprised, “Why didn't you ask my son to give up sweets when we came to you a month ago?” The man answered, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself? In the last month I gave up eating sweets. ”

A person's example is always stronger than words. We should not ask others to do what we can't do ourselves.

1.The boy's father took his son to the great man because________.

A.the man lived close to the house B.the man might give him some help

C.the man was also fond of sweets D.the man had already given up sweets

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The great man had a hobby of eating sweets.

B.The great man gave up eating sweets in a month.

C.The father and the son came back to the man a month later.

D.The boy failed to stop eating sweets at last.

3.Who helps the boy give up eating sweets?

A.His father. B.His mother. C.His teacher. D.The great man.

4.We can know________from this passage.

A.The boy didn't give up eating sweets. B.The great man still ate sweets

C.We shouldn't ask others to do what we can't do ourselves D.The boy's father failed to help him

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Eating Sweets Is Bad for Children B.A Good Way to Give up Eating Sweets

C.Giving Up Sweets Is Not Difficult D.Actions Speak Louder than Words

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个男孩非常喜欢糖果，他的爸爸找到一位智者帮助孩子戒掉糖果的故事，告诉我们有时榜样比言语更重要。

1.细节理解。根据“The boy's father decided to take the boy to him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets”可知，爸爸决定带男孩去那个大人物那，也许能帮助男孩戒掉甜食。故选B。

2.推理判断。根据文中“But the great man liked sweets himself” 但这位伟人自己也喜欢甜食。可知选项A“The great man had a hobby of eating sweets.”正确的；根据文中“During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it.”在这个月里，这位伟人试图放弃吃糖，并且他成功了。选项B“The great man gave up eating sweets in a month.”是正确的。根据文中“When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy.” 一个月后，当男孩和他的父亲回来时，这位伟人和男孩谈了谈。可知C选项“The father and the son came back to the man a month later.”是正确的。根据文中“From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more.” 从那时起，男孩不再要糖果了。可知选项D“The boy failed to stop eating sweets at last.”说法是错误的。故选D。

3.细节理解。His father.他的父亲；His mother.他的母亲；His teacher.他的老师；The great man.那位伟人。根据文中“During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more.”在这个月里，这位伟人试图放弃吃糖。他终于做到了。一个月后，当男孩和他的父亲回来时，这位伟人和男孩谈了谈。从那时起，男孩不再要糖果了。可知，是那位大人物帮助孩子戒掉了吃甜食。故选D。

4.主旨大意。根据文中“A person's example is always stronger than words. We should not ask others to do what we can't do ourselves.”可知，一个人的榜样总是比言语更有力。我们不应该要求别人做我们自己做不到的事。故选C。

5.标题归纳。Eating Sweets Is Bad for Children吃糖对孩子不好；A Good Way to Give up Eating Sweets放弃吃糖的好方法；Giving Up Sweets Is Not Difficult 放弃甜食并不难；Actions Speak Louder than Words行动胜于雄辩。本文讲了一个大人物通过自己的亲身示范使小男孩戒掉甜食的故事。通过这个例子讲述了一个道理：身教胜过言传。故选D。