Question

    How to Become Cleverer

Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”. “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.” “Really?” “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

A raw(生的) fish head is not good --- not even for a hungry boy to eat, but the boy ate it up in two gulps(大口).“Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman. “Not in my head,” said the boy.

The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

1.The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he________.

A.enjoy it B.wanted to taste it C.took it as a good medicine D.was a foolish boy

2.The boy came to the fisherman in order to ________.

A.buy a fish head B.ask the fisherman a question C.buy a whole fish D.A and C

3.The boy paid three pounds. He should have had ________.

A.a whole fish B.a fish head and one pound back

C.a whole fish and one pound back D.a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

4.________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A.A good meal B.The raw fish head C.Nothing D.What had happened

5.At last the boy knew that________.

A.he had become cleverer B.he was fooled by the fisherman

C.he was foolish indeed D.the fish head was good for brain

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

本文叙述了一个男孩因为妈妈经常说他“傻孩子”，所以去问渔夫怎样才能变聪明。渔夫说吃鱼头可以变聪明，他就花了三英镑买了个鱼头，两口吞下了。之后，他感觉自己上当了。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed”渔夫说鱼头对脑子好，吃了会变聪明。可知男孩两口吞下鱼头，是因为他把鱼头当成能变聪明的良药了；故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer”可知男孩来找渔夫是为了问他怎样能变聪明。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“One whole fish costs only two pounds. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?”可知男孩花费三英镑可以买到一整条鱼还能找回一英镑。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文章中男孩吃鱼前后的情况，可知并没有什么帮男孩变得更聪明，他本来就不傻。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据第三段“He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!”可知男孩最终明白过来，他被渔夫骗了；故选B。