Question

When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.

“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius’ mother asked him. “I haven’t read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”

When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.

“Why did you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was beautiful but now you’ve wasted it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look what terrible things we have done.”

Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.When did this story happen?

A.Not long before liberation(解放).

B.More than 2000 years ago.

C.About 400 years ago.

D.In the 18th century.

2.What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?

A.He was reading his book.

B.He was playing in the fields.

C.He was trying to help her.

D.He was watching strangely.

3.The mother cut the cloth because _____.

A.she thought making cloth was wasting time

B.she wanted to give her son a lesson

C.she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive cloth

D.she wanted her son to do his lessons at once

4.Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?

A.Because his father died when Mencius was a child.

B.Because his father was ill in bed.

C.Because his mother cut the cloth.

D.Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap.

5.How did Mencius’ mother feel when she knew Mencius haven’t read any book?

A.She felt very happy.

B.She felt very sad.

C.She felt very excited.

D.She felt very pleased.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文大致讲得是孟子小时丧父，有一次放学回家看见母亲在织布，布很贵也很漂亮。母亲问孟子今天在学校学到了什么，孟子告诉她自己没有读书，而是和伙伴去田野里玩。孟子的母亲一下子剪掉了织好的布。孟子问母亲为什么剪掉那么好的布，母亲告诉他,你浪费了时间，现在她也浪费掉了（指把花了很多时间织好的布剪掉），孟子于是从中学到了很多东西。

1.B综合理解题。因为介绍的是孟子小时候的故事，孟子生活在公元前。故选B。

2.D综合理解题。当母亲剪掉布时孟子在做什么?当然是很惊奇地看着了。根据文章所介绍的，故应该选D。

3.B细节理解题。根据Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.

可知联系最后一句孟子从中学到了很多，我们可以知道孟母剪掉布匹，是为了给他儿子上一节特殊的课，让他从中感悟。故选B。

4.A细节理解题。根据When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor.可知孟子早年丧父，家里只有母亲一个劳动力，所以家里很穷。故选A。

5.B综合理解题。母亲知道孟子在田野玩没读书,心情当然是生气。故选B。

考点：考查故事类阅读。