Question

    Long, long ago, there was a man. He lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.

He looked at the boxes. He didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.

A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light.

He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.

1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?

A.In a small store. B.In a market. C.In a big store. D.In a bookshop.

2.He put his happiness into________.

A.the red box B.the white box C.the yellow box D.the black box

3.A few days later, the black box was ________.

A.big B.heavy C.light D.small

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The man lived in a big city. B.The man didn’t find the truth.

C.The man threw the boxes away. D.There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Two Boxes B.A Good Market C.A Silly Man D.The Yellow Box

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了一个人买了两个盒子，他决定把幸福放在黄色的盒子里，把悲伤放进黑色的盒子里。几天后，那个黄色的盒子非常重，那个黑色盒子仍然很轻。他想看看为什么，当他打开黄色的盒子时，里面什么也没有，他打开黑色的盒子时，他发现底部有一个洞。

1.细节理解题。根据One day, he went to a market and did some shopping…….So he bought the two boxes and took them home.一天，他去市场买东西。……于是他买了两个盒子带回家。可知这个人在市场买的这两个盒子，故答案选B。

2.细节理解题。根据He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box，可知他决定把所有的快乐放在黄色的盒子里，故答案选C。

3.细节理解题。根据A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. 几天后，黄色的盒子很重，但黑色的盒子仍然很轻。可知几天后，黑匣子仍然很轻，故答案选C。

4.理解判断题。根据He lived in a village.可知这个人住在一个小村庄里，所以A选项错误；根据He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth…….Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.他决定打开这两个盒子，找出真相。……然后他打开了黑匣子，看到底部有一个洞。可知这个人找到了真相，所以B选项错误；通读全文可知文中并么有提到这个人把盒子扔了，所以C选项说那人把盒子扔了是错误的；根据Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.可知D选项黑盒子的底部有一个洞符合文意，是正确的；故答案选D。

5.标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章都是围绕着两个盒子展开的，所以题目应是两个盒子，故答案选A。