Question

Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. One day the three ladies quarreled( 争 吵 ). One of them said, “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful.” The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones.” An old beggar(乞丐) woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to

eat.” But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, which one of us has the most beautiful hands”

A female farmer was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were rough because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.” The farmer took out the only cake she had and gave her a half.

The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the farmer by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor farmer are rough because of work, but they give us food. They are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.”

1.Why did the three ladies quarrel on that day?

A.Because they argued about who should go to buy a cake.

B.Because they argued about who should give food to the beggar.

C.Because everyone wanted to show that she was the richest.

D.Because everyone wanted to show that her hands were the most beautiful.

2.The underlined word “she” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A.the beggar woman B.the female farmer

C.the first lady   D.the second lady

3.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a.Three ladies quarreled with each other.

b.The beggar ate the food and drank some water.

c.A beggar woman came to ask for something to eat.

d.The beggar showed the farmer’s hands to the other ladies.

e.A farmer gave the beggar woman half a cake.

A.a, c, e , b, d     B.a, e, b, c, d

C.c, e, a, d, b     D.c, d, c, a, d

4.The old woman said that the farmer’s hands were more beautiful because .

A.she liked dark hands better than white hands

B.the female woman gave her half a cake

C.her hands had worked hard to provide food for people

D.the three ladies didn’t give her anything to eat.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：三个富有的女士每天都在河边相遇。他们坐在那里聊了一整天。一天三位小姐吵架了是因为他们都想说明他们的手是最漂亮的。

1.D细节理解题。根据第一的描述可知三位女士吵架是因为他们都想说明他们的手是最漂亮的，所以该选D。

2.B词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句A female farmer was also sitting by the river.可知划线词she指代那位女农民，所以该选B。

3.A细节理解题。细读短文可知该文先描写三位女士吵架，再描写一个女乞丐来到他们面前要吃的，又写一个农民给了女乞丐半个蛋糕，接下来描写那个乞丐吃了食品还喝了些水，最后那位乞丐让其他的女士看那位农民的手，所以该选A。

4.最后一段中The hands of the poor farmer are rough because of work, but they give us food.可知农民的手因工作而粗糙，但他们给我们食物。他们比你从未做过事的手更美丽。所以该选C。

考点：考查故事类阅读。