Question

    Once upon a time, there was a businessman who owed(欠债) a lot of money to a noble(贵族). The noble said he would forget about the money if he could marry the businessman’s daughter. The businessman didn’t want his daughter to marry the noble, but he was too poor to pay back.

The noble said, ”I have an idea. I will put a black stone and a white stone into an empty bag.Your daughter has to pick one from the bag. If she picks the black one , she will become my wife and you won’t need to pay me back. If she picks the white one, she need’t marry me. When your daughter picks the white one, you need’t pay back, either.” The businessman and his daughter agreed.

The noble went to pick two small stones. As he picks them up , the girl noticed him pick two black stones and put then into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick one. The girl put her hand into the bag and chose a stone. Without looking at it, she threw it into a river.

She said, “Oh, silly! I didn’t see the color of the stone. But if you look at the other one, you will be able to tell which one I have picked. ”

1.The businessman borrowed ___________from the noble.

A.some stones B.some food C.some bags D.some money

2.The businessman was too ___________ to pay back.

A.rich B.poor C.young D.old

3.If the daughter picks the white stone, ____________.

A.she need’t marry the noble B.the businessman has to pay back

C.she can put it into the bag D.she has to throw it into a river

4.The girl noticed the noble picked ____________.

A.two white stones B.two brown stones

C.two black stones D.two grey stones

5.In the end, the noble may be ___________.

A.happy B.disappointed

C.scared D.calm

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

文章大意：从前，一位商人欠了一位贵族很多钱。这位贵族提出了一个建议，商人的女儿聪明地帮助父亲免除了债务。

1.细节理解题。根据there was a businessman who owed a lot of money to a noble有一个商人欠贵族一大笔钱，可知是钱。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据but he was too poor to pay back，可知他太穷了，不能还钱，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据If she picks the white one, she needn't marry me如果她选了白色的，她不需要嫁给我，可知不需要嫁给贵族，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据 the girl noticed him pick two black stones and put then into the bag，可知女孩注意到他捡起两块黑色的石头，然后放进袋子里。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据I didn't see the color of the stone. But if you look at the other one, you will be able to tell which one I have picked我没看到石头的颜色。但是如果你看看另一个，你就能知道我选了哪一个，结合上文，贵族拿了2个黑色的放入袋子里，可知剩下的那一个是黑色的，贵族应该会很失望。故选B。