Question

One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1. How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money. B. Worry. C. Health. D. Trouble.

3. The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了两位旅行者相遇后，发生的一件事，在旅行过程中捡到宝石的这位妇女把宝石给了这位年轻人，他带着宝石高兴地离开了，可是几天后，他又想用宝石来换这位妇女的包，他认为包里可能有比宝石还要珍贵的东西，而这位妇人说里面什么都没有，只有给予别人的快乐，年轻人听了这句话，羞愧地离开了。

1.1】C这是细节理解题。根据…the old woman opened her bag to share her food.这位老妇人打开她的包开始分享食物。The hungry traveler saw the precious stone 饥饿的旅行者看见了珍贵的石头。故选C。

2.2】A这是词义猜测题。根据The young man left happily with the stone.年轻人带着石头高兴地离开了。He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.年轻人很高兴地离开了，他知道这个石头很值钱，故选A。

3.3】D这是细节理解题。根据I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. 他认为这个女人包里还有更宝贵的东西，就想把包要了，故选D。

4.4】B这是标题归纳题。根据“I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”通过这位妇女说“包里什么也没有只有给予别人的快乐”的话让这个年轻人无地自容，故选B。

考点：考查故事类阅读。