Question

【題目】 When Einstein was 16, he always played with a group of mischievous kids. Because he was so busy playing, he didn't study enough and failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing rod and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly, "Einstein, you're so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still get to go fishing?"

"My boy, you can't think like that," his dad said. "There is a fable（寓言故事）that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on a roof. One cat got caught off guard and fell down the chimney（煙囪）while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot（煙灰）on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street."

"Einstein, no one can be your `mirror'. You have to think for yourself. If you take your cues from others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein laid down his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.

【1】What was Einstein's problem, according to his father?

A.He always failed his final exams then.B.He was not good at maths at an early age.

C.He liked to go fishing with his friends.D.He played with naughty kids too much.

【2】What do we know from the fable?

A.The clean cat didn't wash its face.B.Both cats made the wrong decision.

C.The soot-faced cat washed its face clean.D.The soot-faced cat couldn't be a mirror.

【3】What does the underlined word "swaggered" show?

A.The cat ran out very quickly.B.The cat felt very confident.

C.The cat felt he was just a fool.D.The cat laughed at the other cat.

【4】What lesson did Einstein learn from his father?

A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B.There are no shortcuts to success.

C.A genius is one step away from becoming a fool.

D.Don't look to others when deciding how to behave.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：短文介紹了愛因斯坦成功的原因，是受爸爸給他講的一個寓言故事的啟發(fā)。通過這個寓言故事告訴他只有自己才是自己的鏡子，必須看清自己，并清楚自己想追求什么，自己的未來如何，不取決于別人怎樣做，而是取決于自己怎樣做。從而作者想告訴我們應該對自己的生活有什么樣的態(tài)度。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“At the age of 16,Einstein failed in several courses because he mixed with a group of naughty kids” 愛因斯坦在16歲時經(jīng)常和一群調(diào)皮貪玩的孩子在一起玩，導致幾門功課都不及格�？芍�，他和淘氣的孩子玩得太多了。故答案為D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot（煙灰）on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street."” 當兩只貓爬出煙囪時，其中一只貓的臉上有煤煙，而另一只貓的臉是干凈的。看到灰臉的貓，干凈的貓覺得自己的臉一定很臟，于是趕緊跑到河邊洗了臉。煙灰臉的貓看到了干凈臉的貓，覺得它的臉也很干凈，就大搖大擺地走在街上�？芍�，從寓言中我們知道兩只貓都做了錯誤的決定。故答案為B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中“The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street."” 煙灰臉的貓看到了干凈臉的貓，覺得它的臉也很干凈，就大搖大擺地走在街上�？芍�，加下劃線的單詞“swaggered”表示貓覺得他只是個傻瓜。故答案為C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容可知，通過這個寓言故事告訴他只有自己才是自己的鏡子，必須看清自己，并清楚自己想追求什么，自己的未來如何，不取決于別人怎樣做，而是取決于自己怎樣做。愛因斯坦從他父親身上學到了 天才離成為傻瓜只有一步之遙。故答案為C。