Question

A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(藥劑) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

1.What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

A. a cure for colds

B. bottles

C. a cure for old age

D. a medicine that made people live forever

2.The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A.the medicine was too cheap

B.the medicine was too expensive

C. he looked quite old himself

D. he didn’t look honest

3.What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

A. 變化 B. 付錢(qián)

C. 給……錢(qián) D. 向……要價(jià)

4.How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

A. one dollar a bottle

B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

C. ten dollars a bottle

D. fifty dollars a bottle

5.What does this passage really mean?

A.The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B.he man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C.The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D.The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：有兩個(gè)人在集市賣(mài)藥，他賣(mài)的藥劑是治療感冒的，起初他們賣(mài)一美元一瓶。后來(lái)他們說(shuō)他們賣(mài)的是長(zhǎng)生不老的藥，大多數(shù)人不相信他們說(shuō)的話(huà)。這個(gè)故事告訴人們做人要誠(chéng)實(shí)。

1.1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：首先這個(gè)男子在集市上賣(mài)什么？聯(lián)系原文：At first he sold bottles of a cure(藥劑) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.句意：起先他賣(mài)的藥劑是治療感冒的，一美元一瓶。提到他是賣(mài)感冒藥的。故選A

2.2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：為什么人們不相信這個(gè)男子的藥能夠長(zhǎng)生不老？聯(lián)系原文：One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”句意： 一個(gè)人喊道，“如果它能使你永遠(yuǎn)活著，你為什么不喝？“然后其他人喊道，“是的，你看起來(lái)至少有六十歲�！睆闹锌梢苑治龀鋈藗冋J(rèn)為他很老。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)第三項(xiàng)正確。故選C

3.I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. 句意：這種神奇的藥，我不收你一百美元一瓶。聯(lián)系上下文，這個(gè)男子在對(duì)這種藥進(jìn)行要價(jià)。故選D

4.Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever. 句意：現(xiàn)在，女士們先生們。我不賣(mài)給你十美元，是你可以永遠(yuǎn)活下去。故選C

5.歲的，因此他們都是不誠(chéng)實(shí)的。故選B

考點(diǎn)：故事類(lèi)短文閱讀。