Question

Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That's the most interesting thing in the world."So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.

One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.

When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, "I didn't take anything. That family can't have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano."

1.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Frank and His Work . B. One Piano Only.

C. The Man and the Girl. D. Easy Work and More Money.

2.From the story we know that Frank________________ .

A. had many clever friends.

B. was more clever than most of the people

C. didn't want to do any work

D. knew many interesting things in the world

3.Frank's friends __________________ .

A. were all thieves

B. were clever enough to do easiest work

C. usually worked as hard as Frank

D. knew who were rich and who were poor

4.The thief didn't go into the beautiful house because _______

A.that family was not rich

B.he knew nothing about music

C.the piano was too big for him

D.the man and the girl had already seen him

5. The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must _____

A. find an easy job

B. work hard

C. have a lot of friends

D. learn something about money

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述弗兰克好逸恶劳，但是他告诫朋友：只要努力工作，就会挣很多钱。成为小偷让他依然觉得工作繁杂，因此他告诉朋友怎么做，然后向他们索取钱财。弗兰克派他的一个朋友去一所豪华的大房子，房子里一男一女在钢琴前演奏二重奏，小偷进了房子以后发现两个人演奏一架钢琴，觉得这家不可能有钱，所以什么也偷。

1.标题归纳题。这篇短文主要通过一个小故事，讲述了弗兰克这样一个好逸恶劳，幻想通过简单劳动而索取最大价值的人。结合选项可知，Easy Work and More Money.最能概括文章大意。故选D。

2.短文So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.的描述可知，弗兰克是一个什么也不愿做的人。故选C。

3.的描述可知，弗兰克好逸恶劳，他还告诉朋友要学会不劳而获。可知他的朋友也都是小偷。故选A。

4.That family can’t have much money. You know ,two people were playing on the same piano there的描述可知，小偷对音乐（钢琴二重奏）一无所知。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文通过一个小故事，主要是告诉人们，要想富有，必须通过努力工作而取得，一切不劳而获都是不现实的。故选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读。