Question

A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”
A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.
After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."
小题1: Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?

A．Because the road was too bad.

B．Because he didn’t know the way

C．Because he wore the wrong boots.

D．Because he had no boots.

小题2:The man's legs themselves _____.

A．were shorter than before

B．were longer than before

C．were broken on his way

D．were right as usual

小题3:What does the word “passer-by" mean in Chinese?

A．路人

B．智者

C．皮匠

D．老者

小题4:What did the servant get him back?

A．He got the right boots quickly.

B．He got nothing when he came back

C．He got the same boots back.

D．He got the different boots back. :

小题5:From the short passage, we know the servant was_______.

A．right

B．careful

C．foolish

D．clever

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个穿着一双鞋跟不一样高的靴子，很不舒服，然后让仆人回家去取靴子，而仆人空手而归，说没有必要换，因为家中的靴子与主人现在穿的一样的这样一个故事。
小题1:根据A man went out with the wrong boots可知，他穿错了靴子，当然不舒服。所以本题选C。
小题2:通过上文我们知道，这个人穿的靴子，一个高一个矮，穿错靴子，不是腿的问题，他的腿还和以前一样。所以本题选D。
小题3:根据上下文和pass-by的结构可知，应该是“路人”的意思。所以本题选A。
小题4:根据 There was nothing in his hand可知，仆人什么也没拿。所以本题选B。
小题5:通过阅读全文，我们发现这个仆人是非常愚蠢的。所以本题选C。
点评：本文是一篇小故事，对于本文的意思较好理解，关键的部分在于文章的最后一句，阅读时还应该正确把握故事中的人物的性格特征，注意人物的言行，因为这是正确理解文章的关键。