【題目】 In a faraway country, there were two carpenters (木匠) who were both so good at their job that no one could tell who was better.

One day, the country's king thought of a way to figure out which one was better. He would have them compete against each other in a contest. The winner would become the official royal（皇家的）carpenter.

The king sent for the two carpenters and the contest began. The carpenters were given three days to carve (雕刻) a wooden mouse. Whoever carved the most lifelike mouse would be the winner.

The first carpenter carved a fine mouse with vivid (生動(dòng)的) and lifelike feature. The second carpenter's mouse, however, looked quite rough. In fact, it hardly even looked like a mouse at all.

The king and his ministers (大臣) agreed that the first carpenter was the winner.

The second carpenter said, "This judgment is unfair. We should ask a cat which mouse looks the most realistic. Cats can recognize mice much better than humans, after all."

The king thought this was a good idea. He ordered his ministers to catch several cats and bring them to judge (評(píng)判) the carpenters' mice. Surprisingly, all of the cats were more attracted to the second carpenter's mouse.

The king asked the second carpenter, "How did you make the cats believe that your mouse looked more real?" The carpenter said, "Your Majesty, if you look closely, you can see that I carved a mouse holding a fishbone! The cats care not about how real it looks, but how delicious it might taste."

【1】Whose carved mouse looked quite rough?

A.Neither of the two carpenters'B.Both of the two carpenters'

C.The first carpenter'sD.The second carpenter's

【2】Why did they catch some cats to judge the two carpenters' works?

A.Because they thought cats could recognize mice much better than humans.

B.Because people didn't like the two carpenters' carved mice.

C.Because they wanted to cancel the difficult contest.

D.Because they all wanted to become the official royal carpenter.

【3】What’s the correct order of the following things?

① They caught some cats to judge the two carpenters' carved mice.

② The second carpenter became the final winner at last.

③ The king and his ministers agreed the first carpenter was the winner.

④ The king held a contest to choose the best carpenter.

A.①②③④B.④③①②C.③②①④D.④②①③

【4】What's the best title of this article?

A.Two Silly Carpenters.B.An Unfair Contest.

C.A Clever Carpenter.D.A Mouse and Cats.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文講述了國王舉行一個(gè)比賽想評(píng)判出兩個(gè)人誰是最棒的木匠，第一個(gè)木匠做得很逼真，但是勝利的卻是第二個(gè)更聰明的木匠。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“The second carpenter's mouse, however, looked quite rough.”可知，第二個(gè)木匠雕刻的老鼠看起來很粗糙。故選D。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段中“We should ask a cat which mouse looks the most realistic. Cats can recognize mice much better than humans, after all.”可知，應(yīng)該問貓哪只老鼠看起來最逼真。畢竟，貓識(shí)別老鼠的能力比人類強(qiáng)得多。故選A。

【3】

篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。① They caught some cats to judge the two carpenters' carved mice. 他們抓了幾只貓來評(píng)判木匠雕刻的老鼠。② The second carpenter became the final winner at last. 最后，第二個(gè)木匠成了最后的獲勝者。③ The king and his ministers agreed the first carpenter was the winner. 國王和大臣們一致認(rèn)為第一位木匠是贏家。④ The king held a contest to choose the best carpenter. 國王舉行了一場比賽來選出最好的木匠。分析文章內(nèi)容可知，選項(xiàng)發(fā)生的順序是④③①②。故選B。

【4】

最佳標(biāo)題題。A：兩個(gè)愚蠢的木匠；B：一項(xiàng)不公平的比賽；C：一個(gè)聰明的木匠；D：一個(gè)老鼠和貓。分析全文內(nèi)容可知，本文講述了國王舉行一個(gè)比賽想評(píng)判出兩個(gè)人誰是最棒的木匠，第一個(gè)木匠做得很逼真，但是勝利的卻是第二個(gè)更聰明的木匠。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選C。

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