Question

【题目】There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much that he became an apprentice (学徒) to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not so clever, and his teacher and the other apprentices were always telling him he had no talent for making puppets, and that he would achieve nothing in making puppets.

Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Despite his efforts, they would always find something wrong with his puppets, and the poor puppets ended up being thrown out of the workshop.

The young man wasn’t going to give up, so he decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. Whenever he found a fault in his puppet he would throw it away and start again. Years passed, and with each new attempt his puppet became a little bit better. By that time, his puppet was much better than anything that the other apprentices could make, but he kept making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how poor he was.

By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally, after so many years of work, he finished work on his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is perfect”. And for the first time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it up on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy.

It is well-known that perfect puppet, Pinocchio, came to life after that, had a thousand adventures, and gave that old man — whose name was Geppetto — more joy than any other famous puppet-maker had ever got from any of their creations.

【1】Why did the young man want to learn to make puppets according to Paragraph One?

A. Because he liked it.

B. Because everyone thought he was talented.

C. Because his teacher told him to do so.

D. Because he was not clever, he had to make a living

【2】What was the ending of the poor puppets made by the young man?

A. They were kept by the young man.

B. They were thrown by the young man.

C. They were shared by others.

D. They were collected by his teacher.

【3】What can we learn about Geppetto from the third paragraph?

A. He was laughed at by the others.

B. He could only make one kind of puppet.

C. He had collected all the puppets he made.

D. He made a lot of money by selling puppets.

【4】When the puppet, Pinocchio, was made, ________.

① Geppetto was already an old man

② Geppetto was satisfied with it

③ Geppetto was much happier

④ Geppetto planned to throw it away

A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④

【5】What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Many hands make light work.

B. No one can do two things at once.

C. A good beginning makes a good ending.

D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 A

【4】 A

【5】 D

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇小故事，通过格培多制作木偶的经历，说明坚持不懈定会成功的道理。

【1】题意：根据第一段，为什么这个年轻人想要学习制作木偶?考查细节理解题。根据There was once a young man who liked puppets so much that he became an apprentice to a master puppet-maker.，可知他喜欢木偶，故选A。

【2】题意：这个年轻人制作的可怜的木偶的结局是什么?考查细节理解题。根据Despite his efforts, they would always find something wrong with his puppets, and the poor puppets ended up being thrown out of the workshop.，可知可怜的木偶被他给扔了，故选B。

【3】题意：从第三段我们可以了解到关于格培多的什么信息?考查细节理解题。A. He was laughed at by the others. 别人嘲笑他。B. He could only make one kind of puppet.他只能做一种木偶。C. He had collected all the puppets he made.他收集了他制作的所有木偶。D. He made a lot of money by selling puppets. 他靠卖木偶赚了很多钱。根据Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how poor he was.人们都嘲笑他没有挣到钱，可知选A。

【4】题意：当木偶皮诺乔被制作的时候 ?考查细节理解题。① Geppetto was already an old man格培多已经是一个老人；② Geppetto was satisfied with it格培多感到满意；③ Geppetto was much happier格培多快乐得多了；④ Geppetto planned to throw it away格培多打算扔掉它。根据By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally, after so many years of work, he finished work on his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is perfect”. And for the first time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it up on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy.当他年老的时候终于做出了真正让自己感到满足和快乐的木偶皮诺乔，可知①②③都是正确的，故选A。

【5】题意：这篇文章的主旨是什么?考查主旨理解题。A. Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。B. No one can do two things at once. 没有人能同时做两件事。C. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 心之所愿，无事不成。根据文中格培多制作木偶的经历，可知坚持不懈定会成功，故选D。

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