Question

17．In ancient Greece，Socrates was a great philosopher （哲学家），who was widely known for his wisdom．
One day the great philosopher met a man，who ran up to him excitedly and said："Socrates，do you know what I just heard about one of your students？"
"Wait a moment，"Socrate s replied．"Before you tell me，I'd like you to pass a little test．It's called the Test of Three．"
"Test of Three？"
"That's correct，"Socrates continued．"The first test is Truth．Are you sure that what you are going to tell me is true？"
"No，"the man replied，"actually I just heard about it．"
"All right，so you don't really know if it's true or not，"said Socrates．"Now let's try the second test，the test of Goodness．Is what you are going to tell me about my student something good？"
"No，on the contrary…"
"So，"Socrates continued，"you want to tell me something bad about him even though you're not sure it's true？"The man shrugged （耸肩），a little embarrassed（尴尬的）．
"The third test-the filter （过滤） of Usefulness，"Socrates continued．"Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me？"
"No，not really…"
"Well，"Socrates said，"if what you want to tell me is neither true，nor good，nor even useful，why do you want to tell me at all？"
The man was ashamed （惭愧的） and said no more．

81．When the man tried to tell Socrates something about his student，SocratesC．
A．listened to him carefully                  
B．told him to go away
C．asked him to pass a test                    
D．walked away quickly
82．What is the meaning of"on the contrary"？B
A．相同                
B．相反                     
C．同意                     
D．反对
83．What is the Test of Three mainly about？A
A．Truth，Goodness and Usefulness．
B．Love，Truth and Honesty．
C．Wisdom，Love and Goodness．
D．Honesty，Wisdom and Truth．
84．Which of the following is true according to the passage？B
A．The man told Scocrates the news．
B．The man passed none of the tests．
C．What the man wanted to tell Scocates about his students was true．
D．What the man wanted to tell Scocates about his students was something good．
85．What can we learn from the story？D
A．Don't tell a lie to a philosopher．
B．Truth always hides behind small things．
C．No one wants to listen to bad news  
D．Think twice before you spread（散播） a piece of news．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述的是苏格拉底遇见了一个要告诉他关于她的学生事情的人，但苏格拉底在他说之前问了他几个问题，即三个测试，结果这个人一项测试也没有通过，说明了在说一件事情之前要三思．

解答 81．C细节理解题．根据Before you tell me，I'd like you to pass a little test可知苏格拉底让他先做一个测试，故选C．
82．B细节理解题．根据上一句：Is what you are going to tell me about my student something good？"
和下一句：you want to tell me something bad about him 可知这个人告诉苏格拉底的是一些坏话，结合上一句，此处意为：相反的，故选B．
83．A细节理解题．根据文章内容可知苏格拉底的三项测试是关于真实性，善良和有用性，故选A．
84．B细节理解题．根据if what you want to tell me is neither true，nor good，nor even useful，why do you want to tell me at all？"The man was ashamed （惭愧的） and said no more．可知这个人一项测试也没有通过，故选B．
85．D主旨大意题，根据文章内容可知结果这个人一项测试也没有通过，说明了在说一件事情之前要三思，故选D．

点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上，与题目有机的结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对，进行选择或推理判断，选出符合文章内容的正确选项．做题注意灵活，有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案．