Question

【题目】阅读短文，选择合适的选项。

Hans is a poor（贫穷的）shoemaker（鞋匠）and Joe is a rich trader（商人）. They live in the same house. Hans lives downstairs（楼下） and Joe lives upstairs.

Hans likes singing very much. He always sings while mending（修补）shoes. He sings loudly（大声地）. Joe doesn’t like singing. So he says to Hans, “Hans, I’ll give you a bag of money every day if you stop singing.”

“Very well,” says the shoemaker.

So he stops singing and gets a bag of money from the trader every day. Day after day, he becomes（变得）richer and richer, but he fells unhappy and falls ill.

One day, he comes to Joe’s home with all his money. He says to him, “Take your money back, I can’t stop singing. It is my life.” Then he goes home and sings loudly.

【1】Hans and Joe are _____________. ( )

A.friendsB.neighbours（邻居）C.brothers

【2】Joe gives Han’s some money because he ______________. ( )

A.likes HansB.thinks that Hans is poor.C.doesn’t want to listen to his singing.

【3】Hans gets a lot of money, and he __________________. ( )

A.becomes happyB.makes friends with Joe.C.becomes rich, but he is unhappy

【4】One day, Hans gives back Joe’s money, because_________________. ( )

A.he can’t stop singingB.he is richC.he doesn’t like money

【5】From this story, we know ____________. ( )

A.Money is very important（重要）.

B.Poor people don’t like money.

C.Happiness is more important than（比……重要） money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

【1】句意为汉兹和乔是什么，根据They live in the same house，可知汉兹和乔是邻居，故选B。

【2】句意为Joe 给 Han 一些钱，因为他怎样，根据Hans, I’ll give you a bag of money every day if you stop singing，可知因为他希望Han停止唱歌，故选C。

【3】句意为汉斯有很多钱并且他怎样，根据he becomes（变得）richer and richer, but he fells unhappy and falls ill，可知汉斯并不高兴且生病了，故选C。

【4】句意为有一天，汉斯把乔的钱还给了他，因为什么，根据Take your money back, I can’t stop singing. It is my life，可知他不能停止唱歌，故选A。

【5】句意为从这个故事，我们知道_____。通读全文，可知快乐比钱重要，故选C。