【題目】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

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

這則故事講了一位商人希望他的兒子意識(shí)到勞動(dòng)的價(jià)值，通過讓兒子把硬幣扔在井里的做法給兒子上了一課。

【1】句意：當(dāng)他第一次被要求去賺點(diǎn)什么的時(shí)候，誰幫助了兒子？A.他的父親。B.他的母親。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，所以他向母親求助），這是第一次父親要求他賺錢后他的想法和做法，母親給了他一枚金幣，故選B。

【2】句意：帶下劃線的“aching”一詞與“痛苦的”具有相似的含義。A.痛苦的B.有希望的C.有幫助的D.強(qiáng)大的。原文“I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?”（我累了。你怎么讓我把我辛苦掙來的硬幣扔進(jìn)井里？），說明兒子是很不情愿這樣做，是很痛苦的，故選A。

【3】句意：為什么父親要求男孩將硬幣扔進(jìn)井里？A.填補(bǔ)井。B.檢查硬幣是否是真的。C.為男孩保留硬幣。D.檢查這個(gè)男孩是否自己掙了硬幣。原文“He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted.”（他告訴他的兒子，只有當(dāng)勞動(dòng)成果被浪費(fèi)時(shí)，才會(huì)感到痛苦。），第一次把硬幣扔進(jìn)去的時(shí)候，兒子照做了，第二次卻很痛苦，所以通過這種方法，父親就能夠檢測(cè)出這個(gè)男孩是否自己掙了硬幣，故選D。

【4】句意：當(dāng)他的父親讓他把硬幣再次扔進(jìn)井里時(shí)，兒子感覺如何？A.很驚訝的B.悲傷的C.興奮的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。你怎么讓我把我辛苦掙來的硬幣扔進(jìn)井里？），，加之男孩還是哭喊（cried）著說的，說明他是很難過的，故選B。

【5】句意：這個(gè)故事主要是關(guān)于勞動(dòng)成果的。A.一個(gè)聰明的父親B.一枚金幣C.勞動(dòng)成果D.一個(gè)懶惰的男孩，原文開頭首段“The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.”（這位商人希望他的兒子意識(shí)到勞動(dòng)的價(jià)值。），這是父親的最終目的，也是文章的中心，所以文章是圍繞“勞動(dòng)的成果”展開的，故選C。

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