Question

【题目】Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to cat ch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.

【1】The story tells us _____________

A. How Effendi played a trick on the king

B. When the king would die

C. Why the Minister died

D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

【2】The Prime Minister died because _______.

A. Effendi killed him

B. Effendi said he would die

C. he was badly ill

D. he fell to the ground from the horse

【3】Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?

A. In this way the king would know when he would die

B. He wanted to find an excuse（借口） to kill Effendi

C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death

D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die

【4】The king let Effendi go because ____________.

A. he hoped to live a long life

B. he was afraid of Effendi

C. he didn’t believe Effendi

D. he knew he would die two days later

【5】Which of the following is not true?

A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.

B. The king was afraid of death

C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者讲述了一则小故事。阿凡提是一个幽默的人。某一天，他开玩笑说宰相第二天会死，第二天这名宰相真的摔下马而死。国王听闻后，立刻派人抓住了阿凡提，并让阿凡提说出他自己的死期，否则就立刻处死他。阿凡提回答说“我比国王你提前两天死。”国王害怕他的话应验，所以放走了阿凡提。

【1】A主旨大意题。某一天，他开玩笑说宰相第二天会死，第二天这名宰相真的摔下马而死。国王听闻后，立刻派人抓住了阿凡提，并让阿凡提说出他自己的死期，否则就立刻处死他。阿凡提回答说“我比国王你提前两天死。”国王害怕他的话应验，所以放走了阿凡提。整篇文章讲述了一则阿凡提戏弄国王的幽默故事，故选A。

【2】D 细节理解题。根据短文“the Minister fell off the horse and died”可知，宰相是因为摔下马而死的，故应该选D。

【3】B 推理判断题。根据国王说的“or you will die today”这句话可知，他并不相信阿凡提可以预知人的死期，他只是借口要杀死阿凡提，故选B。

【4】A 推理判断题。根据短文中“Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that.”可以知道国王担心阿凡提的话应验，害怕他会在阿凡提死后的两天死去，所以放走阿凡提以求自保，故选A。

【5】D 推理判断题。根据“Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died.”这句话可知宰相第二天真的死了，A选项表述正确；从国王放走阿凡提以求自保可知国王害怕死，B的表述正确；阿凡提是一个幽默的人，他开玩笑说宰相第二天会死，并不是真的知道人的死期，C的说法是对的；即使国王杀死阿凡提，他也不一定会死，而D选项说国王一定会死是错的，故选D。