Question

【题目】 A man walked in the desert for two days without any water. While he was feeling hopeless, he suddenly found a small house. He pulled his tired body inside. This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump (抽水机).

Excited, he went forward to draw (抽取) water, but no water came out no matter how hard he tried. Too tired to do anything more, he fell to the ground. Then he saw a small bottle. On the bottle was a note, which read, “You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water! Don’t forget, before you leave, refill the bottle with water!” He opened the bottle and found it was filled with water!

At that moment he thought, “It might be a little selfish, but as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can be sure to leave this room alive! However, if I do as the note says and pour the only water into the pump and no water comes out, I will die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?” It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water. After a minute, water started to come out!

After he had drunk enough water, he refilled the bottle. He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.

根据短文内容回答问题。

【1】Where did the man find the water pump in the desert?

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【2】Was the small bottle full or empty when he found it?

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【3】What did he have to do before he drew water?

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【4】How long did it take him to make a choice?

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【5】What lesson does the story tell us?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In the corner of a small airless house.

【2】Full. / It was full.

【3】He had to pour the only water into the pump.

【4】Five minutes.

【5】Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.

【解析】

一个人在沙漠里两天都没有喝水了，他在一个小房子里看到一个水泵，但在取水之前，他必须先把一个小瓶子里的水倒进水泵里。经过仔细地考虑，他把水倒进了水泵，水真的从水泵出来了。通过这个故事作者告诉我们：在获取之前，要先付出。

【1】根据短文第一段最后一句话This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump可知，这个人在一个没有空气的小房子里发现了一个水泵。故答案为In the corner of a small airless house.

【2】根据短文第二段Then he saw a small bottle. On the bottle was a note, which read, “You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water! Don’t forget, before you leave, refill the bottle with water!” He opened the bottle and found it was filled with water!可知，这个人发现一个小瓶子里装满了水。由此可知答案为It was full.

【3】根据短文第二段On the bottle was a note, which read, “You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water!可知，在取水之前，必须把瓶子里的水倒进水泵里。由此可知答案为He had to pour the only water into the pump.

【4】根据短文第三段It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water.可知，这个人思考了五分钟，才做出最后的选择。故答案为Five minutes.

【5】根据文意和短文的最后He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.可知，这个故事告诉我们，在你得到东西之前，应该先付出。故文章的最后一句话就是点明文章主旨的句子，也是这个问题的答案。

这是一篇记叙文，短文通过给我们讲述一个故事，告诉了我们“欲得到，先付出”的道理。短文叙述清晰，文意比较容易理解。题型是任务型阅读，要求根据问题回答问题。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据题目所问，锁定文章相关细节信息作答。例如第1小题，题目问的是这个人发现水泵的地点，以pump为关键词搜索，且答案应出现在短文开头的部分，根据第一段最后一句话This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump可知，这个人在一个没有空气的小房子里发现了一个水泵。故答案为In the corner of a small airless house.再如第5小题，题目问的是故事给我们的启示，这也是文章的主旨，点明文章中心的句子出现在文章的最后，根据He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.可知答案。