Question

【題目】 Once Louis the Twelfth, the King of France, happened to walk into the kitchen of his palace. There he found a small boy busy at work and singing happily.

The boy had bright eyes, and a happy, sunny face, and his looks and manners pleased the king. With a smile Louis asked him his name. He replied that his name was Simon. In answer to further questions, the king learnt that the boy was an orphan: both his father and mother were dead.

“Are you content to do this kind of work?” the king asked, pointing at the bowls which the boy was washing. “Are you willing to spend your time in the kitchen when so many of the others work upstairs?"

“Why not?” answered the boy, with a twinkle in his eyes. “I am doing as well as the best of them. The king himself can do no better.”

“Indeed!” said the king, no little surprised at the boy's words. “How do you know that?”

“Well, sir, the king lives, and so do I. I am content with my life. Can the king say that he is content with his life?”

Louis walked away, and his mind was full of strange, sad thoughts. No one knew better than he did that kings seldom feel content.

The next day, much to Simon's surprise, he was called by the king. He was still more surprised when he found that his visitor of the day before was Louis himself. The king talked with him about many things, and found him to be a very quick and clever boy.

After that Simon was made to serve the king directly. Step by step, he rose from one important task to another, until he became one of the best soldiers of that time. He is known in history as General La Roche, and considered as one of the greatest men in France.

If Simon had not, early in life, learnt to be content with his life, he might never have been given those chances. The king did not want people who were always unhappy because they did not have as good a place as some others. You cannot too soon learn that only those who are content are happy.

【1】What did Simon do before he met the king?

A.He sang in the king’s palace.B.He served in the king’s army.

C.He worked in the king’s kitchen.D.He guarded the king’s palace.

【2】What does the underlined word “content” mean here in Chinese?

A.滿足的B.幸運的C.欠缺的D.無聊的

【3】Which of the following is the correct order about Simon?

①He served the king directly.

②He found the visitor was the king.

③He became one of the best soldiers.

④He had a chat with a visitor in the kitchen.

⑤He is a well-known man in French history.

A.①②⑤③④B.④②⑤①③C.③④②①⑤D.④②①③⑤

【4】We can learn from the story that ________.

A.being content makes us happyB.working hard can lead to success

C.it’s important to be kind to othersD.children are always more honest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一個小故事。講述了法國國王路易十二在他的御廚里發(fā)現了一個快樂的小男孩。他對自己的工作感到滿足，這種情緒感染了國王，最后得到國王的重用。他就是拉羅什將軍，被認為是法國最偉大的人之一。本文告訴我們只有滿足的人才是最幸福的。

【1】細節(jié)題。根據第一段“Once，Louis the Twelfth，the King of France，happened to walk into the kitchen of his palace．There he found a small boy busy at work and singing happily．"（從前，法國國王路易十二無意在廚房，見到一個小男孩邊忙著工作邊快樂地歌唱）”可知“在見到國王之前他在國王的廚房工作”，故選C。

【2】詞意猜測題。根據下文“Are you willing to spend your time in the kitchen when so many of the others work upstairs?（當這么多人在樓上工作時，你愿意一個人待在廚房嗎？）”可知此句“Are you content to do this kind of work?”句意是：你愿意做這種工作嗎？根據句意可知“content”意思是“滿意，滿足，愿意”；故選A。

【3】閱讀排序題。根據短文故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展可知首先是Simon和一位來訪者在廚房聊天，接下來他發(fā)現原來來訪者是國王，他被要求直接為國王服務，一步一步地成為那個時期最優(yōu)秀的戰(zhàn)士之一，最后法國歷史上著名的人物。結合選項故選D。

【4】主旨題。根據短文最后一段最后一句“You cannot too soon learn that only those who are content are happy.（你很快就知道，只有滿足的人才是幸福的。）”可知短文告訴我們對自己的生活滿意會使我們感到幸福這個道理。故選A。

首先快速瀏覽全文，了解短文大意。要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要帶著問題去讀，有針對性。對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做出正確選擇。例如，第2小題，我們可以根據下文“Are you willing to…”猜測出此句“Are you content to do this kind of work?”句意是：做這種工作你滿足嗎？，從而我們知道“content”意思是“滿足，滿意，愿意”的意思。故選A。