题目内容
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Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there,he saw a lot of fruit,but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop. So he went up and asked ,“How much each kilo?” and the shopkeeper said ,“Two rupees (卢比) .” Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it： Oh,my god!His eyes watered,his mouth watered and burnt,and his face became red. He jumped up and down,saying ,“Ah!Ah! Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy,man. Those are chilies (辣椒) ！You can't eat so many!People use them as a condiment,but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them like that ” But the silly man said ,“No,I can't stop!I paid money for them,and now I'll eat them up. It's my money!”
And you think that man was silly,right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money,time or effort doing something. And even though it's a long time,hard experience tells us it won’t work,and we know there's no more hope,we still continue just because we’ve put money,time,effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn't want to waste the money he’d paid. So even if you’ve lost something,let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to lose.
() 1. The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .
A. he hadn’t eaten it before B. he was hungry
C. it was cheap D. he hadn’t seen it before
() 2. The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. 零食 B. 水果 C. 调料 D. 蔬菜
() 3. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A. The man went to India to buy fruit.
B. The man didn't want to waste money.
C. The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.
D. India can grow a lot of fruit.
() 4. From the passage,we can learn that .
A. we shouldn’t waste money
B. we shouldn’t eat chilies
C. we shouldn’t buy something cheap
D. letting something go is better than keeping on losing
C 阅读提示：本文是一篇哲理故事。一个人买了很多辣椒，吃得都口眼冒火了，还继续吃，因为他害怕浪费了所花的钱。这个故事告诉我们要学会放弃。
1. C 细节理解题。由第一段的“And it was the cheapest in the shop. ”可知他买辣椒是因为辣椒是最便宜的。
2. C词义推测题。由其下一句的“仅仅加一点到他们的食物里调味”可知该词意为:调料。
3. B细节理解题。通读第二段可知:这个人不想停下来，是因为他不想浪费钱。
4. D主旨大意题。这篇短文通过一个故事告诉我们：与其继续失去，还不如放手，任其自然。
