Question

A young man went to the local expert (专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist (珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."

The next morning the expert put a jade (玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.

The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.

"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.

Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"

"You have begun to learn." said the master.

Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.

1.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

A. refused B. liked

C. understood D. held

2.The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.

A. brave B. patient C. clever D. honest

3.What may be the best title for this passage?

A. An Experienced Gemologist B. Experience, the Best Teacher

C. Experience of a Young Man D. A Confident Teacher

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一个年轻人想学习成为珠宝商的故事，故事说明了熟能生巧及经验是最好的老师这样的道理。

1.珠宝专家因为担心这个年轻人没有耐心所以拒绝了他，所以“turn……down”的意思是拒绝，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中原句The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. 可知专家之所以这样做是要看看这位年轻人有没有耐心，故选B。

3.标题归纳题。根据全文描述这篇文章说的是经验是最好的老师，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读