Question

There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.

On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."

The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance.

"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."

"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.

"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."

The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."

"I can," answered the captain.

"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."

The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"

"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."

"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.

" 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."

1.The captain got the sailors' wages ________.

A. to buy a chicken for himself

B. and kept the money for future use

C. by cheating them

D. and said he would return the money soon

2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.

A. didn't want to lose the bet

B. didn't believe the sailor's success

C. wanted to keep his promise

D. wanted to show his cleverness

3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.

B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.

4.What is the title of the story?

A. How a Captain Cheated His SailorB. How a Sailor Got a Ship

C. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is Fire

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述一位船長經常欺騙船員的工資，一次在欺騙船員后被這位船員用相同的方法對其進行了反擊。這個故事采用了“以其人之道還治其人之身”的方法。

1.細節理解題。根據文章第一段There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages. “曾經有一個船長非常愛錢，因此在每次航行結束后他都騙自己的船員并拿走他們的工資�！笨芍�船長通過欺騙船員拿走他們的工資，故選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據第六段"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won." 船長強詞奪理離船員半英里處的火在給他取暖，說明船長想要贏得賭注。故選A。

3.細節理解題。根據第三段第一句話The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him.可知A正確；根據第三段最后一句話When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance.可知B錯誤；根據文章最后一句話" 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."可知C正確；根據第三段最后一句話其他船員偶然生火以及下文船長強詞奪理后這位船員才出來可知D正確。故選B。

4.標題歸納題。這篇短文講述一位船長經常欺騙船員的工資，而后被譯為船員用他用過的方法給整蠱了得故事。因此可以用這個方法作為標題，故選D，火就是火。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。