Question

12．There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages．
On the last day of one voyage，the ship was in a small port．It was winter time，and the sea was very cold，so the captain said to his sailors，"If one of you stays in the water during the whole night，I will give him my ship．But if he comes out before the sun appears，I shall get his wages．"
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating，so they didn't trust him．But then one of them，who thought that he was cleverer than the captain，said that he would do it．He got into the water，and，though it was very cold，he stayed in it．When it was nearly morning，some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away．
"You are cheating，"the captain said to the sailor．"The fire's warming you．"
"But it's half a mile away!"said the sailor．
"A fire's fire，"answered the captain．"I have won．"
The sailor came out of the water，and said，"Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages，but you can't cook a chicken．"
"I can，"answered the captain．
"If you cook this chicken，"said the sailor，"I shall work for you without wages for seven years，but if you can't，you will give me your ship．"
The captain agreed，took the chicken and said，"Where's the fire？"
"There it is，"answered the sailor．"On the shore．"
"But it's half a mile away，"said the captain angrily．
"'A fire's fire，'you said，"answered the sailor．"If it is enough to warm me in the water，it is enough to cook your chicken．"
56．What is the meaning of the underlined word"wages"in paragraph\1？C
A．food             B．clothes          C．money        D．chicken
57．The captain got the sailors'wagesC．
A．to buy a chicken for himself            
B．and kept the money for future use
C．by cheating them                    
D．and said he would return the money soon
58．The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because heA．
A．didn't want to fail
B．didn't believe the sailor's success
C．wanted to keep his promise              
D．wanted to show his cleverness
59．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？B
A．The sailors didn't trust the captain．
B．In order to help the sailor in the water，the fishermen made a fire．
C．The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time．
D．The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared．
60．What is the title of the story？D
A．How a Captain Cheated His Sailor        
B．How a Sailor Got a Ship
C．A Brave Sailor                          
D．A Fire Is Fire．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文讲述一位船长经常欺骗船员的工资，一次在欺骗船员后被这位船员用相同的方法对其进行了反击．这个故事采用了"以其人之道还治其人之身"的方法．

解答 CCABD
56  C   猜测词义题．  根据文章第一 段There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage 可知船长喜欢钱，经常欺骗船员的工资，故选C．
57   C    细节理解题．根据文章第一段There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages．"曾经有一个船长非常爱钱，因此在每次航行结束后他都骗自己的船员并拿走他们的工资．"可知船长通过欺骗船员拿走他们的工资，故选 C．
58   A    推理判断题．根据第六段"A fire's fire，"answered the captain．"I have won．"船长强词夺理离船员半英里处的火在给他取暖，说明船长想要赢得赌注．故选 A．
59   B      细节理解题．根据第三段第一句话The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating，so they didn't trust him．可知A正确；根据第三段最后一句话When it was nearly morning，some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance．可知B错误；根据文章最后一句话"'A fire's fire，'you said，"answered the sailor．"If it is enough to warm me in the water，it is enough to cook your chicken．"可知C正确；根据第三段最后一句话其他船员偶然生火以及下文船长强词夺理后这位船员才出来可知D正确．
60   D     标题归纳题．这篇短文讲述一位船长经常欺骗船员的工资，而后被译为船员用他用过的方法给整蛊了得故事．因此可以用这个方法作为标题，故选 D，火就是火．

点评 学生需要认真阅读原文，把握文章大意，对文章脉络有整体的了解，能仔细查找文中细节，并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断．