Question

A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲观者).

The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.

“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .

Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”

“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”

“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”

The father did as his friend told him.

On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.

The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.

“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”

Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said. He held up the shoelace.

“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.”

1. What was the difference between the man’s two sons?

A. They were born at different time.

B. They liked different presents.

C. One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist.

D. They didn’t have the same looks.

2. Who did the father take his problem to?

A. Optimist                 B. Pessimist

C. His friend Sally         D. Himself

3.How did the pessimistic son feel about his present?

A. He wasn’t pleased with it.     B. He was pleased with it.

C. He was angry with it.           D. He was interested in it.

4.What present did the man send to the optimist?

A. A gold watch.       B. A gold shoelace.

C. A pair of shows     D. A shoelace.

5.Why was the man worried about his sons?

A. Because he knew there are good and bad things in life.

B. Because their sons were too pessimistic.

C. Because their sons were too optimistic.

D. Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事说的是一个人有两个儿子，一个很乐观，一个很悲观，他非常为他的儿子感到担心，所以就把这个烦恼告诉给了他的朋友。他的朋友建议他在他儿子生日的时候送给他们不同的礼物。没想到，收到很漂亮、昂贵礼物的儿子仍然很悲观，而仅仅收到了一个鞋带做礼物的另一个儿子却很乐观，他觉得一定还有一双鞋。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的第一段中But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist可知，这个人有两个双胞胎儿子，他们长得很像，但是有一点是不同的，他的儿子一个是乐观者，一个是悲观者。由此可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中He took his problem to a friend, Sally可知，这个人不想让他的儿子太乐观或是太悲观，所以他带着他的问题去了他的朋友Sally那儿。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it可知，当这个悲观的儿子看到自己的礼物时，他并没有感到高兴，虽然他的礼物很漂亮，很昂贵。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said.可知，这个乐观的儿子收到的礼物是一个鞋带。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew可知，这个人很担心他的儿子，因为他知道生活中总是有好事，也有坏事。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。