Question

A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(樂觀者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲觀者).

The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.

“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .

Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”

“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”

“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”

The father did as his friend told him.

On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.

The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.

“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”

Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋帶).” he said. He held up the shoelace.

“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.”

1. What was the difference between the man’s two sons?

A. They were born at different time.

B. They liked different presents.

C. One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist.

D. They didn’t have the same looks.

2. Who did the father take his problem to?

A. Optimist B. Pessimist

C. His friend Sally D. Himself

3.How did the pessimistic son feel about his present?

A. He wasn’t pleased with it. B. He was pleased with it.

C. He was angry with it. D. He was interested in it.

4.What present did the man send to the optimist?

A. A gold watch. B. A gold shoelace.

C. A pair of shows D. A shoelace.

5.Why was the man worried about his sons?

A. Because he knew there are good and bad things in life.

B. Because their sons were too pessimistic.

C. Because their sons were too optimistic.

D. Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them.

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這個故事說的是一個人有兩個兒子，一個很樂觀，一個很悲觀，他非常為他的兒子感到擔心，所以就把這個煩惱告訴給了他的朋友。他的朋友建議他在他兒子生日的時候送給他們不同的禮物。沒想到，收到很漂亮、昂貴禮物的兒子仍然很悲觀，而僅僅收到了一個鞋帶做禮物的另一個兒子卻很樂觀，他覺得一定還有一雙鞋。

1.細節理解題。根據短文的第一段中But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(樂觀者),while the other one was a pessimist可知，這個人有兩個雙胞胎兒子，他們長得很像，但是有一點是不同的，他的兒子一個是樂觀者，一個是悲觀者。由此可知選C。

2.細節理解題。根據短文第二段中He took his problem to a friend, Sally可知，這個人不想讓他的兒子太樂觀或是太悲觀，所以他帶著他的問題去了他的朋友Sally那兒。故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據短文中The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it可知，當這個悲觀的兒子看到自己的禮物時，他并沒有感到高興，雖然他的禮物很漂亮，很昂貴。故選A。

4.細節理解題。根據短文中Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋帶).” he said.可知，這個樂觀的兒子收到的禮物是一個鞋帶。故選D。

5.推理判斷題。根據The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew可知，這個人很擔心他的兒子，因為他知道生活中總是有好事，也有壞事。故選A。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。