Question

【題目】 Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire（雇傭） a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses —Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you. He said you are rude(粗魯?shù)?/span>) and untrustworthy (不可信賴的) . Is this correct? ”

Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”

The old man was very impressed by Peter’s character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man, The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this? ” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒罵).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(內(nèi)在的) beauty.

【1】What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A. Live with him.

B. Help with housework and look after his wife.

C. Work as a doctor.

D. Help with housework and look after him.

【2】What did Anthony look like?

A. Handsome.B. Ordinary.C. Old.D. Ugly.

【3】The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A. had had some bad words of himB. had praised him

C. did not trust himD. considered him to be not important

【4】How did Peter react(反應 ) when he heard the old man's words?

A. He was angry.B. He took it seriously.

C. He didn't believe him.D. He blamed (責備 ) Anthony.

【5】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B. Handsome men must be good men.

C. Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D. Others' opinions are always correct.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述一個老人要雇傭一個護士照顧他。一天他面試了兩個人，安東尼和彼得。安東尼長得很帥，而彼得很普通。當這個老人對彼得說安東尼說彼得的壞話時，彼得虛心接受并打算花時間改變他自己。而當老人對安東尼說彼得說安東尼的壞話時，安東尼很生氣并開始大罵。最后這個老人雇傭了彼得。最后告訴我們一個道理，即內(nèi)在美比外表更重要。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)so he decided to hire（雇傭）a nurse to help with housework and take care of him可知，這個男人想要招聘一個護士來幫他做家務和照顧他，故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的)可知，安東尼長得帥，而彼得很普通，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you. He said you are rude(粗魯?shù)?/span>) and untrustworthy (信賴的) . Is this correct? ”可知，這個老人告訴彼得，安東尼說他壞話，故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”可知，彼得想了幾分鐘并說，如果安東尼對我有不好的看法。我一定有什么錯的地方，我應該花時間改變這些東西。所以彼得嚴肅對待這件事。故選B。

【5】主旨大意題、根據(jù)Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(內(nèi)在的) beauty以及全文可知，盡管彼得看起來非常普通，他有令人印象深刻的內(nèi)在美，所以內(nèi)在美比外表更重要，故選C。