15.I will never forget what my old headmaster told me.Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers.But,this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I am puzzled,I get reminded of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly,and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing(專注) ourselves to what is important to us.This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London,and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway.He would get the train right to Central London,and then sit at the street corner and beg.He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20years.
His house was dirty,and a stench came out of the house and it smelled horrible.The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore,so they called in the police officers to clear the place.The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house.There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money,and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire.They waited outside his house in hope of sharing the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening,he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now,a millionaire.
He said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual,went to the subway,got into the train,and sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Obviously,this old man had no great plans,dreams or anything significant for his life.We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing,commitment.We should remain true to our course,although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove.Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth.
41.Why did the headmaster tell us the story?C
A.To enjoy ourselves.
B.To teach us how to make money.
C.To tell us the importance of commitment.
D.To tell us not to look down upon beggars.
42.According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?A
A.The old man made a living by begging.
B.The old man was excited to be a millionaire.
C.The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday.
D.The old man planned to became a billionaire.
43.Why did the police officer clean the old man's house?D
A.Because the old man hired them to do so.
B.Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged.
C.Because the old man wanted to live comfortably.
D.Because the neighbors of the old man could not bear the smell coming out of the old man's house.
44.What can we learn from the passage?C
A.Where there is a will,there is a way.
B.Keep the general goal in sight while dealing with daily tasks.
C.Commitment contributes to wealth.
D.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了校長為我們講的小故事,一位乞討為生的老人家中其實(shí)有百萬巨款,在別人提醒他不必再乞討是依然維持了自己的習(xí)慣,由此告訴我們承諾的重要性了;承諾可以吸引財富.
解答 41.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing,commitment".從這個故事中我們除了堅持自己喜歡做的事情的承諾什么也學(xué)不到;可知校長告訴我們這個故事是為了告訴我們承諾的重要性;故選C.
42.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段"and then sit at the street corner and beg.He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20years"然后坐在馬路的拐角處乞討.他一生的每一天都是這樣做的.他坐在同一個街角,乞討了近20年;可知老人以乞討為生;故選A.
43.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段"The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore,so they called in the police officers to clear the place"鄰居再也忍受不了這種味道,所以他們叫警察清理的地方;可知警察清掃老人的屋子是因?yàn)槔先说泥従硬荒苋淌芾先思依飩鱽淼臍馕;故選D.
44.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth"只是把它記住,承諾吸引財富;可知們可以從這篇文章中學(xué)習(xí)承諾有助于財富;故選C.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.