Question

Napoleon stayed in a small inn (小旅馆). The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.

“You have served me well,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”

“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”

“What is it?” Napoleon asked.

“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war , a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.

At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing. “Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us! we meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”

1.While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon  ______.

A. ordered his men to fight back

B. was frightened to death

C. feared nothing at all

D. regretted (后悔) having hidden there

2.Why did Napoleon order his men to tie the couple?

A. Because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.

B. Because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.

C. Because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.

D. Because he wanted to make them know that he felt the same as they in face of danger.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Five people are mentioned in this passage.

B. In fact, Napoleon didn’t hide when the Russians were looking for him.

C. Napoleon was thankful to the innkeeper for his good service.

D. The couple had thought they would be killed before Napoleon said “stop”.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了拿破仑用真实的场景告诉别人当遇见危险时，他也很害怕。

1.B推理判断题。根据begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us! we meant nothing!” The wife screamed.和“Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?” 这几个地方可知Napoleon让店主亲身体验了他当时的感觉-----害怕，说明在那一瞬间他和这对夫妻一样，也害怕被杀死。故选B.

2.D推理判断题。根据最后一句“Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”可知Napoleon这样做就是想创设一个逼真的场景让对方真正知道当时自己的心里所想，故选D.

3.正误判断题。根据文意可知文中出现了拿破仑、店主夫妇和两个卫兵共5个人，A正确；当俄国人搜查拿破仑时他藏了起来，B错误；根据“You have served me well,” said Napoleon.判断C正确；根据“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us!和The wife screamed.可知D正确。故选B.

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。