Question

Once a clever man was crossing a turbulent river. He wished to amuse himself by talking to the boatman.

"Do you know mathematics?" he asked.

"No sir." answered the boatman.

"Then you have lost one quarter of your life," said the wise man. "Do you know history?"

"No sir." answered the boatman.

"Then you have lost three quarters of your life." Just then a sudden gust of wind overturned the boat. "Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman.

"No," answered the wise(=clever) man.

"Well then," replied the boatman, "you have lost your whole life."

1.The clever man knew a lot of knowledge except(除了)_______.

A. mathematics B. philosophy(哲学)

C. history D. swimming

2.The clever man thought the boatman had lost ______ of his life.

A. one-fourth B. half

C. three fourths D. whole

3. When a gust of wind overturned the boat, ______ lost his life.

A. the boatman

B. the boatman and the clever man

C. the clever man

D. None of them

4.The story told us ______ .

A. not to be proud(骄傲的) B. to learn to swim

C. to be a boatman D. not to learn knowledge

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文告诉我们除了游泳聪明人知道很多知识，所以有点骄傲。聪明人认为渔夫没有数学等知识就是没了生命的四分之三；但当一阵风把小船吹翻，渔夫说这个聪明人丢了整个性命。这个故事告诉我们不要骄傲，每个人都有自己的长处。

1.推理判断题。除了游泳聪明人知道很多知识。根据"Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman. "No," answered the wise(=clever) man. "可知选D。

2. 细节理解题。这个聪明人认为船夫失去了生活的四分之三。根据"Then you have lost three quarters of your life."可知答案。故选C。

3.当一阵风把小船吹翻，这个聪明人丢了性命。根据聪明人不会游泳可知答案。故选C。

4.这个故事告诉我们不要骄傲。由全文内容可知答案。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。