Question

　　A traveler once visited a city where every one wore blue． Puzzled, he went to a dyer and said, "Please dye this handkerchief red．"

　　"I don't know how to dye red．"

　　"Then dye it green．"

　　"I can't dye green． There are forty master dyers in this city, and every one of us can dye only blue．"

　　"I can dye all colors," said the traveler．

　　"Hire me and I'll teach you my art．"

　　"We never admit a stranger to our craft," said the dyer．

　　The traveler made the same offer to the other master dyers, but none would hire him． So he began his own dye shop． Folks soon crowded round asking, "What are all these beautiful colors called?"

　　He answered, "This is red and that yellow," and so on． Everyone began bringing him cloth to dye． When the master dyers saw this, they quickly apologized for their past insults, begging him to hire them and teach them his art．

1． To the traveler, the strangest thing about the city was that__________．

A．it seemed old-fashioned　　 B．everyone wore the same color

C．there were forty master dyers D．the dyers did not use machines

2．The purpose behind the traveler's visit to the first dyer was to_________．

A．have his handkerchief dyed yellow　　 B． have all his clothes dyed blue

C．see if the dyer could dye different colors D． sell the dyer some new materials for dyeing

3．None of the dyers would hire the traveler because he_________．

A．made fun of themB． wanted too much money

C．knew nothing about dyeing D． was a stranger

4．The people's questions showed that they_________．

A．liked the traveler's work　　　　B． knew little about colors

C．were satisfied to wear only blue　　 D． Both A and B

5．Soon the traveler was__________．

A．asking the mayor for a dye shop　　 B． taking away all the other dyers' customers

C．learning to dye many shades of blue D． begging the people to stop bringing him cloth

6．The master dyers begged the traveler to__________．

A．leave their city B． sell his secrets to them

C．apologize for past insults D． teach them his art

7．In the end the master dyers had to beg for something that________．

A．had been offered to them before B．belonged to them in the first place

C．would be of no use to them later D．All of the above

8．This story could be taken as a warning against____________．

A．refusing to learn new ways　　 B． wearing only red clothes

C．hiring a stranger D． visiting strange cities

Answer 1

答案：B;C;D;D;B;D;A;A
解析：

此语篇较长，就是难点之一。第8小题就是概括主旨的：8．This story could be taken as a warning againstA．refusing to learn new ways其问题与选项之和不是简单的句子结构变换的结果，而需要认真的推理归纳。

提示：

话题：快速阅读关于“保守思想”笑话的技巧。重点：细节捕捉、概括主旨。