六、阅读理解。
Shang Yang was an official(官员)in the state of Qin during the Warring States Period(战国时期). To make Qin a stronger and better state, Shang Yang made some new laws(法律). But the question was: How could he make people trust(信任)him and follow the laws?

Shang Yang got an idea. He set up a tall wooden pole near the south gate of the city. Then he brought his people together and told them, “Anyone who can move(移动)the pole to the north gate will get 10 taels(两)of gold.” People thought this was very strange and didn’t try to move the pole.
After seeing that no one was coming, Shang Yang said, “Now I will give 50 taels of gold to the one who can move the pole to the north gate.” This time, a man stood up and moved the pole. Shang Yang gave him 50 taels of gold as he said.
After that, people thought that they could Shang Yang. So they followed Shang Yang’s new laws. Qin became stronger.
()1. According to Paragraph 1, what did Shang Yang want people to do?
A. Follow his new laws.
B. Ask him questions.
C. Become good officials.
D. Make friends with others.
()2. Why did Shang Yang give gold to the person who moved a wooden pole?
A. To help people build a new gate in the north.
B. To test if people were strong enough.
C. To teach people a lesson about hard work.
D. To let people know he could keep his word.
()3. Which of the following can we use to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?
A. change into
B. move to
C. believe in
D. think about
()4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. There was no law in the state of Qin.
B. People in the state of Qin lived a free life.
C. Keeping one’s word can win people’s trust.
D. Using a wooden pole to build trust is strange.

六、1. A 【点拨】根据“But the question was: How could he make people trust(信任) him and follow the laws?”可知，他想让人们遵守他制定的新法律。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】通读全文内容可知，他这样做是为了让人们知道他能信守诺言。故选 D。
3. C 【点拨】根据“So they followed Shang Yang’s new laws.”可推测出空处表示“信任”。故选 C。
4. C 【点拨】通读全文可知，本文讲述了商鞅立木为信的故事。故事告诉我们：信守诺言才能赢得人们的信任。故选 C。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙类英语阅读理解，讲述的是商鞅立木取信的经典历史故事，解题时可以按照先读题干、再回原文定位对应信息的思路来完成：
1. 做第1题时直接定位第一段末尾的设问句，就能直接找到商鞅的核心诉求；
2. 第2题需要结合全文故事的背景，商鞅要推行新法首先要获取民众信任，他兑现搬木赏黄金的承诺，本质是向民众证明自己言出必行；
3. 第3题的填空需要结合上下文逻辑，商鞅兑现了承诺之后，民众自然会对他产生信任，后续才会遵守新法，匹配选项的词义即可选出正确答案；
4. 第4题是主旨题，梳理整个故事的核心逻辑，提炼出故事传递的道理，排除不符合原文的错误选项即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段最后一句"But the question was: How could he make people trust(信任)him and follow the laws?"，可知商鞅想要民众遵守他制定的新法律，对应选项A。
2. 结合全文内容，商鞅想要推行新法首先要获取民众的信任，他兑现了给搬木者50两黄金的承诺，目的是向民众证明自己能够信守诺言，对应选项D。
3. 根据后文"So they followed Shang Yang’s new laws."的逻辑，民众愿意遵守新法，说明他们已经信任商鞅，选项中believe in含义为信任，符合语境，对应选项C。
4. 通读全文可知，本文讲述商鞅通过兑现承诺获取民众信任、顺利推行新法的故事，核心道理是信守诺言能够赢得他人的信任，对应选项C，其余选项均不符合原文内容。
【答案】
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位
词义辨析
主旨大意归纳
【点评】
本题选取了学生较为熟悉的历史典故作为阅读素材，整体难度偏低，重点考察学生的信息查找能力和基础词义理解，只要能够准确定位原文对应内容、理清故事的逻辑脉络，就可以轻松选出正确答案，同时也能借助故事理解诚信的重要意义。
【难度系数】
0.8