Question

Long, long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?” and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比).”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah! Ah! Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many! People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that.” But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
　 So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
小题1:The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because   .

A．he hadn’t eaten it before	B．he was hungry
C．it was cheap	D．he hadn’t seen it before

小题2:The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A．零食

B．水果

C．调料

D．蔬菜

小题3:Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．The man went to India to buy fruit.

B．The man didn’t want to waste money.

C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

D．India can grow a lot of fruit.

小题4:From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A．we shouldn’t waste money

B．we shouldn’t eat chilies

C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap

D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要通过一个在印度买了辣椒却不顾自身的安危而执意要全部吃掉也不愿浪费一分钱的故事来教育我们对于以前的错误要大胆放手，以免失去的更多。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.可知他选择这种水果的原因就是这是最便宜的；故选C。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据短文第三段People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste.可知，这是人们用来调味的，只需要放一点点就可以，所以由此猜测应该是调料；故选C。
小题3:推理判断题。文章并没有提到他去印度是为了买水果，所以A项错误；根据短文第三段最后这个人的话I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!以及倒数第二段Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.可知，他是不想浪费自己所花的钱；由第一小题可知C项错误；第一段中because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water.说明印度缺少水，不能过多的种植水果，所以D项也可排除；故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文最后一句　 So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.可知，本文的核心启示就是对于以前的错误要大胆放手，以免错误更多，故选D。