题目内容
【题目】 Once upon a time there were two smart boys. Their talents were obvious from an early age. They knew they were special, and they desired that, in the future, everyone would admit how great they were.
They developed in a different way. The first boy had a successful career. He took part in all kinds of competitions, visited the most important people and places. No one doubted that he would be the wisest and most important person in the land.
The second boy always felt a heavy responsibility. He would feel obliged to help others. This didn’t leave him enough time to follow his dreams of greatness. He was busy looking for ways to help others. As a result, he was a much-loved and well-known person in his small circle.
A disaster took place, spreading misery (痛苦) there. The first man had never come across anything like this, and he failed to improve the situation. The second man was used to solving all kinds of problems, and had such useful know-how in certain subjects. So the disaster hardly affected the people at all. His methods were adopted there, and the name of this man spread even wider. Indeed, he was elected the governor of the nation.
The first man understood the greatest wisdom is from the things we do in life, from the impact (影响) we have on others, and from the need to improve ourselves. He never again took part in competitions. Instead, he always took books with him to be ready to help others.
【1】The passage is mainly developed by ______.
A. following the space order. B. making comparisons
C. giving examples D. explaining the reason
【2】The underlined word “obliged”, in the third paragraph, means “______”.
A. responsible B. necessary
C. worried D. comfortable
【3】What can we learn about the two young men?
A. Both of them tried hard to deal with the disaster.
B. The second man wanted to have a successful career.
C. The second man wanted to take part in competitions.
D. The first man was a much-loved and well-known person in the land.
【答案】
【1】B
【2】A
【3】A
【解析】
试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了两个男孩成长的故事。两个聪明的男孩都想成为杰出的人，但是第一个男孩他选择参加各种竞赛和拜访各种重要的人。第二个男孩忙于帮助他人。当危机来临时，第一个男孩措手不及；第二个却处理得游刃有余，最终成为国家领导人。由此，第一个男孩才知道怎样才能获得真正的智慧。
【1】主旨大意题。根据文章第二段和第三段可知，这两段分别介绍了两个男孩不同的发展方式，而第三段介绍的是危机来临时，两个人不同的反应，故本文通过作比较的方式讲述了一个小故事。选择B。
【2】词义猜测题。根据上文的The second boy always felt a heavy responsibility可知，第二个男孩感觉自己责任重大，故选择A，意为有责任的。
【3】推理判断题。根据第四段的The first man had never come across anything like this, and he failed to improve the situation. The second man was used to solving all kinds of problems, and had such useful know-how in certain subjects.可知选项A正确，他们都尽力去解决危机。选项B、C，说的是第一个男孩，故错；选项D说的是第二个男孩，故错。选择A。
