Question

【题目】Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell on to the ground from a horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you'll die today.”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

【1】This story tells us ________.

A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would die

C. why the Prime Minister died D. that Effendi knew the date of everyone's death

【2】The Prime Minister died because ________.

A. Effendi killed him B. Effendi said he would die.

C. he was badly ill D. he fell off a horse

【3】Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi's own death?

A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi's death.

D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【4】The king let Effendi go because ________·

A. he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn't believe Effendi's words D. he knew they would die two days later

【5】Which of the following is not true?

A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

B. The king was afraid of death.

C. Effendi didn't know when the king would die.

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two, days later.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】【主旨大意】本文讲的是聪明的阿凡提智答国王问题的故事，以致国王为了不让自己死去，而不敢杀死他。

【1】综合分析题。由文章可知，为了保全生命，中阿凡提说自己会比国王早死两天。以此愚弄了国王。

【2】细节理解题。由第一段可知，宰相是从马上摔下来而死的。

【3】细节推理题。由第一段和第二段可知，国王很生气，杀死阿凡提是他的目的。

【4】细节理解题。由文章结尾可知，国王是怕自己真的会死去才没有杀死阿凡提，由此推测和A一致。

【5】判断推理题。本文是要求选择不正确的，国王会在阿凡提死后两天死，这一说法是没有可信性的，只是阿凡提的一个自救说法。故选D。