Question

At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several courses because he mixed with a group of naughty kids. One weekend morning, Einstein held a fishing rod and was about to fish with those kids, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you’re so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination. I’m so worried about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don’t they go fishing as usual?”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There goes a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. Accidentally, a cat fell into the chimney holding another one When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, a cat’s face was polluted with the soo（烟灰) while the other’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face was dirty and ugly, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. the soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat, thinking its face was also clean, so it wandered（闲逛）in the street without washing its face.”

“Einstein, no one can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking other people to be your mirror, even a genius may become a fool.”

Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to check, and reminding himself. I was special, so I needn’t be as ordinary as others. This was why Einstein succeeded.

Different ways and wishes will produce different attitudes（态度）towards life. You can consult the other people’s attitudes to decide your own, but you can never follow others to do so.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what your goal is. Your future doesn’t depend on what others do, but on what you are going to do.

1.What was the cause of Einstein’s failure in his several courses?

A. His parents gave him too much pressure

B. He spent too much time fishing with his friends.

C. He found his courses too hard for him to deal with

D. He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids

2.From the story, we can know that __________.

A. both of the two cats made the right decision

B. the clean cat regarded（认为）itself as its mirror

C. the soot-faced cat washed its face by the riverside

D. the two cats didn’t know whether their own faces were clean or not

3.Why did Einstein’s father tell him the story?

A. To tell his son to be his own mirror

B. To warn his son to keep away from those naughty kids

C. To remind his son to study hard

D. To ask his son not to listen to other’ s advice

4.The word “consult” is the closet in meaning to __________.

A. 复制    B. 参考    C. 商量    D. 模仿

5.The writer wants to make us realize that __________.

A. we should have our own attitudes towards life

B. we should study hard to have a bright future

C. we should not make friends with bad kids

D. we should be different from others

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】短文介绍了爱因斯坦成功的原因，是受爸爸讲给他的一个寓言故事的启发。通过这个寓言故事告诉他只有自己才是自己的镜子，必须看清自己，并清楚自己想追求什么，自己的未来如何，不取决于别人怎样做，而是取决于自己怎样做。从而作者想告诉我们应该对生活有自己的态度。

1.细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several courses because he mixed with a group of naughty kids.” 爱因斯坦经常同一群调皮贪玩的孩子在一起玩，导致几门功课都不及格。故答案为D。

2.细节判断题。根据文中句子“Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face was dirty and ugly, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. the soot-faced car saw the clean-faced cat, thinking its face was also clean, so it wandered（闲逛）in the street without washing its face.” 可知，这两只猫并不知道它们自己的脸是否干净。故答案为D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中句子“Einstein, no one can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking other people to be your mirror, even a genius may become a fool.” 爱因斯坦的父亲告诉他这个故事，是想告诉他只有自己才是自己的镜子。故答案为A。

4.词义猜测题。根据后面的句子“but you can never follow others to do so.” 但你永远不能跟随别人的意愿去做。可以判断前面的句子的意思是“你可以参考别人的态度来决定你自己的态度”，故答案为B。

5.主旨大意题。文章最后一句“You must see yourself clearly, and know what your goal is. Your future doesn’t depend on what others do, but on what you are going to do.” 你必须清楚地看清自己，知道自己的目标是什么。你的未来不在于别人做什么，而在于你要做什么。也就是作者想告诉我们应该对生活有自己的态度。故答案为A。

点睛：主旨大意题是阅读理解中常见的一个题型，这类题主要是测试学生对一篇文章或一段文字的深层理解程度及在速读中准确把握文章主旨大意的能力。一般针对某一语段或某一语篇的主题标题或目的设题。这类题通常围绕一个中心思想展开，一些文章一开头便展示出文章的中心思想，第一段常常是内容的梗概，同时又表达了中心思想，也有一些文章的中心思想贯穿全文，并没有用一句话明确表达出来，这就要求学生学会归纳概括。每个段落往往也由一个主题句或几个陈述句构成，它们在句中的位置不同，有时在开头，首先点明本段大意，有时在结尾，总结本段大意。