Question

    There once was a young man. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man. The old man asked him, “My boy, why don’t you work hard when you are young?”

The young man replied without care, “Why do I have to be in a hurry（匆忙）? I’m young so I have much time!”

The old man said nothing. He asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

“I can’t see anything!” the young man said.

The old man lit（点燃） a match and said, “Before the match goes out, pick something like in the house.

The young man tried to see the things in the house with the match. But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.

“Before I got something, the match went out.” the young man said angrily.

The old man said, “My boy, your youth（青春） is just like the match. It can only last for a short time. So you should make full use of your time!”

1.The young man just played every day because ________.

A.his family was rich B.his parents did everything for him

C.he was a little kid

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “match”?

A.火柴 B.灯笼 C.电灯

3.The young man picked ________before the match went out.

A.a ring B.a watch C.nothing

4.The old man in the story wanted to ________the young man.

A.give a match to B.teach a lesson to C.have fun with

5.What can we learn from this story?

A.Time waits for no man! B.We should look after our parents. C.Young people have much time.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了曾经有一个年轻人，他是家里的唯一一个孩子，所以他的父母非常爱他，为他做了一切。而他只是每天都出去玩，什么也不做。后来年轻人遇到了一位老人，老人带着他来到一个黑暗的屋子里，并让他明白了青春只能维持很短的时间，所以要充分利用时间。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“…so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him.”可知父母爱他，所以为他做了所有的事情。故选B。

2.词句猜测题。根据文中“But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.”提示可知match点然后很快就熄灭了，选项中只有火柴很快会熄灭，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.” 但是在他发现什么之前，火柴熄灭了，房子立刻又变暗了。可知，年轻人在火柴熄灭前，什么都没有捡到。故选C。

4.推断理解题。根据全文含义可知，老人发现年轻人虚度光阴，所以通过一件小事，让他明白时间短暂，要珍惜时间，所以是给他上了一课。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。根据本文最后一句“My boy, your youth is just like the match. It can only last for a short time. So you should make full use of your time!”可知，老人想要告诉年轻人充分利用时间。即“时间不等人”。故选A。