Question

【题目】There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.

One day, he told his son, “Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight.”

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

The father guessed that the gold was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father. he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

【1】Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?

A. His father.

B. His mother.

C. His sister.

D. The shopkeeper.

【2】The underlined word "aching" has the similar meaning with "_________".

A. painful

B. hopeful

C. helpful

D. powerful

【3】Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?

A. To fill the well.

B. To check if the coin is real.

C. To keep the coin for the boy.

D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.

【4】How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?

A. Surprised

B. Sad

C. Excited

D. Relaxed

【5】The story is mainly about ________.

A. a wise father

B. a gold coin

C. the fruits of labor

D. a lazy boy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

这则故事讲了一位商人希望他的儿子意识到劳动的价值，通过让儿子把硬币扔在井里的做法给儿子上了一课。

【1】句意：当他第一次被要求去赚点什么的时候，谁帮助了儿子？A.他的父亲。B.他的母亲。C.他的妹妹。D.店主。原文“The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help”（男孩不想找工作，所以他向母亲求助），这是第一次父亲要求他赚钱后他的想法和做法，母亲给了他一枚金币，故选B。

【2】句意：带下划线的“aching”一词与“痛苦的”具有相似的含义。A.痛苦的B.有希望的C.有帮助的D.强大的。原文“I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?”（我累了。你怎么让我把我辛苦挣来的硬币扔进井里？），说明儿子是很不情愿这样做，是很痛苦的，故选A。

【3】句意：为什么父亲要求男孩将硬币扔进井里？A.填补井。B.检查硬币是否是真的。C.为男孩保留硬币。D.检查这个男孩是否自己挣了硬币。原文“He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted.”（他告诉他的儿子，只有当劳动成果被浪费时，才会感到痛苦。），第一次把硬币扔进去的时候，儿子照做了，第二次却很痛苦，所以通过这种方法，父亲就能够检测出这个男孩是否自己挣了硬币，故选D。

【4】句意：当他的父亲让他把硬币再次扔进井里时，儿子感觉如何？A.很惊讶的B.悲伤的C.兴奋的D.放松的，原文“I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?”（我累了。你怎么让我把我辛苦挣来的硬币扔进井里？），，加之男孩还是哭喊（cried）着说的，说明他是很难过的，故选B。

【5】句意：这个故事主要是关于劳动成果的。A.一个聪明的父亲B.一枚金币C.劳动成果D.一个懒惰的男孩，原文开头首段“The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.”（这位商人希望他的儿子意识到劳动的价值。），这是父亲的最终目的，也是文章的中心，所以文章是围绕“劳动的成果”展开的，故选C。