Question

Once a boy went to a palace to ask a wise man what the secret of happiness is. After talking with the boy, the wise man asked the boy to look around the palace and return in two hours. “And , I want to ask you to do something,”said the wise man .“As you look around, carry this spoon with you without making the oil spill (溢出).”

The boy began walking up and down the stairs of the palace, and he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. After two hours, he returned. “Well,” asked the wise man, “what did you see in my palace?” The boy said that he had seen nothing.

“Then go back and enjoy my wonderful world,” said the wise man. The boy picked up the spoon and began to look around the palace again. This time, he saw many beautiful things in the palace. When he returned, the wise man asked, “but where are the drops of oil I give you?” The boy saw that the oil was gone.

“There is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。

1.The boy visited the wise man for _______________ .

A. helping the wise man carry the oil

B. becoming famous

C. getting the secret of happiness

D. going sightseeing in the palace

2. The story happened _______________ .

A. in a university    B. in a palace

C. in a restaurant     D. in a boy’s home

3.Why did the boy see nothing for the first time to look around the wise man’s palace?

A. Because he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time.

B. Because he was blind.

C. Because there was nothing in it.

D. Because the oil was gone.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The wise man lived in the beautiful palace.

B. There were many beautiful things in the palace.

C. It was difficult for the boy to carry the spoon with him without making the oil spill.

D. The boy was invited to see a wise man.

5. According to the passage, we can know _______________ .

A. the boy didn't get the secret of the happiness at all

B. the wise man told the boy what was the happiness, but not directly

C. the secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world

D. the wise man said nothing

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述幸福的秘密。文章讲述，一男孩向智者请教幸福的秘密，智者通过让男孩拿着装满油脂的汤匙参观他的宫殿而不使油脂溢出的体验，最终道出幸福的秘密。

1.a boy went to a palace to ask a wise man what the secret of happiness is的描述可知，男孩到智者的宫殿请教幸福的秘密。故选C。

2.联系上下文的描述，智者让男孩拿着装满油脂的汤匙在他的宫殿里体验幸福的秘密，可知故事发生在宫殿里，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段The boy began walking up and down the stairs of the palace, and he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. After two hours, ---The boy said that he had seen nothing.的描述可知，因为他一直注视着汤匙，所以什么也没看见。故选A。

4.联系上下文的描述可知，A、B、C选项的叙述是正确的，D选项说男孩是被邀请到智者的家中的叙述不正确，应该是男孩自己去的。故选D。

5.联系上下文并根据短文最后一段描述可知，智者没有直接告诉男孩幸福的秘密，而是给他一个建议让他自己体会。故选B。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。