Question

【题目】 Paul was a rich young man. When his father died, he left Paul a beautiful forest manor (庄园). Unfortunately, before Paul could sell it for a lot of money, a lightening strike (雷击) caused a fire that destroyed it. Watching the beautiful green trees turned into ash (灰烬) overnight, Paul felt his heart break.

In order to bring back the forest manor’s beauty, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank. But the bank refused him, for the bank didn’t believe he’d pay it back. Then he felt too frustrated to eat or drink. So he hid in his room for days. His wife was worried about him and suggested he should take a break outside.

Paul went for a walk. When he turned the first corner, he saw a store with a huge crowd. It turned out that the housewives were lining up to buy charcoal (木炭) used for winter heating.

Then Paul’s eyes lit up. He ran home and hired some charcoal workers to process the forest’s burnt trees into charcoal.

Soon, he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal. As soon as his charcoal went on the market, it sold out quickly.

The following year in the spring, he used the money to buy a large number of seedlings. After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.

【1】Paul wanted to borrow money from a bank to________.

A.make his manor beautiful again

B.buy some charcoal for winter heating

C.make his family live more happily

【2】How did Paul make the manor come to life again?

A.By borrowing some money from the bank.

B.By running a store to sell charcoal to those housewives.

C.By processing the burnt trees into charcoal and getting money.

【3】What does the underlined word mean in the passage?

A.森林B.树苗C.木头

【4】Which of the following may not be Paul’s feelings in this story?

A.Upset and hopelessB.Cheerful and happyC.Embarrassed and bored

【5】Which sentence from (《道德经》) has the similar meaning to the main idea of the passage?

A.知人者智自知者明。胜人者有力，自胜者强。

B.人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。

C.祸兮，福之所倚；福兮，祸之所伏。

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

这篇文章讲述了庄园被烧毁之后，鲍尔如何让庄园重新恢复生机的故事。通过这件事告诉我们，即使在不愉快的情况下也有好的事情发生，黑暗中总有一些光明。

【1】细节理解题。根据In order to bring back the forest manor’s beauty, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank.为了让森林庄园重回美丽，鲍尔向银行借钱；故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据He ran home and hired some charcoal workers to process the forest’s burnt trees into charcoal.他跑回家雇佣工人把森林里烧焦的树弄成木炭，Soon, he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal.很快他卖了1000箱子木炭，The following year in the spring, he used the money to buy a large number of seedlings. After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.第二年他用钱买了大量的树苗，几年后，森林庄园又恢复了生机；故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据The following year in the spring, he used the money to buy a large number of…第二年他用钱买了大量的……，和After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again. 几年后，森林庄园又恢复了生机；可猜测是“树苗”；故选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据Paul felt his heart break鲍尔感到心碎了，和Then he felt too frustrated to eat or drink.他感到太沮丧而吃不下喝不下，可知upset and hopeless 沮丧和无望，A对；根据Then Paul’s eyes lit up.鲍尔的眼睛亮了，和After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again. 几年后，森林庄园又恢复了生机，可知cheerful and happy 振奋和高兴，B对；embarrassed and bored尴尬和无聊，文章没有体现出来；故选C。

【5】主旨大意题。根据文章一开始庄园被烧毁，鲍尔很伤心，后来发现用烧毁的树做木炭，又挣到了钱，让庄园重回生机；故选C。