Question

Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained(抱怨) about the rock. To the king’s surprise, no one tried to move it out of the way.

    Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. At last, after much pushing and straining, and with no help, the farmer got the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he found a small bag lying in the road. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king. It said that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.

    Taking responsibility（责任）is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get a reward(报酬), but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.

1.Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?

A. To see if anyone would move the rock away.

B. To see who was the most powerful.

C. To find out who was the most poorest.

D. To see how people walked around it.

2. Who moved the rock away?

A. The king.  B. The king’s supporters.  C. The wealthy.  D. A poor farmer.

3. The story mainly tells us that _________.

A. everyone should learn to take responsibility

B. nobody likes to solve hard problems

C. taking responsibility always means getting a reward

D. the poor always take more responsibility than the rich

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文先为我们讲述了一个故事，一个国王故意将一块大石头放在了路上，很多来往的人都没有把它挪开，最后一个农夫费力的把石头挪走了，他也在石头下找到了他应得的报酬。通过这个故事作者想要告诉我们生活中承担自己应负的责任是重要的。

1.细节理解题。由第一段Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others，可知，国王把石头放在路上，藏在附近想看一看有没有人把石头挪开，给别人提供方便。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road可知最后是一个贫穷的农夫把石头挪走了。故选D。

3.主旨大意题。文章中最后一段点明了文章的中心。通过这个故事作者想要告诉我们每个人都应该承担责任。故选A。

考点：人生百味类短语阅读。