Question

One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.

The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man for money, in exchange for the steam from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin, who was a judge at that time. Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.

Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner’s ear, and shook them, so that they made a dingling（叮当声）noise.

“What was that?” asked the restaurant owner.

“That was payment for you,” answered Nasreddin.

“What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!” protested (抗议) the restaurant owner.

“The sound of the coin is payment for the smell of the soup,” answered Nasreddin. “Now go back to your restaurant.”

1.The poor man held his bread over the soup to _______.

A. make it heated

B. warm his cold hands

C. avoid paying the restaurant owner

D. make it smell and taste a little better

2.Why did Nasreddin make a noise with the coins?

A. To make the poor man relaxed.

B. To pay for the smell of the soup.

C. To make the restaurant owner happy.

D. To show that he was a rich person.

3. Nasreddin thought that the smell of the soup ________.

A. was worthless    B. should be paid

C. was pleasant   D. could be sold

4.The writer’s purpose in telling the story is mainly to _________.

A. show the restaurant owner’s greed(贪婪)

B. describe the poor’s unhappy life

C. show Nasreddin’s cleverness and humour

D. prove the value of the sound of coins

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了穷人因用了餐馆的汤而餐馆老板向他要钱，穷人没钱，餐馆老板就把穷人带到了法官面前，法官巧妙地为穷人化解了烦恼的故事。

1.D细节理解题。根据第一段The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell.可知穷人想让面包味道好一点，故选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“That was payment for you,” answered Nasreddin.故选B。

3.A推理判断题。根据法官给餐馆老板听硬币的声音，可知法官觉得汤的味道是不值钱的，故选A。

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