Question

A story tells about an elder villager who led other villagers carrying salt day and night to a town in order to buy food for the winter. One night they camped in an open air with a starry sky above. The elder villager, following the tradition passed down from ancestors, took out three blocks(块) of salt and threw them into the campfire to tell the change of weather in the mountains.

All people waited for the old man's "weather report": if the salt in the fire produced crackling sound(爆裂声), they would have good weather; if no sound was produced, it then meant the good weather would soon end and a storm would come at any moment.

The elder villager looked serious. The salt in the campfire made no sound at all. He urged the whole team to set out immediately. A young man in the group thought it absurdly(荒谬地)superstitious(迷信的) to "forecast the weather by using salt".

It was not until the next afternoon, the weather suddenly changed, with cold winds blowing and a snowstorm coming. In fact, the method used by the elder man could be well explained by modern science: whether or not salt produces sound in campfire depends on air humidity(湿度).That is to say, when a snowstorm approaches, lead to high humidity, the salt blocks will not produce any sound in fire.

Young people often don’t mind the philosophy(哲学) of the old, regarding their ideas as out date and useless. To be honest, however, some beliefs in life are just like salt blocks that are distilled(蒸馏) from the sea: old as they are, they remain crystals(结晶), and carry with them deep memories of the sea.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Why did the villagers go to the town?

A. They wanted to buy some salt and food

B. They wanted to sell the salt and buy some food.

C. They wanted to check the old belief.

D. They wanted to forecast the weather by using salt

2.What will happen if it rains recently?

A. The salt in the fire will produce crackling sound.

B. The salt in the fire will produce no sound.

C. The salt will remain crystals.

D. The elder people will give us the weather report.

3.Why didn’t the young man think the “weather report” absurdly superstitious?

A. The villagers were always superstitious, especially the old man.

B. He didn’t believe the god and only believe the modern science.

C. He didn’t believe the traditional way could forecast the weather by using salt.

D. He thought the salt could tell us the weather.

4. What’s the meaning of the word “approach”?

A.到达 B. 远离 C. 追逐 D. 消失

5.What’s the meaning of the last paragraph?

A. Young people shouldn’t believe the philosophy of the old. They are superstitious.

B. Salt blocks can carry the memories of the deep sea, so it can forest the weather.

C. All the belief in life are useful and can give us suggestions in our lives.

D. Young people should learn from the old because they are knowledgeable and have much experience.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了一个故事，通过这个故事作者告诉我们，现在很多年轻人觉得老年人的一些做法是过时的，没有用的。但其实很多时候这些个想法是很有道理的。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头A story tells about an elder villager who led other villagers carrying salt day and night to a town in order to buy food for the winter.可知村民们带着盐去城里卖，为了能买食物过冬。由此可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文的第二段中if the salt in the fire produced crackling sound(爆裂声), they would have good weather; if no sound was produced, it then meant the good weather would soon end and a storm would come at any moment.可知，那个老一点的村民用他们传统的方法来预知天气情况：如果把盐扔到火里，发出爆裂声，就会有好天气；如果没有声音，就意味着风暴随时会来。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中A young man in the group thought it absurdly(荒谬地)superstitious(迷信的) to "forecast the weather by using salt"可知，一个年轻人不相信这种用盐来预测天气的作法，他觉得这很荒谬。故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据短文的大意和划线单词所在的句子That is to say, when a snowstorm approaches, lead to high humidity, the salt blocks will not produce any sound in fire可知，这种用盐预测天气的作法是有科学依据的。当风暴来临的时候，湿度变高，盐块在火里就不会发出声音。approach来临，到来。故选A。

5.主旨大意题。最后一段中作者通过这个故事告诉我们，很多年轻人都觉得一些老人的作法是没有道理的，其实一些古老的想法就像从海里蒸馏出来的盐块一样，虽然时间很长了，但却是很有道理的。故D选项最符合这一段的意思。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。