Question

Omar Chajam is a wise old man who lives in a small town. One day when he was walking down the street, he met a man who was always jealous (嫉妒的) of him. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,“You are a drinker! You are a thief! You are an idiot!”

Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.

Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)? Don’t you feel hurt?”

Chajam smiled again and said,“Come with me. I’ll show you something.”

The man followed Chajam to a dusty (落满灰尘的) room. Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found a completely worthless robe (长袍). He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”

The man took the robe and looked at it. It was so old that it even had some holes in it.

“What are these dirty rags (破布) for?”asked the man angrily.“I am well dressed. You must be crazy!”He threw the robe back.

“You see,”Chajam said,“you didn’t want to try on the rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. Now you see?”

1.How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?

A. He showed his anger to the man.

B. He said something bad of the man.

C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.

D. He kept smiling and didn’t care about it.

2. A well-dressed man was _____ when he saw what had happened to Chajam.

A. excited B. surprised C. sacred D. moved

3.What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?

A. To light on some candles.

B. To find some old clothes.

C. To try on a poor robe.

D. To clean some dirty rags.

4.What is the main message of the story?

A. Never speak ill of other people.

B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.

D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

1.1】细节理解题。由Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.可知选D He kept smiling and didn’t care about it 他继续保持微笑而且根本就不在意这些.。

2.2】细节理解题。由He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)?可知他不理解然提问可知他感到惊讶和不可理解。

A. excited “（感到）激动的 B. surprised“（感到）惊讶的” C. sacred“（感到） 害怕的”D.moved“受感动的”。

3.3】细节理解题。由He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”

可知是让他穿上。C. To try on a poor robe.符合原文。

4.4】主旨大意题。由前面Chajam 大师的表现（Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on）和 To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. （对冒犯感到生气就等同于穿上了别人扔给我们的旧衣服）可以看出只有D 符合。

A. Never speak ill of other people. 决不要说别人的坏话。

B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance. 决不要以貌取人。

C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.在困难面前保持头脑清醒是很重要的。

D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior. 。微笑是回击别人不好行为的最佳方式

考点：哲理故事类短文。