题目内容
One day a student was taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.
The student turned to the teacher, saying: “we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do.”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent (弯腰) down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”
- 1.
When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to _____
- A.steal them
- B.find their owner
- C.play a joke on the owner
- D.give the owner some money
- A.
- 2.
According to the passage, the teacher is _____
- A.quiet and honest
- B.kind and friendly
- C.patient and clever
- D.strict and careful
- A.
- 3.
At the end of the story, the student _____
- A.was very proud of himself
- B.was very pleased with his life
- C.felt very sorry about his first idea
- D.felt sad for not taking his teacher’s advice
- A.
试题分析:文章讲述一个老师和学生走在街上,看见一个农夫的鞋子,学生想把农夫得些藏起来捉弄农夫而老师则是让学生放两个硬币在他鞋中以帮助农夫,学生最后对自己一开始的想法感到抱歉。
1.细节题。结合第二段The student turned to the teacher, saying:“we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do”可知学生看见鞋子想和农夫开玩笑,C为正确答案。
2.推断题。结合文章内容“学生想把农夫得些藏起来捉弄农夫而老师则是让学生放两个硬币在他鞋中以帮助农夫”可知这位老师是kind and friendly,所以选B。
3.推断题。结合最后一段The student there deeply moved, and his eyes filled tears.“ Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”可知学生最后对自己一开始的想法感到抱歉,选出C为正确答案
考点:考查故事类短文
I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅) : I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
【小题1】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A.She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视). |
B.She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields. |
C.She is not good at telling stories of the kind. |
D.She finds space research more important. |
A.the burden she bears in a male-dominated society |
B.her involvement in gender politics |
C.her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist |
D.the very fact that she is a woman |
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
【小题4】What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A.Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation. |
B.Women can balance a career in science and having a family. |
C.Women have more barriers on their way to academic success. |
D.Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career. |