题目内容
He’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me, “I haven’t time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street. He’ll fix them for you right away.”
But I had my eyes on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人). “No.” I replied, “The other fellow can’t do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys — without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带), you might as well just throw away the pair.
My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled. He wiped hands on his blue apron(围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.
“See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange dusty felt hat, his funny accent and his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption rather than a way to realize their abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.
【小题1】Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?
A.He was equipped with the best repairing tools. |
B.He was the only cobbler in the Marais. |
C.He was proud of his skills. |
D.He was a native Parisian. |
A.nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him |
B.it was difficult to communicate with this man |
C.the man was very strange |
D.the man was too old |
A.realize their abilities | B.gain happiness |
C.make money | D.gain respect |
A.craftsmen make a lot of money | B.whatever you do, do it well |
C.craftsmen need self-respect | D.people are born equal |
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
解析试题分析:作者从一个鞋匠从做好一个工作中得到最大的满足是一种安慰和现在的人不认真工作,只是为了挣钱。希望人们应该认真工作。
【小题1】细节推断题。从第六段“he said with pride,‘Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.’”可知,他说在巴黎只有三个鞋匠能做这项工作,因此他对于自己的手艺很自豪。选C。
【小题2】推测词义题。划线句子的意思是“他好像是从远古时代出来的一样”。作者在说这句话的时候一点贬义也没有,作者很尊重他,这句话只是表明他跟现在的人不一样,现在很难找到像他这样的人了。A。
【小题3】细节推断题。从最后一段“people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption”可知,人们工作的原因是为了增加消费。挣钱才能消费。因此,人们工作的原因是挣钱。选C。
【小题4】主旨题。最后一段讲到现在的人不认真工作,只是为了挣钱。最后一句话“In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.” 作者认为,看见一个鞋匠从做好一个工作中得到最大的满足是一种安慰。由此可得,作者希望人们应该认真工作。选B。
考点:考查故事类短文
点评:作者从一个鞋匠从做好一个工作中得到最大的满足是一种安慰和现在的人不认真工作,只是为了挣钱。希望人们应该认真工作。本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
There are stories about two U.S . presidents,Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don’t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”.After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York.Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President .They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.
【小题1】The author __________.
A.believes both of the stories |
B.doesn’t believe a word of the stories |
C.is not sure whether the stories are true |
D.is telling the stories just for fun |
A.couldn’t draw up any documents at all |
B.didn’t like to read important papers by himself |
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him |
D.wasn’t good at reading,writing or spelling |
A.was approved of by President Jackson |
B.was the title of some Official documents |
C.was first used by President Jackson |
D.was an old way to spell “all correct’’ |
A.was the short way to say‘ ‘old Kinderhook Club” |
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born |
C.was the name of Van Buren’s club |
D.was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election |
A.by Van Buren |
B.in a presidential election |
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club |
D.by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club” |
There are stories about two U.S . presidents,Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don’t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”.After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York.Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President .They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.
【小题1】.The author __________.
A.believes both of the stories |
B.doesn’t believe a word of the stories |
C.is not sure whether the stories are true |
D.is telling the stories just for fun |
A.couldn’t draw up any documents at all |
B.didn’t like to read important papers by himself |
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him |
D.wasn’t good at reading,writing or spelling |
A.was approved of by President Jackson |
B.was the title of some Official documents |
C.was first used by President Jackson |
D.was an old way to spell “all correct” |
A.was the short way to say“ld Kinderhook Club” |
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born |
C.was the name of Van Buren’s club |
D.was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election |
A.by Van Buren |
B.in a presidential election |
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club |
D.by the members of the “ld Kinderhook Club” |
There are stories about two U.S . presidents,Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don’t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”.After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York.Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President .They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.
1..The author __________.
A.believes both of the stories |
B.doesn’t believe a word of the stories |
C.is not sure whether the stories are true |
D.is telling the stories just for fun |
2.According to the passage,President Jackson_____________.
A.couldn’t draw up any documents at all |
B.didn’t like to read important papers by himself |
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him |
D.wasn’t good at reading,writing or spelling |
3..According to the first story, the term “OK”_______________.
A.was approved of by President Jackson |
B.was the title of some Official documents |
C.was first used by President Jackson |
D.was an old way to spell “all correct” |
4. .According to the second story,the term “K”_____________.
A.was the short way to say“ld Kinderhook Club” |
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born |
C.was the name of Van Buren’s club |
D.was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election |
5..According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used ______________
A.by Van Buren |
B.in a presidential election |
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club |
D.by the members of the “ld Kinderhook Club” |
There are stories about two U.S . presidents,Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don’t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”.After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York.Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President .They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.
1.The author __________.
A.believes both of the stories |
B.doesn’t believe a word of the stories |
C.is not sure whether the stories are true |
D.is telling the stories just for fun |
2.According to the passage,President Jackson_____________.
A.couldn’t draw up any documents at all |
B.didn’t like to read important papers by himself |
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him |
D.wasn’t good at reading,writing or spelling |
3.According to the first story, the term “OK”_______________.
A.was approved of by President Jackson |
B.was the title of some Official documents |
C.was first used by President Jackson |
D.was an old way to spell “all correct’’ |
4.According to the second story,the term ‘‘OK”_____________.
A.was the short way to say‘ ‘old Kinderhook Club” |
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born |
C.was the name of Van Buren’s club |
D.was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election |
5.According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used ______________
A.by Van Buren |
B.in a presidential election |
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club |
D.by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club” |