Question

【題目】 A man walked in the desert for two days without any water. While he was feeling hopeless, he suddenly found a small house. He pulled his tired body inside. This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump (抽水機).

Excited, he went forward to draw (抽取) water, but no water came out no matter how hard he tried. Too tired to do anything more, he fell to the ground. Then he saw a small bottle. On the bottle was a note, which read, “You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water! Don’t forget, before you leave, refill the bottle with water!” He opened the bottle and found it was filled with water!

At that moment he thought, “It might be a little selfish, but as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can be sure to leave this room alive! However, if I do as the note says and pour the only water into the pump and no water comes out, I will die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?” It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water. After a minute, water started to come out!

After he had drunk enough water, he refilled the bottle. He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

【1】Where did the man find the water pump in the desert?

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【2】Was the small bottle full or empty when he found it?

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【3】What did he have to do before he drew water?

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【4】How long did it take him to make a choice?

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【5】What lesson does the story tell us?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In the corner of a small airless house.

【2】Full. / It was full.

【3】He had to pour the only water into the pump.

【4】Five minutes.

【5】Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.

【解析】

一個人在沙漠里兩天都沒有喝水了，他在一個小房子里看到一個水泵，但在取水之前，他必須先把一個小瓶子里的水倒進水泵里。經(jīng)過仔細地考慮，他把水倒進了水泵，水真的從水泵出來了。通過這個故事作者告訴我們：在獲取之前，要先付出。

【1】根據(jù)短文第一段最后一句話This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump可知，這個人在一個沒有空氣的小房子里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個水泵。故答案為In the corner of a small airless house.

【2】根據(jù)短文第二段Then he saw a small bottle. On the bottle was a note, which read, “You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water! Don’t forget, before you leave, refill the bottle with water!” He opened the bottle and found it was filled with water!可知，這個人發(fā)現(xiàn)一個小瓶子里裝滿了水。由此可知答案為It was full.

【3】根據(jù)短文第二段On the bottle was a note, which read, “You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water!可知，在取水之前，必須把瓶子里的水倒進水泵里。由此可知答案為He had to pour the only water into the pump.

【4】根據(jù)短文第三段It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water.可知，這個人思考了五分鐘，才做出最后的選擇。故答案為Five minutes.

【5】根據(jù)文意和短文的最后He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.可知，這個故事告訴我們，在你得到東西之前，應(yīng)該先付出。故文章的最后一句話就是點明文章主旨的句子，也是這個問題的答案。

這是一篇記敘文，短文通過給我們講述一個故事，告訴了我們“欲得到，先付出”的道理。短文敘述清晰，文意比較容易理解。題型是任務(wù)型閱讀，要求根據(jù)問題回答問題。做題時，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，鎖定文章相關(guān)細節(jié)信息作答。例如第1小題，題目問的是這個人發(fā)現(xiàn)水泵的地點，以pump為關(guān)鍵詞搜索，且答案應(yīng)出現(xiàn)在短文開頭的部分，根據(jù)第一段最后一句話This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump可知，這個人在一個沒有空氣的小房子里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個水泵。故答案為In the corner of a small airless house.再如第5小題，題目問的是故事給我們的啟示，這也是文章的主旨，點明文章中心的句子出現(xiàn)在文章的最后，根據(jù)He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.可知答案。