Question

Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.

On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.

At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."

The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.

1.What did the man do during the contest?

A. He complained as the other people had.

B. He gave up before he got to the stones.

C. He cleared the pile of stones.

D. He blocked the road with stones.

2.What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?

A. 街区   B. 一块    C.  砖头   D. 阻塞

3.Why could the man win the contest?

A. Because he was willing to help others.

B. Because he gave the king some gold.

C. Because he traveled the fastest.

D. Because he showed the king respect.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是从前一个国王为臣民修建了一条便道，在便道通行之前，国王决定举行一次赛跑。比赛那天，人们穿着各式打扮，准备比赛。然而比赛结束，人们纷纷向国王抱怨说赛道有许多石头挡道。而有一个独行者冲过终点后走到国王面前说，他在赛道石头下面拾到了许多金子，请国王把它们归还失主。国王说这是他应得的，他才是比赛的最后赢家。

1.C细节理解题。根据文章“He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. ”的描述可知，那位独行者把挡道的石头清除掉了。结合选项可知应选C。

2.D词义猜测题。根据前文“But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.”的描述可知，人们抱怨的是因为赛道有许多石头挡道。故应选D。

3.主旨大意题。根据短文最后一段“The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.”的描述可知，最大的奖赏不是自己帮助自己，而是帮助他人。结合选项可知应选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。