1.One day,a poor man,who had only one piece of bread to eat,was walking past a restaurant.There was a large pot of soup on the table.The poor man held his bread over the soup,so the steam from the soup went into the bread,and gave it a good smell.Then he ate the bread.
The restaurant owner was very angry at this,and he asked the man for money,in exchange for the steam from the soup.The poor man had no money,so the restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin,who was a judge at that time.Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.
Then he took some money from his pocket.He held the coins next to the restaurant owner's ear,and shook them,so that they made a dingling(叮当声)noise.
"What was that?"asked the restaurant owner.
"That was payment for you,"answered Nasreddin.
"What do you mean?That was just the sound of coins!"protested the restaurant owner.
"The sound of the coin is payment for the smell of the soup,"answered Nasreddin."Now go back to your restaurant."
25.The poor man held his bread over the soup toD.
A.make it heated
B.warm his cold hands
C.avoid paying the restaurant owner
D.make it smell and taste a little better
26.Why did Nasreddin make a noise with the coins?B
A.To make the poor man relaxed.
B.To pay for the smell of the soup.
C.To make the restaurant owner happy.
D.To show that he was a rich person.
27.Nasreddin thought that the smell of the soupA.
A.was worthless B.should be paid C.was pleasant D.could be sold
28.The writer's purpose in telling the story is mainly toC.
A.show the restaurant owner's greed
B.describe the poor's unhappy life
C.show Nasreddi n's cleverness and humour
D.prove the value of the sound of coins.
分析 文章讲述了穷人因用了餐馆汤的蒸汽而餐馆老板向他要钱,穷人没有钱,餐馆老板把穷人带到法官面前,法官巧妙地为穷人化解了烦恼的故事.
解答 25.D 细节理解题.根据第一段倒数第二句 so the steam from the soup went into the bread,and gave it a good smell 可知,穷人把面包放在热汤上,是想让汤的蒸汽进到面包中,让面包味道好一些.故正确答案为D.
26.B 细节理解题 根据倒数第三段"That was payment for you,"answered Nasreddin.可知Nasreddin说这是给你支付的费用,故答案为B
27.A 推理判断题 根据法官给餐馆老板听硬币的声音,可知法官觉得汤的味道是不值钱的,故选A
28.C 主旨大意题.本文主要描述 Nasreddin 断案的故事,表现这位法官的足智多谋,C项最符合题意.A项意为"展现餐馆老板的贪婪",B项意为"描写穷人的不幸生活",D项意为"证明铜钱声音的价值",均不符合题意.故正确答案为C.
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