9.Once in a small village,a farmer borrowed some money from a moneylender.The moneylender,old and ugly,liked the farmer's beautiful daughter very much.It was already time to pay back,but the farmer couldn't.So the moneylender suggested that he would give up the farmer's debt(债) if he was able to marry his daughter.Both the farmer and his daughter were frightened.
The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag.Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.If she picked the black pebble,she would become his wife.If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and the moneylender would lose both the girl and the money.But if she refused to pick a pebble,her father would be put into prison(监狱).
On that day,all the villagers were standing on a pebble path.As they talked,the moneylender picked up two pebbles.After putting them into the bag,he asked the girl to pick a pebble.But the girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag.
Thinking for a moment,the girl reached her hand into the moneybag and took out a pebble.Without looking at it,she let it drop onto the pebble path and it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"I'm sorry.Now let's look into the bag for the pebble left."the girl said.All the villagers laughed happily,and the moneylender went away sadly.
42.The moneylender most possibly feltD when the girl dropped the pebble.
A.relaxed
B.excited
C.nervous
D.hopeless
43.What would most probably happen in the end?D
A.The girl became the moneylender's wife.
B.The moneylender got back his money.
C.The farmer was finally put into prison.
D.The moneylender gave up his debt.
44.Which word can best describe the girl in this passage?A
A.Clever.
B.Honest.
C.Lovely.
D.Strict.
45.Which of the following can we learn from the passage?A
A.Honesty is important for all of us.
B.All the pebbles are the same.
C.Girls can be very brave in life trouble.
D.Never borrow money from moneylenders.
分析 一个农民借了放债人一大笔钱,这个又老又丑的放债人喜欢农民的女儿,他说如果女孩嫁给他,他就可以放弃农民的债务.于是放债人就用黑白两块鹅卵石来决定女孩的命运,女孩选到黑色的就必须嫁给他,但是女孩注意到放债人放到袋子里的鹅卵石都是黑色的.女孩伸手进钱袋中拿出一粒鹅卵石并且把它丢掉."对不起,现在让我们看看袋子里的石子吧."女孩说.村民们都开心地笑了,而债主伤心地走了.
解答 42.D理解推断题.根据文章内容可知放债人把两颗黑色的石头放在袋子里,女孩快速扔掉一颗,剩下的肯定是黑色的,即那你还选得肯定就是白色的,即放债人没有希望娶女孩了,故选D.
43.D理解推断题.根据If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and the moneylender would lose both the girl and the money.如果女孩拿到白色的可以不必嫁给他,她的债务也可以取消,根据文章内容可知放债人把两颗黑色的石头放在袋子里,女孩快速扔掉一颗,剩下的肯定是黑色的,即那你还选得肯定就是白色的,故选D.
44.A理解推断题.通读全文,农民的女儿智胜放债人,她所使用的方法表明她很聪明.故选A.
45.A理解推断题.根据文章内容狡猾的放债人因为不诚实而失去了债务和那个女孩子,所以我们要诚实.故选A.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.