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】
这是一篇历史典故类的英语阅读理解题，解题时可以按照先明确题干提问方向、再回文定位对应内容的思路推进：第1题直接定位第一段末尾的关键设问句就能直接找到答案；第2题结合全文商鞅想要获取民众信任、推行新法的核心逻辑，就能推导他搬木杆赏金的行为目的；第3题结合前后文的因果逻辑，就能判断空格处的语义；第4题梳理整个故事的核心寓意，就能选出对应的主旨选项。
【解析】
1. 回文定位第一段最后一句"But the question was: How could he make people trust him and follow the laws?"，可知商鞅想要民众遵守他制定的新法律，对应A选项。
2. 全文围绕商鞅要获取民众信任、顺利推行新法律展开，他兑现搬木杆就给高额赏金的承诺，本质是向民众证明自己可以信守诺言，对应D选项。
3. 前文商鞅完全兑现了自己给出的赏金承诺，后文民众都愿意遵守新法律，说明民众从此信任商鞅，A（变成）、B（搬到）、D（考虑）都不符合语境逻辑，只有C（信任）匹配语义。
4. 整个“立木为信”的故事核心是商鞅通过信守承诺的行为，赢得了民众的信任，顺利推行新法让秦国变强。A选项表述错误，秦国之前并非没有法律，商鞅是制定新的法律；B选项原文没有相关提及；D选项不是故事传递的核心道理，只有C选项符合全文主旨。
【答案】
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C
【知识点】
细节信息查找，词义辨析，主旨大意理解
【点评】
本题选取经典历史典故“立木为信”作为阅读素材，难度梯度合理，既考查学生快速定位原文细节的阅读能力，也考查学生对文本逻辑和核心主旨的理解能力，同时兼顾语言考查和德育引导，帮助学生理解信守承诺的重要意义。
【难度系数】
0.7