Question

【題目】 When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelons were expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock (碼頭) and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart -- the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, and most seed-free part and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s ideal of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

【1】We learn from the second paragraph the writer and his father were feeling ________.

A.hungryB.worriedC.relaxedD.proud

【2】How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

A.They ate it in a polite way.B.They only ate its best part.

C.They ate every part of it.D.They shared only one piece.

【3】In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ________.

A.was just a rich businessmanB.worked hard all the time

C.lived a rich but healthy lifeD.knew how to make money

【4】The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A.the writer’s hope of enjoying lifeB.the writer’s busy life

C.the writer’s decision of making moneyD.the best part of the watermelon

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。講述了作者小時(shí)候去爸爸的朋友Bernie那吃西瓜的經(jīng)歷，他們總是喜歡把臉埋進(jìn)西瓜里吃西瓜心，然后將剩下的扔掉；爸爸的朋友Bernie是一個(gè)成功的商人，但他能夠勞逸結(jié)合，能忙于工作，也能抽時(shí)間與朋友一起聚會(huì)，再通過一些人忙于掙錢而沒有空閑來享受生活.表達(dá)了作者的感悟，告訴我們無論多忙，也要抽時(shí)間來享受生活，丟掉煩惱。

【1】推斷題。根據(jù)第二段第三句We’d sit on the edge of the dock (碼頭) and got ready for a big meal.可知，我們坐在碼頭的邊緣，準(zhǔn)備享受一頓大餐。由此推知，作者和他的爸爸是很悠閑的，心情放松。故選C。

【2】推斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart -- the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, and most seed-free part - and throw away the rest.可知，作者和爸爸只吃西瓜中心最紅、最多汁、最甜、籽最少的部分，其他的部分就丟掉了。由此推斷他們吃的是西瓜中間最好的部分。故B項(xiàng)符合題意。A項(xiàng)意為"他們用一種有禮貌的方式吃"，C項(xiàng)意為"他們把西瓜所有部分都吃了"，D項(xiàng)意為"他們倆只分享了一塊西瓜"，均不符合題意。故選B。

【3】推斷題。根據(jù)第四段可知，Bernie是我爸爸眼中富人的理想代表，他知道如何停下工作去和朋友聚在一起，并且只吃西瓜中心最好吃的部分。由此推斷Bernie是個(gè)有錢人，且他的生活很有質(zhì)量、很健康。故選C。

【4】猜測詞句題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day.可知，作者希望能騰出時(shí)間享受他人的成功，在生活中過得開心幸福。緊接著說，這就是"the heart of the watermelon"，由此猜測指代的是前文這句話的意思。A項(xiàng)意為"作者享受生活的希望"，符合題意，故選A。