Question

Once a traveller came into a village which was suffering from hunger. The villagers asked him to leave, for they feared he wanted them to give him food. They told him that there was no food. The traveller explained that he didn’t need any food and that, in fact, he was planning to make a soup to share with them instead. The villagers watched suspiciously as he built a fire and filled a pot with water With great ceremony(仪式), he pulled a stone from a bag, and dropped the stone into the pot of water. After a moment, he smelt the soup and shouted with excitement, “How delicious the soup is!” As the villagers began to show interest, he mentioned how good the soup would be with just a little cabbage in it. A villager brought out a cabbage to share. This episode(情节) repeated itself until the soup had cabbage, carrots, onions, and beets—indeed, a full pot of soup that could feed everyone in the village was ready. This story describes when there are not enough resources(资源), humans will store things. We do not want to share. The story of stone soup helps us realize that, in doing so, we often prevent ourselves and everyone else from having a feast(盛宴).The meaning of this story goes far beyond food. We keep to ourselves ideas, love, and energy, thinking we will be richer, but in fact we make the world, and ourselves, poorer. The traveller was able to see that the villagers were holding back, and he had the ability to inspire(激发) them to give. In this way, they created a large meal that none of them could have created alone. Are you like one of the villagers? If you come forward and share your gifts, you will inspire others to do the same. The reward is a feast that can feed many.

1. What does the underlined word “suspiciously” most probably mean?

A. doubtfully B. excitedly

C. curiously D. fearfully

2. The traveller put a stone into the pot in order to .

A. teach the villagers to cook a soup with stone

B. inspire the villagers to bring out their own food

C. prove to the villagers that he didn’t want their food

D. help villagers to survive by giving them some food

3.The writer mainly wants to tell us that .

A. storing things in hard times is human nature

B. a good leader is very necessary in hard times

C. skills are needed to inspire people to share with others

D. sharing is more important than keeping things to oneself

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事讲述的是，在一个饱受饥荒的地方，村民们都把东西自己保存起来，不想和别人一起分享。一个旅行者激励大家把食物都拿出来，做出了美味的汤，可以足够整个村子的村民们食用。因此如果每个人都奉献一点的话，你会有意想不到的收获。

1.词义猜测题。根据文意和划线词所在的句子可知，一个旅行者来到了一个饱受饥荒的地方，当地的人害怕他是来要吃的，所以赶他走。但是那个人说他想做点汤和他们分享，当地人怀疑他的话，不知道他说的是不是真的。suspiciously的意思是就是怀疑的，不相信地。故选A。

2.推理判断题。这个旅行者在做汤的时候，往里面扔了一些石头。他假装汤很好喝的样子，鼓励村民们往里面加各种各样的蔬菜，汤真的变得好喝了。因此他这样做是为了鼓励村民们把自己的食物拿出来，故选B。

3.主旨大意题。这个故事讲述的是，在一个饱受饥荒的地方，村民们都把东西自己保存起来，不想和别人一起分享。一个旅行者激励大家把食物都拿出来，做出了美味的汤，可以足够整个村子的村民们食用。因此如果每个人都奉献一点的话，你会有意想不到的收获。故D选项最符合文意。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。