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【题目】 A young man went to see a wise man, saying that after graduation, he set goals for himself, but years later he still achieved nothing. The wise man was reading in the small house by the river, when the young man found him. With a smile, the wise man heard the young man 's words, and said to him, "Come to help me boil a pot of water first!" The young man saw a big pitcher 水罐) standing in the corner, next to a small fire stove(炉子),but he found no firewood in the stove, so he went out for it.

He came back with some dead wood, filled up the pot with water and put on the stove. He put some firewood in the stove and burned up, but because the pot was too large, when the wood burned out, the water did not boil. Then he ran off to get firewood. When he went back, the water had nearly turned cold. This time he became smart, so he was not eager (急切的)to light the fire, but went out to look for some firewood again. Because the firewood was well prepared, the water boiled pretty soon.

The wise man suddenly asked him, "If there is not enough firewood, how should you boil the water?" The young man thought for a moment and shook his head. The wise man said, "If so, pour out some water of the pot!" The young man nodded thoughtfully. The wise man continued, "You had so many things you want at first and set too many goals, just as the large pot was filled with too much water but you didn't have enough firewood, so you couldn't boil water, and if you wanted to make the water boil ,you’d better empty some of the water. The young man saw his light suddenly. When he went hack he removed many listed goals from his plan, leaving only a few recent ones, while with the snare time he studied all kinds of hobbies. A few years later, his goals came true.

【1】The young went to see the wise man because he_______

A.graduatedB.set goalsC.achieved nothingD.heard about him

【2】The wise man asked the young man to________

A.find firewoodB.boil waterC.light the fire stoveD.fill the pot

【3】The water didn't boil because________

A.the young man was not wiseB.there was not enough firewood

C.it turned cold soonD.the stove didn't work well

【4】The wise man advised the young man to boil the water by_______

A.going to find more firewoodB.asking for another person's help

C.filling the pot with more waterD.emptying some of the water

【5】What did the young man finally realize?

A.He should take up some hobbies.B.He shouldn't set many goals.

C.The wise man was a good teacher.D.No one can succeed easily.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

本文讲述了一个年轻人的故事。毕业后，他给自己定了目标，但多年后他还是一无所获，他找智者答疑。智者让他用小火灶炉煮开一壶水（壶很大），刚开始他试了一点点柴火，发现根本水煮不开；后面他准备了很多柴火，终于烧滚了。智者建议他应该倒掉一部分水，年轻人突然醒悟过来。当他回去的时候，他从他的计划中删除了许多列出来的目标，只剩下最近几个。

【1】细节理解题。根据“A young man went to see a wise man, saying that after graduation, he set goals for himself, but years later he still achieved nothing.”一个年轻人去见一位智者，他说，毕业后，他给自己定了目标，但多年后他还是一无所获。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据“Come to help me boil a pot of water first”先来帮我煮一壶水吧!故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据“ …This time he became smart, so he was not eager (急切的)to light the fire, but went out to look for some firewood again. Because the firewood was well prepared, the water boiled pretty soon.”这一次他变得聪明，所以他并不渴望(急切的)来生火，但是出去寻找一些柴火。因为木柴准备好了，水很快就开了，所以之前是没有足够的柴火。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据“ if you wanted to make the water boil ,you’d better empty some of the water.”如果是这样的话，把锅里的水倒出来一些!故选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据“When he went hack he removed many listed goals from his plan, leaving only a few recent ones”当他回去的时候，他从他的计划中删除了许多列出来的目标，只留下最近的几个，所以他明白不应该设立太多目标，故选B。

做细节理解题时要先划关键词，再根据关键词定位到文中的某一段即可做出题目。

本文第四题。根据关键词“The wise man advised the young man to boil the water ”定位到“…and if you wanted to make the water boil ,you’d better empty some of the water”如果是这样的话，把锅里的水倒出来一些!故选D。