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Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep well with all his worries about what tomorrow might bring.
One day the king found a cobbler in the market, who wore ragged clothes and looked very thin, but his smile was as bright as the moon.
"Surely you must worry. How could you smile so brightly?" the king walked close and asked.
"Today I earned enough money by fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!"
"But what if not tomorrow?"
"I have faith(信心)," the cobbler answered. "All will be well."
This impressed the king, and when he left, he wondered what would happen if the cobbler could not earn his bread.
The next morning in the market, the king decreed: no one was allowed to repair shoes. Whenever someone's shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair.
That evening the king was dressed in rags and secretly followed the cobbler to his house to see if he was crying, but through the window, he saw the cobbler drinking soup and smiling.
The king knocked. "I came to see if you were all right," he said. "You saw the new decree? How did you pay for this soup?"
"I carried water for an old woman, and she rewarded me with a coin," the man said. "Please come and share my soup. You look hungry."
"But what will you do tomorrow?" the king asked.
"I have faith," the man said. "All will be well."
The king went up and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course," the man said, "you are the king."
The king shook his head and said, "I am the beggar who came to your door."
(
A. He repairs shoes.
B. He sells bread.
C. He carries water.
D. He begs for food.
(
A. asked
B. agreed
C. ordered
D. shouted
(
A. To learn how to fix shoes.
B. To ask the cobbler for some soup.
C. To make friends with the cobbler.
D. To find out how to drive away his worries.
(
A. The king's worries
B. The cobbler's faith
C. The king's decree
D. The beggar's soup
Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep well with all his worries about what tomorrow might bring.
One day the king found a cobbler in the market, who wore ragged clothes and looked very thin, but his smile was as bright as the moon.
"Surely you must worry. How could you smile so brightly?" the king walked close and asked.
"Today I earned enough money by fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!"
"But what if not tomorrow?"
"I have faith(信心)," the cobbler answered. "All will be well."
This impressed the king, and when he left, he wondered what would happen if the cobbler could not earn his bread.
The next morning in the market, the king decreed: no one was allowed to repair shoes. Whenever someone's shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair.
That evening the king was dressed in rags and secretly followed the cobbler to his house to see if he was crying, but through the window, he saw the cobbler drinking soup and smiling.
The king knocked. "I came to see if you were all right," he said. "You saw the new decree? How did you pay for this soup?"
"I carried water for an old woman, and she rewarded me with a coin," the man said. "Please come and share my soup. You look hungry."
"But what will you do tomorrow?" the king asked.
"I have faith," the man said. "All will be well."
The king went up and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course," the man said, "you are the king."
The king shook his head and said, "I am the beggar who came to your door."
(
A
) 1. What does a cobbler do?A. He repairs shoes.
B. He sells bread.
C. He carries water.
D. He begs for food.
(
C
) 2. The underlined word "decreed" means "".A. asked
B. agreed
C. ordered
D. shouted
(
D
) 3. Why did the king say "I am the beggar who came to your door."?A. To learn how to fix shoes.
B. To ask the cobbler for some soup.
C. To make friends with the cobbler.
D. To find out how to drive away his worries.
(
B
) 4. What may be the best title for the passage?A. The king's worries
B. The cobbler's faith
C. The king's decree
D. The beggar's soup
答案
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B
解析
【分析】
1. 第1题需定位原文中关于鞋匠职业的描述；2. 第2题要结合上下文国王的行为判断划线词含义；3. 第3题需结合国王的初始担忧分析其话语目的；4. 第4题需梳理全文核心内容确定标题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“Today I earned enough money by fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!”可知，鞋匠的工作是修鞋，对应选项A。
2. 词义猜测题：原文中“decreed”后内容为“no one was allowed to repair shoes”，是国王下达的命令，“ordered（命令）”符合语境，故选C。
3. 推理判断题：国王一直因担忧未来失眠，他观察鞋匠应对困境的态度，目的是找到摆脱自己担忧的方法，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕鞋匠面对困境时始终保持信心的故事展开，核心是“鞋匠的信心”，故选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是故事类英语阅读理解，考查学生对细节信息的提取、文章主旨的把握，需结合原文内容逐一分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
1. 第1题需定位原文中关于鞋匠职业的描述；2. 第2题要结合上下文国王的行为判断划线词含义；3. 第3题需结合国王的初始担忧分析其话语目的；4. 第4题需梳理全文核心内容确定标题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“Today I earned enough money by fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!”可知，鞋匠的工作是修鞋，对应选项A。
2. 词义猜测题：原文中“decreed”后内容为“no one was allowed to repair shoes”，是国王下达的命令，“ordered（命令）”符合语境，故选C。
3. 推理判断题：国王一直因担忧未来失眠，他观察鞋匠应对困境的态度，目的是找到摆脱自己担忧的方法，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕鞋匠面对困境时始终保持信心的故事展开，核心是“鞋匠的信心”，故选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是故事类英语阅读理解，考查学生对细节信息的提取、文章主旨的把握，需结合原文内容逐一分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
