Question

【题目】There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour.

One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight."

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

The father guessed that the gold coin was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

【1】Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?

A. His father. B. His mother. C. His sister. D. The shopkeeper.

【2】Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?

A. To fill the well.

B. To check if the coin is real.

C. To keep the coin for the boy.

D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.

【3】How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?

A. Surprised. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Relaxed.

【4】The story is mainly about

A. a wise mother B. a gold coin C. the fruits of labour D. a lazy boy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 C

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述的一个父亲为了教育他懒惰的儿子，让儿子去赚钱，把得到的钱仍到井里面，通过这件事情，儿子意识到通过辛苦赚来的钱是很珍贵的，从而改变了这个懒惰的毛病。

【1】根据文中的信息The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin.可知，第一次是他的妈妈帮助了他，故答案选B。

【2】.推理判断题。根据He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. 可知，第一次把硬币扔进去的时候，儿子照做了，第二次却很痛苦，所以通过这种方法，父亲就能够检测出这个男孩是否自己挣了硬币。结合选项可知D选项“去检测看看这孩子是不是自己挣的硬币。”符合题意，故答案选D。

【3】理解判断题。根据The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"可知儿子叫喊着问父亲怎么能让他把辛苦挣来的硬币扔进井里，所以他是很难过的。A. Surprised.惊讶的；B. Sad.难过的；C. Excited.兴奋的；D. Relaxed.放松的。故答案选B。

【4】主旨大意题。根据The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour. 这位商人希望他的儿子认识到劳动的价值。以及The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.可知，最后儿子意识到了劳动成果的价值，这是父亲的最终目的，也是文章的中心，所以文章是围绕“劳动的成果”展开的。结合选项A. a wise mother一个明智的母亲；B. a gold coin一枚金币；C. the fruits of labour劳动成果；D. a lazy boy一个懒惰的男孩。可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。