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Two men were sitting together on an airplane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a teacher. The other was a cook.
They sat without talking for a while. Then the cook said, “Let’s do something to kill the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the teacher asked. “We can ask each other riddles(谜语),” the cook said. “You start.”
“Let’s make the rules first,” the teacher said. “To make the game more interesting, we play it for money. If we don’t know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”
The cook thought about it and said,
“That’s not fair. You are a teacher, an educated man. You know more things than I do. I am just a cook.”
“That’s true,” the teacher said. “What’s your suggestion?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you need to pay me $100. If I don’t know the answer to a riddle, I’ll pay you $50,” the cook said.
Thinking for a while, the teacher said, “OK. That’s fair. Who’ll go first?”
“I will,” the cook said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”
The teacher repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”
He gave the cook $100. Then he said, “What’s the answer?” “I don’t know, either,” the cook said and gave him $50.
1. Which word is similar to the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 2?
A. Die. B. Pass. C. Lose. D. Save.
2. Who got the CORRECT answer to the riddle?
A. The teacher. B. The cook.
C. Neither of them. D. Both of them.
3. How much money did the cook get at last?
A. $1. B. $50. C. $100. D. $150.
4. （创新考法·信息排序）What is the CORRECT order of the following statements?
① The cook showed his riddle.
② The cook made the rules fair.
③ The teacher paid the cook money.
④ The teacher made the rules for the game.
A. ④②①③ B. ②④①③
C. ④③①② D. ②③①④
Two men were sitting together on an airplane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a teacher. The other was a cook.
They sat without talking for a while. Then the cook said, “Let’s do something to kill the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the teacher asked. “We can ask each other riddles(谜语),” the cook said. “You start.”
“Let’s make the rules first,” the teacher said. “To make the game more interesting, we play it for money. If we don’t know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”
The cook thought about it and said,
“That’s not fair. You are a teacher, an educated man. You know more things than I do. I am just a cook.”
“That’s true,” the teacher said. “What’s your suggestion?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you need to pay me $100. If I don’t know the answer to a riddle, I’ll pay you $50,” the cook said.
Thinking for a while, the teacher said, “OK. That’s fair. Who’ll go first?”
“I will,” the cook said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”
The teacher repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”
He gave the cook $100. Then he said, “What’s the answer?” “I don’t know, either,” the cook said and gave him $50.
1. Which word is similar to the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 2?
A. Die. B. Pass. C. Lose. D. Save.
2. Who got the CORRECT answer to the riddle?
A. The teacher. B. The cook.
C. Neither of them. D. Both of them.
3. How much money did the cook get at last?
A. $1. B. $50. C. $100. D. $150.
4. （创新考法·信息排序）What is the CORRECT order of the following statements?
① The cook showed his riddle.
② The cook made the rules fair.
③ The teacher paid the cook money.
④ The teacher made the rules for the game.
A. ④②①③ B. ②④①③
C. ④③①② D. ②③①④
答案
1. B 词义猜测题。文中短语kill the time意为“消磨，打发时间”，与pass the time意思相同。
2. C 细节理解题。文中老师和厨师都表示自己不知道谜语的答案，因此两人都没有猜出正确答案。
3. B 数字计算题。老师因猜不出谜语，按约定付给厨师100；厨师也表示不知道答案，按约定付给老师50，因此厨师最终得到50。
4. A 信息排序题。事件顺序为：老师先制定游戏规则(④)；厨师质疑并推动规则变得公平(②)；厨师出谜语(①)；老师按约定付给厨师钱(③)，因此正确顺序是④②①③。
2. C 细节理解题。文中老师和厨师都表示自己不知道谜语的答案，因此两人都没有猜出正确答案。
3. B 数字计算题。老师因猜不出谜语，按约定付给厨师100；厨师也表示不知道答案，按约定付给老师50，因此厨师最终得到50。
4. A 信息排序题。事件顺序为：老师先制定游戏规则(④)；厨师质疑并推动规则变得公平(②)；厨师出谜语(①)；老师按约定付给厨师钱(③)，因此正确顺序是④②①③。
解析
【分析】
本题是围绕“规则意识”主题的记叙文阅读理解，包含词义猜测、细节理解、数字计算、信息排序四类题型。解题时需先通读原文把握大意，再针对各小题定位原文关键信息：第1题结合语境猜测“kill”的含义；第2题查找两人对谜语答案的表述；第3题梳理钱的往来计算结果；第4题梳理事件发生的先后顺序。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：原文“kill the time”意为“消磨时间”，与“pass the time”（打发时间）含义相近，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文，老师和厨师均表示不知道谜语的答案，因此两人都未猜出正确答案，故选C。
3. 数字计算题：老师因猜不出谜语付给厨师100美元，厨师也表示不知道答案付给老师50美元，厨师最终获得100-50=50美元，故选B。
4. 信息排序题：梳理事件顺序：老师先制定游戏规则（④）→厨师质疑规则并调整为公平规则（②）→厨师出谜语（①）→老师按约定付给厨师钱（③），正确顺序为④②①③，故选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、信息排序题
【点评】
本文以“规则意识”为主题，通过记叙文形式考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖词义猜测、细节查找、数字计算和事件排序等技能，需学生仔细阅读原文，定位关键信息完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题是围绕“规则意识”主题的记叙文阅读理解，包含词义猜测、细节理解、数字计算、信息排序四类题型。解题时需先通读原文把握大意，再针对各小题定位原文关键信息：第1题结合语境猜测“kill”的含义；第2题查找两人对谜语答案的表述；第3题梳理钱的往来计算结果；第4题梳理事件发生的先后顺序。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：原文“kill the time”意为“消磨时间”，与“pass the time”（打发时间）含义相近，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文，老师和厨师均表示不知道谜语的答案，因此两人都未猜出正确答案，故选C。
3. 数字计算题：老师因猜不出谜语付给厨师100美元，厨师也表示不知道答案付给老师50美元，厨师最终获得100-50=50美元，故选B。
4. 信息排序题：梳理事件顺序：老师先制定游戏规则（④）→厨师质疑规则并调整为公平规则（②）→厨师出谜语（①）→老师按约定付给厨师钱（③），正确顺序为④②①③，故选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、信息排序题
【点评】
本文以“规则意识”为主题，通过记叙文形式考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖词义猜测、细节查找、数字计算和事件排序等技能，需学生仔细阅读原文，定位关键信息完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
