Question

Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.

A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.”

1.The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.

A. the hotel        B. his home        C. the park      D. the car

2.Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.

A. waited for the rich man

B. looked at the rich man's hotel

C. looked at the rich man's car

D. enjoyed the clean air

3.Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.

A. sleeping in that hotel

B. becoming rich

C. owning that hotel

D. being the rich man's friend

4.The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.

A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room

B. he didn't like the rich man

C. he couldn't pay for the room

D. he couldn't get any sleep at all there

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：故事讲述一个穷人与一个富人之间的一个小事情。一天，富人发现一个穷人住在长椅上，并且问他，为什么总是看他的旅馆。穷人说，住进这个旅馆是他的梦想。富人让他住进了这个旅馆，但是不久他又搬回了长椅上，原来是在旅馆中睡不着，害怕会回到长椅上。

1.1】细节理解题。问题：这个穷人见到富人之前，他住在哪里？分析原文：I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I’ll sleep in that hotel.句意：我睡在长椅上，每天夜里，我梦想着能够住进那个旅店。明确了他是住在长椅上。故选C

2.2】细节理解题。问题：这个穷人坐在长椅上并且做什么？分析原文：The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. 句意：这个穷人一直坐在这，看着富人住的旅馆。结合选项为第二项符合题意。故选B

3.3】细节理解题。问题：每个晚上，这个穷人的梦想是什么？联系上文已经明确他是想能够住在这个漂亮的旅馆里。因此选择第一项。故选A

4.4】细节理解题。问题：穷人为什么从这个旅馆中搬出去了？分析原文：when I’m sleeping on my bench, I dreamed I am there, in the big hotel. It’s a wonderful dream. But when I was there I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn’t get any sleep at all.句意：这是穷人讲述从旅馆搬出去的原因，当我睡在长椅上，我的梦想是去住在旅馆，它是美梦。但是当我在旅馆中时，我的梦是回到长椅上，那是一个可怕的梦。所以他不想居住在一个好的房间中，他害怕。故选D

考点：故事类短文阅读。