题目内容
Once there were five beggars(乞丐) .One was English, one was Turkish(土耳其人) ,one was Greek(希腊人) ,one was an Arab(阿拉伯人) and one was Persian(波斯人) .One day they met and decided to stay together, sharing(分享) what they had and helping each other in times of trouble.
Soon a man passed them in the street and gave them a coin(硬币) .They talked about what to do with it. At last they decided to buy something to eat.
"Let's buy some grapes(葡萄) !" said the Englishman.
But the Turk wanted"uzum",the Arab,the Greek "stafelea",and the Persian insisted on (坚持) "angur". They did not understand each other's language very well. Soon they were quarrelling(争吵) and even fighting.
While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along. He knew all five languages. He asked them why they were fighting. After they told him,he said, "Give me your coin. I will buy what you wish."
He was soon back with a bunch(串) of grapes. Each beggar was happy as each had what he had wanted. Each of them had asked for the same thing, but the word for "grapes" is different in their languages.
( ) 1. Why did the beggars decide to stay together?
A. They felt lonely.
B. They were good friends.
C. They came from the same country.
D. They hoped they could help each other in times of trouble.
( ) 2. What did the Arab want to buy?
A. Apples. B. Pears. C. Grapes. D. Bananas.
( ) 3. Why were they fighting?
A. They were not friendly.
B. They did not know they wanted the same thing.
C. They each wanted to buy something different.
D. The Englishman took the coin.
( ) 4. What made the beggars happy at last?
A. They found they each wanted the same thing.
B. They learned to speak the same language.
C. Each received something different.
D. They met the stranger.
( ) 5. If people ,there would often be no need to fight.
A. could speak English everywhere
B. knew five languages
C. could understand each other
D. knew each other
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C