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 fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

“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.________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal                  B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing                    D. What had happened

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：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. 推理判断题。根据第四段中“It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed.”可知，渔夫说鱼头对脑子好，吃了会变聪明。故推断男孩两口吞下鱼头，是因为他把鱼头当成能变聪明的良药了。故答案选C。

2. 细节理解题。根据文章第一句“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。至于买鱼头，是后来渔夫让他买的。故答案选B。

3. 推理题。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。故答案选C。

【名师点拨】

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。比如小题3，C推理题。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。故答案选C。

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