Question

A woman cooked pancakes for her family and an extra one for a hungry passer-by. She always put the extra one on the windowsill.Every day，a hunchback(驼背者) came and took it away .Instead of expressing his thanks ,he said ,“The evil you do remains with you ;the good you do comes back to you !”“Not a word of thanks .Every day he says these words !What does he mean ? ”she said .

Day by day ,the woman became annoyed .Therefore ,one day she added poison(毒药) to the pancake she prepared for him .She was about to put it on the windowsill when she shook with fear .“What am I doing ?”she said .She threw it into the fire and made another one .As usual ,the hunchback came ,picked up the pancake and said , “The evil you do remains with you ;the good you do comes back to you !”

That evening ,there was a knock on the door .To her surprise ,it was her son who had been to a faraway place to make money .He looked very weak .He said ,“Mom, it's a wonder l'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I fell down. Iwould have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him for a small part of his food,and he was kind enough to give me a whole bread，After hearing these words ,the woman remembered the pancake with poison .if she had not burnt it in the fire ,it would have been eaten by her son !

She suddenly realized the meaning of the hunchback’s words .Do good and don't stop doing good ,even if it is not appreciated(感激) at that time .

1.Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “annoyed ”?

A. Tired    B. Angry    C. Nervous    D. Scared

2.According to the passage ,we can learn that _________.

A. the hunchback knew the woman’s son

B. the hunchback wasn't a helpful person

C. the woman and the hunchback got on well

D. the woman thought the hunchback was impolite first

3.which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the passage ?

<1>The hunchback gave his pancake to the woman ‘s son

<2>the woman made a poisoned pancake one morning

<3>the woman understood the meaning of the hunchback’s words

A. <1> <2> <3>    B. <2> <3> <1>    C. <2> <1> <3>    D. <3> <2> <1>

4.what does the writer want to tell us ?

A. Be kind to hunchback    B. Never stop doing good things

C. Be thankful to our parents    D. Don't expect too much from others

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. B

【解析】

这个故事讲述的是一个女人给家人做煎饼，还会额外给一个驼背的人做一个。但那个人从来不说感谢的话，只是说“善有善报恶有恶报”。女人最终明白了这句话的意思。

1.词义猜测题。根据上文Instead of expressing his thanks ,he said ,“The evil you do remains with you ;the good you do comes back to you !”“Not a word of thanks以及下文Therefore ,one day she added poison(毒药) to the pancake she prepared for him可知，那个驼背的人吃了女人做的煎饼，但从来不说感谢的话，日复一日这个女人生气了，所以做了一个有毒的煎饼。由此可知推知annoyed的意思与angry“生气”接近，故应选B。Tired 累的；Nervous紧张的；Scared害怕的。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第一段和第二段中Not a word of thanks .Every day he says these words !What does he mean ? ”she said . Day by day ,the woman became annoyed .Therefore ,one day she added poison(毒药) to the pancake she prepared for him可知，这个女人觉得这个驼背者是不礼貌的，故应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段和第三段的内容可知，这个女人做了一个有毒的煎饼，但后来后悔了，把煎饼烧掉，重新做了一个；驼背者把煎饼给了这个女人的儿子；最后女人明白了驼背者说的那句话的意思，故正确的应该是C。

4.主旨大意题。根据文意以及短文的最后Do good and don't stop doing good ,even if it is not appreciated(感激) at that time .可知，作者通过讲述这个故事想要告诉我们：要做好事，不要停止做好事。故B选项符合文意。