Question

Many years ago，there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.

Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man，but he did not try to move the stone away. Instead，he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came，and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but none of them tried to move it away.

Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

The young man then began to move the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”

1.What did the rich man aim to do?

A. To offer help to the people of his town.

B. To show his people how rich he was.

C. To give money to anybody in need.

D. To find out how good his people are.

2. Why did the rich man put a large stone on the road?

A. To make life harder for the people of his town.

B. To find out the strongest man in his town.

C. To stop people from getting into his town.

D. To find the right person to receive his help.

3.The first old man found the stone and walked around it because _____.

A. he was too old to take the stone away all by himself

B. he thought it was good to have a stone on the road

C. he didn't want to move the stone away for others

D. he didn't want the money from the rich man

4.How many people complained but didn't try to move the stone?

A. Two.        B. Three.

C. Four.       D. Five.

5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. We should move the stone on the road.

B. Think for others sometimes is think for yourself.

C. We can make money by moving stones.

D. A luck man get much money from a rich man.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：许多年前，有一个非常富有的人想为家乡人民做点事。但他首先想知道他们是否能得到他的帮助。他把一块大石头放在镇中心的主要道路上。然后他躲在树后面，等待着。发现有四个人路过都绕道而去，只有一位年轻人害怕在夜间石头绊倒人而将其移开。

1. lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town可知有一个非常富有的人想为家乡人民做点事。所以该选A。

2. first he wanted to find out whether they were .good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.可知他首先想知道他们是否能得到他的帮助。他把一块大石头放在镇中心的主要道路上。然后他躲在树后面，等待着。所以该选D。

3. passed around the stone and continued on his way. 可知此人是“只要自己过去了就不管别人”，所以该选C。

4. an old man came along with his cow. he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came，and another. All of them complained可知 总共有4人，所以该选C。

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考点：故事类阅读。