Question

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”

“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”

Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”

I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.

1.The writer argued with his son because ___________.

A. he liked tortoises while his son liked hares.

B. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish.

C. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.

D. he tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had different opinion.

2.Sonny believed that the tortoise ___________.

A. in fact did win the race luckily.

B. took a chance by agreeing to run a race.

C. was not given a fair chance in the race.

D. won the race by his own hard working.

3.Billy, Tony and Sandy must be___________.

A. boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B. boys who Sonny has run races with before

C. boys who Sonny has never raced with before

D. boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again

4.According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?

A. The tortoise     B. Sonny

C. Sonny’s father   D. The hare

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一位父亲和儿子关于龟兔赛跑的辨论，儿子的观点和父亲是完全不一样了，说明两代人的思想上有了代沟。

1.推理题。根据5,6段“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔的), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race.说明我是想通过这个故事告诉儿子毅力的重要性，但是儿子有完全不同的观点，认为这个故事的假的。说明现在的孩子和以前的不一样了。故D正确。

2.细节题。根据倒数第二段第2行“He won it because he was lucky.说明他认为乌龟赢得比赛是幸运，是运气好，故A项正确。

3.推理题。根据第二段Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”说明这几个孩子一定是以前和他一起跑步的孩子，故B正确。

4.C推理题。根据文章最后一段说明是Sonny的父亲从这次谈话中得出教训，就是现在的孩子和以前不一样了。故C正确。

【名师点评】本文通过一个辩论说明代沟的存在。考查的题目以推理题为主，推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。

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