Question

    At the age of 16, Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous (顽皮捣蛋的) kids. He failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly, "Einstein, you enjoyed playing all day so that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still get to go fishing?"

"My boy, you can't think like that." his dad said. "There is a fable (寓言故事) that people tell in our hometown, Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on the roof (屋顶). One cat carelessly fell down the chimney (烟囱) while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot (烟灰) on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the root – faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot- faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just walked on the street proudly as usual."

"Einstein, no one can be you 'mirror (镜子)'. You have to think for yourself. If you just follow others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein walked back to his room. He decided to study instead of caring about what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.

1.Einstein spent too much time________.

A.developing his hobby B.fishing with his father

C.playing with other kids D.preparing for his final exam

2.How did Einstein's father feel about his future?

A.Proud B.Hopeful C.Disappointed D.Worried

3.What do we know about the cats in the fable?

A.The clean cat was too careless.

B.Both cats made wrong decisions.

C.Both cats had to think for themselves.

D.The soot-faced cat should ask for others' advice.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Doing the right thing B.Reach out and help others

C.It's never too late to learn D.Don't just do what others do

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了 Einstein在父亲的教导下，明白不应该看别的小朋友做什么自己就要做什么，并开始下定决心好好学习。

1.

细节理解题。根据Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous (顽皮捣蛋的) kids.爱因斯坦总是忙于和一群淘气的孩子们玩。可知，Einstein花了太多的时间跟其他小朋友玩耍，故答案选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据Einstein, you enjoyed playing all day so that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future. 爱因斯坦，你喜欢玩一整天，所以你考试不及格。我担心你的未来。可知，父亲担忧Einstein的未来，故答案选D。

3.

细节理解题。根据Seeing the root – faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot- faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just walked on the street proudly as usual. 可知，两只小猫都看到对方的脸上情况，误认为自己脸上也是这样，所以它们做出了错误的决定，故答案选B。

4.

标题归纳题。根据Einstein, no one can be you 'mirror (镜子)'. You have to think for yourself. If you just follow others, you will never learn. 可知，本文是父亲通过两只猫的故事告诉Einstein，不要看着别做人什么自己就要做什么，所以最适合本文的标题是Don't just do what others do，故答案选D。