Question

【题目】 When the great library of Alexandria (亚历山大图书馆) burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book, and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for very little money.

The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. Itwas a thin strip of animal skin on which was written the secret of the“Touchstone (试金石)”! The touchstone was asmall pebble (鹅卵石) that could turn any common metal into pure gold.

The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while common pebbles were cold.

So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up common pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold—throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days continued overa long period of time.

One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the seabefore he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the seathat when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity (机会). Unless we are cautious (小心的，谨慎的), it's easy to fail to recognize(识别) an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away.

【1】According to the story, the touchstone_______.

A.is a big pebbleB.feels coldC.is magicD.is pure gold

【2】The man threw pebbles into the sea_______.

A.to test how far he could throwB.to practice throwing pebbles

C.to avoid picking up the same pebbleD.to express his disappointment

【3】What message does the story want to express?

A.Good habits can lead to success.

B.Habits can only hold you back.

C.Opportunity prefers slow but strong mind.

D.Opportunity only visits the ready and cautious mind.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

文章大意：亚历山大时期大图书馆焚毁的时候，话说有一本书被保留了下来。但没有人认为这本书有什么价值，可这时一个穷人，用几分钱把这本书买了下来。书中夹着一张羊皮纸条，在这张薄薄的羊皮纸条上记载着试金石的秘密。他到沙滩寻找试金石，当找到真正的试金石，他习惯性的扔到大海。通过这个故事得出一个寓意深远的哲理：机遇也是如此，当机遇在我们手中之时，我们却不曾那么容易的意识到，除非我们仔细谨慎。

【1】细节理解题。根据The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. 试金石是一个小鹅卵石，它可以把任何普通的金属变成金子，因此可知这个试金石所有魔法的，故答案选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据He knew that if he picked up common pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. 他知道如果捡起了普通的鹅卵石，因为凉扔掉后，他有可能100次捡起同一个鹅卵石，因此可知这个人扔鹅卵石到海里的原因是为了避免捡起同一个鹅卵石，故答案选C。

【3】主旨大意题。根据Unless we are cautious (小心的，谨慎的), it's easy to fail to recognize(识别) an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away. 当机遇在我们手中之时，我们却不曾那么容易的意识到，除非我们仔细而细心；因此可知机会来的时候我们要准备好，要小心，结合选项可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。