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【题目】One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

【1】How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

【2】 What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money. B. Worry. C. Health. D. Trouble.

【3】The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

【4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章主要讲述了一个老妇人在山里发现了一颗宝石，后来她遇到了一个年轻人，年轻人向她索要这颗宝石，老人把宝石给了年轻人。后来，年轻人想要更多，当他向老人要更昂贵的东西时，老人说我所拥有的更昂贵的东西就是给予带来的快乐。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段的The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone 可知，年轻人自己看到这颗宝石在老人的包里。故选择C。

【2】词义辨析题。根据He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.可知年轻人认为这颗宝石可以给他一生的保障。故选择A，money，最为合适。

【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. 可知，年轻人希望老人能够给他更珍贵的东西。故选择D。

【4】主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲述的就是年轻人认为宝石才是珍贵的，而老人却认为给予所带来的快乐才是最珍贵的。故选择B。