Question

A young shoemaker left his village. Along the way, he saw some ants who were very sad because a bear had destroyed their house. The shoemaker helped them rebuild it, and the ants offered to return the favor.

The shoemaker followed his way and found some bees with the same problem as the ants. The young man also helped them, and the bees promised to help him in the future.

Further along , the shoemaker learned that the king’s daughter was in the castle of a witch(女巫). The young man decided to save her, But the witch threw him a bag of sand mixed with small seeds and told him that if he wasn’t able to separate(分开) the two, she would cut off his head before the sun came out.

The young man thought about his death. But his friends the ants came and helped him pass the test. The witch was very surprised. Then she took him to a room where there were thirteen girls with their faces covered. The shoemaker had to discover which one was the princess.

The young man became discouraged but he saw a bee that landed on a girl’s body. She is the true princess. When the shoemaker uncovered her face, the witch was changed into a crow. The young people fell in love and lived with animals happily.

1.The ants were very sad because__________

A. they didn’t find food.

B. they had a fight with a bear.

C. they felt very thirsty.

D. they didn’t have a house to live in.

2.The witch asked the shoemaker to separate ______from the sand.

A. small seeds      B. rice

C. little stones.    D. grapes

3.If the shoemaker couldn’t separate the two before ______, the witch would kill him.

A. early morning                   B. noon

C. afternoon                       D. evening

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “discouraged”?

A. 兴奋的    B. 无聊的     C. 泄气的     D. 伤心的

5.________helped the shoemaker find the true princess.

A. An ant     B. A bee

C. A crow    D. The witch

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个年轻的鞋匠通过帮助小蚂蚁、小蜜蜂重建家园，最后小动物们帮助他收获爱情的故事。教育人们要多多帮助他人。

1.D 细节理解题。题意：蚂蚁为什么很伤心？A. they didn’t find food.它们找不到食物；B. they had a fight with a bear.它们和一只熊打架了；C. they felt very thirsty.它们感到很渴；D. they didn’t have a house to live in.它们没有房子住；由第一段第二句：he saw some ants who were very sad because a bear had destroyed their house. 可知它们因为房屋被熊毁坏了，所以伤心。故选D。

2.A 细节理解题。题意：女巫叫鞋匠把什么和沙分开？A. small seeds小种子；B. rice米，水稻；C. little stones.小石头；D. grapes葡萄。由第三段里的：But the witch threw him a bag of sand mixed with small seeds and told him that if he wasn’t able to separate(分开) the two可知，女巫让他把种子和沙分开。故选A。

3.A推理判断题。题意：如果鞋匠在什么之前不能分开两样东西，女巫将要杀死他？ A. early morning早上一早；B. noon中午；C. afternoon下午；D. evening晚上。由第三段最后一句：she would cut off his head before the sun came out.可知时间是，在太阳出来之前，即早上一早。故选A。

4.4】C 词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“discouraged”是什么意思?A 兴奋的；B 无聊的；C 泄气的；D 伤心的。句意：The young man became discouraged but he saw a bee that landed on a girl’s body.年轻人discourage了，但是他看到一只蜜蜂停在一个女孩身上。可以推测出年轻人有点儿泄气了。故选C。

5.The young man became discouraged but he saw a bee that landed on a girl’s body.可知是这只蜜蜂帮助他找到了公主。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。