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【题目】阅读理解

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

There was once an old wise man living on the top of a mountain. Whenever the villagers had a problem, they would climb up the mountain and ask the old man for advice.

One day a young man arrived. “Wise man,” he asked, “What makes a man truly great?”

The old man said, “Do you sincerely want to know?”

“Yes, yes!” the young man replied.

“Well,” the wise old man said to him, “Let me tell you in the form of a story.”

There was once a Greek man who suffered from a deadly disease. Knowing that he would die soon, he was the first to join the army when his country was in a battle with the enemy. Hoping to die in battle, he would fight in the front line, risking himself without any worry for his life. Finally they won the battle and he was still alive. His general (将军) was so impressed with his bravery which contributed much to the victory.

The general decided to promote him and award him with medals of bravery and honor. On the day of presentation (授予仪式), he was looking very down and sad. Curiously, the general asked him why he was so sad on a day he should be so proud. The soldier told him of his deadly disease. “How could I let such a brave soldier die?” the general thought. So the general hired the best physician and finally cured the soldier. But from that day on, the once valiant soldier was no longer seen at the front. He would always avoid danger and tried his best to protect his life.

“Young man,” the wise man said, “if you want to be truly great, you must not be afraid of dying, you must be daring.”

【1】The reason why the young man went to see the old man was that _______.

A. he enjoyed the scenery of the great mountain

B. the old man was very good at telling stories

C. there was a difficult problem troubling him

D. he was not sure who the greatest man was

【2】The general decided to award the Greek man __________.

A. after he realized the man’s serious illness

B. because the man fought bravely in battle

C. though he knew the man would die soon

D. so that he could find the man a good doctor

【3】The underlined word “valiant” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. brave B. polite C. curious D. proud

【4】What the old man really wanted the young man to do was _________.

A. trying to be kind to the people in trouble

B. mastering the skills of telling

C. joining the army to fight for his country

D. learning a lesson from the Greek man

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

山上住着一位智者，每当人们遇到难题时，就会向智者求助。一天，一个年轻人来找智者，他想知道怎样才能变得伟大。智者给他讲了一个故事，并希望他能明白其中的道理。

【1】细节理解题。根据he asked, “What makes a man truly great?”可知，年轻人找智者是想解开自己的困惑，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据“His general (将军) was so impressed with his bravery which contributed much to the victory. ... The general decided to promote him and award him with medals of bravery and honor.”可知，希腊男子在战场上的英勇表现得到了将军的赏识，将军决定嘉奖他的英勇，故选B。

【3】猜测词义题。根据“How could I let such a brave soldier die?”和横线后一句He would always avoid danger and tried his best to protect his life.可知，士兵在战场上曾经非常英勇，但当他的病被治好后，他不再是战场上的英雄，他开始变得退缩，害怕丢掉性命。由此可知，划线词是勇敢的意思，故选A。

【4】推理判断题。智者通过一个故事回答了年轻人问的问题“What makes a man truly great?”，通过这个故事，智者想告诉年轻人的是，真正伟大的人，应该是多为他人着想，敢于牺牲自己的人，故选D。

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