15.I will never forget what my old headmaster told me.Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers.But,this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I am puzzled,I get reminded of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly,and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing(专注) ourselves to what is important to us.This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London,and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway.He would get the train right to Central London,and then sit at the street corner and beg.He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20years.
His house was dirty,and a stench came out of the house and it smelled horrible.The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore,so they called in the police officers to clear the place.The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house.There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money,and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire.They waited outside his house in hope of sharing the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening,he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now,a millionaire.
He said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual,went to the subway,got into the train,and sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Obviously,this old man had no great plans,dreams or anything significant for his life.We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing,commitment.We should remain true to our course,although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove.Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth.
41.Why did the headmaster tell us the story?C
A.To enjoy ourselves.
B.To teach us how to make money.
C.To tell us the importance of commitment.
D.To tell us not to look down upon beggars.
42.According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?A
A.The old man made a living by begging.
B.The old man was excited to be a millionaire.
C.The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday.
D.The old man planned to became a billionaire.
43.Why did the police officer clean the old man's house?D
A.Because the old man hired them to do so.
B.Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged.
C.Because the old man wanted to live comfortably.
D.Because the neighbors of the old man could not bear the smell coming out of the old man's house.
44.What can we learn from the passage?C
A.Where there is a will,there is a way.
B.Keep the general goal in sight while dealing with daily tasks.
C.Commitment contributes to wealth.
D.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了校长为我们讲的小故事,一位乞讨为生的老人家中其实有百万巨款,在别人提醒他不必再乞讨是依然维持了自己的习惯,由此告诉我们承诺的重要性了;承诺可以吸引财富.
解答 41.C.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段"We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing,commitment".从这个故事中我们除了坚持自己喜欢做的事情的承诺什么也学不到;可知校长告诉我们这个故事是为了告诉我们承诺的重要性;故选C.
42.A.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"and then sit at the street corner and beg.He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20years"然后坐在马路的拐角处乞讨.他一生的每一天都是这样做的.他坐在同一个街角,乞讨了近20年;可知老人以乞讨为生;故选A.
43.D.细节理解题.根据文章第四段"The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore,so they called in the police officers to clear the place"邻居再也忍受不了这种味道,所以他们叫警察清理的地方;可知警察清扫老人的屋子是因为老人的邻居不能忍受老人家里传来的气味;故选D.
44.C.细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth"只是把它记住,承诺吸引财富;可知们可以从这篇文章中学习承诺有助于财富;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.