Question

    Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.

The first person down the street was a milkman with his car (小车). He crashed into the stone and the milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here? “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.

After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over (绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.

The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”

Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”

After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!

Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “Is this gold yours? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”

The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”

1.How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone?

A.Angry. B.Sad. C.Curious. D.Worried.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph (段落) 4?

A.欲望 B.兴趣 C.责任 D.能力

3.Why did the king place a stone on the road?

A.He wanted to give the girl a reward. B.He wanted to hide gold coins under it

C.He wanted to play a trick on his people. D.He wanted to see if anyone would move it.

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.All the people complained about the stone.

B.It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.

C.One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.

D.The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.

5.What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?

A.A wise king B.A kind girl

C.A stone on the road D.Gold coins under the stone

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

文章告诉我们一个哲理：好事情是不会降临到一个臣民只会抱怨和坐等好处的国家的。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段“What fool put this stone here? “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.意为“哪个傻子把石头放这儿？ “他喊道。 他自己站起来，愤怒地离开了。”由此可知，牛奶工很愤怒。故选A。

2.

词句猜测题。根据第四段The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”意为“国王想知道：“这个村子里没有人感觉自己负有任何责任让邻居免受伤害吗？””可知让村民免受伤害的人一定是有责任心的。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据第四段The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”可知国王把石头放路中央，希望有个充满责任感的人来把它搬走。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据第五段But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”可知小女孩看到石头后想着要把它搬走。故A错误。根据第三段Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.可知这群女人没有想过要搬走石头。故C错误。根据倒数第二段Is this gold yours? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.可知女孩找到金子后想快点找到失主。故D错误。根据倒数第三段After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road.可知经过大量的努力，女孩终于成功地将石头移到路边。因此女孩并没有很容易搬走石头。故B正确。故选B。

5.

最佳标题。文章是由一块石头引发了一系列的故事，石头也是人生中的一种障碍，要消灭它还是无视他，不同的人有不同的选择。文章告诉我们，要把石头搬走而不是无视，因为好事情是不会降临到一个臣民只会抱怨和坐等好处的国家的。故选C。