Question

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the was matter.

“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”

The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”

“No.” said the man.

The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”

“No.” again answered the man.

Then she showed him the old axe.?

“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.

“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.One day , when the poor man was cutting wood near the river , .

A.He fell into the water.

B.His old axe fell into the water.

C.He met a young man .

D.He found an axe.

2.The poor man was unhappy because .

A.He lost his only axe.

B.He couldn’t keep cutting.

C.The beautiful fairy didn’t let him cut.

D.He couldn’t cut the wood.

3.The beautiful fairy gave the poor man a gold axe and a silver axe, but he didn’t take them. Because he .

A.didn’t like them.

B.knew these axes were not his .

C. didn’t know they are dear (昂贵)

D. was very rich .

4.Finally, the poor man had .

A.only one axe. B.two axes.

C.three axes. D.many axes.

5.The beautiful fairy helped the poor man, because the poor man was .

A. poor. B. brave C. rich D. honest.(诚实的)

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

1.考查细节理解题。根据第一段“One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water.”可知，他正在砍树的时候，突然他的斧头掉到了水里。故选B。

2.考查细节理解题。根据 “He felt very sad because he lost his only axe.”可知他不高兴是因为他失去了他唯一的斧头。故选A。

3.考查推断题。根据短文内容可知他不要金斧子和银斧子是，因为他知道这不是他自己的斧子。故选B。

4.考查细节理解题。根据短文内容可知，这名男子找到了自己的斧子，并且仙女把金斧子和银斧子都给了他，所以最后他一共有三把斧子。故选C。

5.考查细节理解题。短文中的男人面对金斧子和银斧子不动心，只想要自己的旧斧子，可见他是个诚实的人。故选D。

考点: 故事类短文