Once a clever man was crossing a turbulent river. He wished to amuse himself by talking to the boatman.
"Do you know mathematics?" he asked.
"No sir." answered the boatman.
"Then you have lost one quarter of your life," said the wise man. "Do you know history?"
"No sir." answered the boatman.
"Then you have lost three quarters of your life." Just then a sudden gust of wind overturned the boat. "Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman.
"No," answered the wise(="clever)" man.
"Well then," replied the boatman, "you have lost your whole life."
【小題1】The clever man knew a lot of knowledge except(除了)_______.

A．mathematics B．philosophy(哲學(xué))
C．history D．swimming
【小題2】The clever man thought the boatman had lost ______ of his life.
A．one-fourth B．half
C．three fourths D．whole
【小題3】 When a gust of wind overturned the boat, ______ lost his life.
A．the boatman
B．the boatman and the clever man
C．the clever man
D．None of them
【小題4】The story told us ______ .
A．not to be proud(驕傲的) B．to learn to swim
C．to be a boatman D．not to learn knowledge


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文告訴我們除了游泳聰明人知道很多知識，所以有點(diǎn)驕傲。聰明人認(rèn)為漁夫沒有數(shù)學(xué)等知識就是沒了生命的四分之三；但當(dāng)一陣風(fēng)把小船吹翻，漁夫說這個(gè)聰明人丟了整個(gè)性命。這個(gè)故事告訴我們不要驕傲，每個(gè)人都有自己的長處。
【小題1】推理判斷題。除了游泳聰明人知道很多知識。根據(jù)"Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman. "No," answered the wise(="clever)" man. "可知選D。
【小題2】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。這個(gè)聰明人認(rèn)為船夫失去了生活的四分之三。根據(jù)"Then you have lost three quarters of your life."可知答案。故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。當(dāng)一陣風(fēng)把小船吹翻，這個(gè)聰明人丟了性命。根據(jù)聰明人不會游泳可知答案。故選C。
【小題4】主旨大意題。這個(gè)故事告訴我們不要驕傲。由全文內(nèi)容可知答案。故選A。
考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。

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