Question

Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford(牛津大学)for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.

It happened one night when the father, the mother and the young student were sit- ting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, “My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned.” The son smiled and said, “Father, I have studied a science which can prove that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.” “Well,” said the father, “This is something I would like very much to know.” “There are two chickens on the plate,” said the student. He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, “Here is one more; and one and two makes three. So here are three chickens.” Then the father took one of the chickens to him-self, gave the other to his wife, and said,"I shall have one of the chickens myself, your mother will have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

1. How can we know that the rich man loved his son a lot?

A. He provided enough delicious food for him.

B. He wanted him to live at Oxford for several years.

C. He sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years.

2.What does the underlined Word "prove" mean?

A. achieve        B. show        C. compete     D. develop

3.What did the Father ask his son at supper that night?

A. Whether he liked Oxford or not.

B. How he got along with his classmates.

C. What he had learned in the first year at the university.

D. The number of the money he had spent at the university.

4. What can we infer(摊断) from the passage?

A. Both of the parents had no chickens to eat at last.

B. Each of them had a chicken for their supper finally.

C. At last the student had nothing to eat for his supper.

D. In the end the Father gave his son the third chicken to eat.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一对父子在晚餐时的小故事，父亲用自己的机智拆穿了儿子的小把戏，最终弄得儿子晚餐无饭可吃了。

1.D细节理解题。根据He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford university for two or three years.可知选D。

2.B词义猜测题。根据I have studied a science which can prove that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens句意可知已经做了一个科学能证明在盘子里的两只鸡真的是三只。故选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, "My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford.Now I want to know what you have learned."可知父亲问孩子在大学里学了什么？故选A。

可知故选C。

4.段落大意题。根据and so the student went without his supper.及前文桌子上只有两只鸡的描述，可知这个学生晚餐没有什么可吃的了。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。