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【题目】Once upon a time, a rich man and a poor tailor(裁缝)lived in the same house. The rich man lived upstairs(楼上)and the poor tailor lived downstairs(楼下). The tailor liked to sing when he made clothes. He sang one song after another. But the rich man liked to sleep a lot, and the singing troubled him.

One day the rich man said, “Tailor, I will give you a bag full of money every day if you stop singing.”

“Fine.” said the tailor. And so the tailor stopped singing and became richer and richer. But the more money he got from the rich man, the unhappier he became, because he wanted very much to sing again. Finally he brought all his money back to the rich man. “Here,” he said, “take your money, I can't be happy if I can't sing.”

And so he gave the money back to the rich man and went on singing. He sang and sang and he was happier than ever before.

【1】Once a rich man and a poor tailor lived ______.

A. in the same room B. in the different houses

C. on the same floor D. in the same building

【2】The tailor enjoyed singing ______.

A. while he was feeling unhappy B. while he was working

C. while the rich man was sleeping D. Both B and C

【3】The rich man didn't like the tailor's singing because ______.

A. the tailor didn't sing well B. the rich man could sing better

C. the rich man liked to sleep a lot D. the rich man was working at home then

【4】The rich man wanted to stop the singing by ______.

A. just telling him not to sing

B. giving him a lot of money

C. asking him to sing outside the house

D. asking him to stop singing while he was sleeping

【5】The poor tailor gave the money back to the rich man because ______.

A. he thought the money was not useful to him

B. he didn't like the money

C. he had a lot more money than the rich man.

D. he wanted to sing and he felt happy while he was singing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 D

【解析】

这是一则小故事，讲了曾经一个有钱人和一个贫穷的裁缝生活在同一栋楼里，但裁缝总是唱歌，富人想通过给钱的方式阻止裁缝唱歌，但是裁缝无法放弃唱歌。

【1】句意：曾经一个有钱人和一个贫穷的裁缝生活在同一栋楼里。A.在同一个房间；B.在不同的房子里；C.在同一楼层；D.在同一栋建筑里。原文Once upon a time, a rich man and a poor tailor(裁缝)lived in the same house.（曾几何时，一个富人和一个贫穷的裁缝住在同一栋房子里。）说明他们以前住在同一栋建筑里，故选D。

【2】句意：当他工作的时候以及当富人正在睡觉的时候，裁缝喜欢唱歌。A.当他感到不快乐的时候；B.当他工作的时候；C.当富人正在睡觉的时候；D. B和C。原文The tailor liked to sing when he made clothes.（裁缝在做衣服时喜欢唱歌。）说明裁缝喜欢在工作的时候唱歌；原文But the more money he got from the rich man, the unhappier he became, because he wanted very much to sing again.（但他从富人那里获得的钱越多，他变得更加不快乐，因为他非常想再次唱歌。）说明他不开心的时候也想唱歌，故选D。

【3】句意：富人不喜欢裁缝的歌声，因为富人正在睡觉。A.裁缝唱得不好；B.富人唱得更好；C.富人非常喜欢睡觉；D.这位富翁当时在家工作。原文But the rich man liked to sleep a lot, and the singing troubled him.（但这位富翁非常喜欢睡觉，唱歌给他带来了麻烦。）说明了富人不喜欢歌声的原因，因为他要睡觉，故选C。

【4】句意：富人想要通过给他很多钱来停止歌唱。A.只是告诉他不要唱歌；B.给他很多钱；C.让他在屋外唱歌；D.要求他在睡觉时停止唱歌。原文Tailor, I will give you a bag full of money every day if you stop singing.（裁缝，如果你停止唱歌，我会每天给你一个装满钱的袋子。）说明富人是想通过给大量的钱来阻止裁缝歌唱，故选B。

【5】句意：那个贫穷的裁缝把钱还给了有钱人，因为他想唱歌，他在唱歌时感到很开心。A.他认为这笔钱对他没用；B.他不喜欢这笔钱；C.他比富人有多得多的钱；D.他想唱歌，他在唱歌时感到很开心。原文take your money, I can't be happy if I can't sing.（拿着你的钱，如果我不能唱歌，我不会感到高兴。）说明他想唱歌，唱歌能让他开心，故选D。