Question

Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

“That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

“Really?”

“Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in  two gulps.

“Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

“Not in my head,” said the boy.

The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I have paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

1.The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoyed it                           B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine           D. was a foolish boy

2.The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head                B. ask the fisherman a question

C. buy a whole fish               D. A and C

3.The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.

A. a whole fish

B. a fish head and one pound back

C. a whole fish and one pound back

D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

4.__________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal    B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing      D. What had happened

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了一位男孩为变聪明向渔夫买鱼头的故事。渔夫骗他吃鱼头可以变聪明，于是小男孩花了3磅买了一个鱼头，觉得自己没有变聪明。后来他发现买一条鱼只要2磅，他本可以花更少的钱买鱼头和鱼肉，渔夫后来笑着说：你看看，吃了我的鱼头，你现在反应快多了。

1.

you’ll become cleverer indeed.知男孩买鱼头吃鱼头是听了渔夫的话，吃鱼头可以让他变聪明，故选B。

2.B考查细节理解。由第一段第一句Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”知男孩去找渔夫是为了询问如何变聪明，故选B。

3.C 考查推理判断。由最后一段男孩的话One whole fish costs only two pounds. I have paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over可知，一整条鱼两英镑，他买鱼头却花了三镑，他应该买一条鱼再找零一英镑，故选C。

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