Question

A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”

A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.

After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."

1. Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?

A．Because the road was too bad.

B．Because he didn’t know the way

C．Because he wore the wrong boots.

D．Because he had no boots.

2.The man's legs themselves _____.

A．were shorter than before

B．were longer than before

C．were broken on his way

D．were right as usual

3.What does the word “passer-by" mean in Chinese?

A．路人             B．智者             C．皮匠             D．老者

4.What did the servant get him back?

A．He got the right boots quickly.

B．He got nothing when he came back

C．He got the same boots back.

D．He got the different boots back. :

5.From the short passage, we know the servant was_______.

A．right             B．careful            C．foolish            D．clever

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个穿着一双鞋跟不一样高的靴子，很不舒服，然后让仆人回家去取靴子，而仆人空手而归，说没有必要换，因为家中的靴子与主人现在穿的一样的这样一个故事。

1.根据A man went out with the wrong boots可知，他穿错了靴子，当然不舒服。所以本题选C。

2.通过上文我们知道，这个人穿的靴子，一个高一个矮，穿错靴子，不是腿的问题，他的腿还和以前一样。所以本题选D。

3.根据上下文和pass-by的结构可知，应该是“路人”的意思。所以本题选A。

4.根据 There was nothing in his hand可知，仆人什么也没拿。所以本题选B。

5.通过阅读全文，我们发现这个仆人是非常愚蠢的。所以本题选C。

考点：本题考查的是一则笑话。