Question

A man died and was on his way to another world, either Heaven ( 天堂 ) or hell ( 地狱 ) . He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace.

The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”

The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you. Moreover, nothing needs to be done by you.” Then, the man stayed in the palace.

At the beginning, the man felt very happy, eating and sleeping, without thinking about other things. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and bored. So he went to the owner and said, “It is too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I have no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”

The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”

After another several months, the man could not stand his present life and went to the owner again and said, “I really can not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would like to go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said, “Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell!”

1. The man couldn’t stand the present life in the palace because_________.

A. he must eat delicious food everyday

B. had to help others

C. as time went on ,he got bored

D. the owner of the palace was unfriendly

2. According to the passage, which statements is Right?

A. The beautiful palace the man lived for several months is Heaven.

B. Someone would stop the man ,if he ate more.

C. The man thought he would live in Hell rather than heaven if he couldn’t get a job.

D. In fact, in Heaven the man could eat and sleep without any work.

3.What’s the title of the passage?

A. A hard-working man B. Hell and Heaven

C. What you want in Heaven D. Hell is better than Heaven

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了什么是天堂和地狱?通过这个故事告诉人们劳动的意义。

1.细节理解题。根据the man could not stand his present life and went to the owner again and said, “I really can not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would like to go to hell instead of living here. 男人无法忍受现在的生活,一次次去找老板说,“我真的受不了这样的生活。如果你不给我一份工作,我想去地狱,而不是住在这里。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据the man could not stand his present life and went to the owner again and said, “I really can not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would like to go to hell instead of living here. 男人无法忍受现在的生活,一次次去找老板说,“我真的受不了这样的生活。如果你不给我一份工作,我想去地狱,而不是住在这里。可知应选C。

3.归纳理解题。通过The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said, “Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell!” 宫殿的主人大声笑了,然后说:“你认为这里是天堂吗?它实际上是地狱!”故选B。

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