Question

【題目】Paul was a rich young man. When his father died, he left Paul a beautiful forest manor (莊園). Unfortunately, before Paul could sell it for a lot of money, a lightning strike (雷擊) caused a fire that destroyed it. Watching the beautiful green trees turned into ash (灰燼) overnight, Paul felt his heart break.

In order to bring back the forest manor’s beauty, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank. But the bank refused him, for the bank didn’t believe he’d pay it back. Then he felt too frustrated to eat or drink. So he hid himself in his room for days. His wife was worried about him and suggested he take a break outside.

Paul went for a walk. When he turned the first corner, he saw a store with lots of people. They were lining up to buy charcoal (木炭) used for winter heating.

Then Paul’s eyes lit up. He ran home and hired some charcoal workers to process the forest’s burnt trees into charcoal. As soon as his charcoal went on the market, it was sold out quickly. Soon, he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal and made much money.

The following year in the spring, he used the money to buy a large number of little trees. After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.

【1】Paul wanted to borrow money from a bank because _________.

A. he wanted to buy some charcoal for winter heating

B. he wanted to use the money to make his manor beautiful again

C. he didn’t want to use the money his father left him

D. he didn’t want to borrow money from others

【2】The word "frustrated" in Paragraph 2 probably means _______________.

A. 失意沮喪的 B. 斗志昂揚的 C. 神采奕奕的 D. 義憤填膺的

【3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Paul got the forest manor from his grandfather.

B. Paul’s wife suggested he take a break and go outside.

C. Charcoal was highly needed for winter heating at the market.

D. Paul made some money by selling charcoal made from the burnt forest.

【4】What does the writer mainly want to tell us through the passage?

A. Lots of things are unexpected in the business world.

B. Avoiding the facts doesn’t solve problems.

C. If you don’t help yourself, then nobody else will help you, either.

D. There is something good even in an unpleasant situation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 A

【4】 D

【解析】

這個小故事講的是保羅繼承的莊園毀于大火，但這不一定就是絕境，后來保羅靠著里面的木炭掙了些錢，最后讓這座莊園復原，說明即使在不愉快的情況下也會有一些好事會發(fā)生。

【1】句意：保羅想要從銀行借錢，因為他想用這筆錢讓他的莊園再次美麗。A.他想購買一些用于冬季取暖的木炭；B.他想用這筆錢讓他的莊園再次美麗；C.他不想用他父親留給他的錢；D.他不想向別人借錢。原文“In order to bring back the forest manor’s beauty, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank.”（為了還原這座森林莊園的美麗，保羅試圖從銀行借錢），故選B。

【2】句意：第2段中的“frustrated”一詞可能意味著“失意沮喪的”。A.失意沮喪的B.斗志昂揚的C.神采奕奕的D.義憤填膺的。原文“But the bank refused him, for the bank didn’t believe he’d pay it back.”（但是銀行拒絕了他，因為銀行不相信他能還錢）可以推出他的心情應該是“失意沮喪的”，故選A。

【3】句意：以下哪項不正確？A.保羅從祖父那里得到了森林莊園。B.保羅的妻子建議他休息一下再去外面。C.市場上冬季取暖非常需要木炭。D.保羅通過出售燒焦森林制成的木炭賺了一些錢。原文“When his father died, he left Paul a beautiful forest manor”（他的父親去世的時候，給保羅留下了一座漂亮的森林莊園）說明選項A不正確。原文“His wife was worried about him and suggested he take a break outside.”（他的妻子擔心他，并建議他去外面休息一下。）說明選項B正確。原文“As soon as his charcoal went on the market, it was sold out quickly.”（他的木炭一進入市場就很快就賣光了。）說明市場需要木炭，選項C正確。原文“he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal and made much money.”（他賣了1000多箱木炭，賺了不少錢。）說明選項D正確，故選A。

【4】句意：作者主要想通過這段文章告訴我們什么？A.很多事情在商業(yè)世界都是出乎意料的。B.逃避事實并不能解決問題。C.如果你不幫助自己，那么其他人也無法幫助你。D.即使在不愉快的情況下也有一些好的東西。這個小故事講的是保羅繼承的莊園毀于大火，但這不一定就是絕境，后來保羅靠著里面的木炭掙了些錢，最后讓這座莊園復原，說明即使在不愉快的情況下也會有一些好事，故選D。