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In a small village long ago, there was a wise old man named Leo. People in the village respected him because he always gave good advice. One day, a young man named Tom visited Leo and complained about his life. He felt that everything was difficult, and he was often unhappy.
Leo listened to Tom's problems and invited him to take a walk to a nearby river. When they arrived, Leo gave Tom a handful of salt and asked Tom to put it in the river. Tom did as Leo asked. Then, Leo asked Tom to drink some water from the river. Tom drank, and the water tasted fresh.
Next, Leo handed Tom another handful of salt and asked Tom to put it in a glass of water. Tom did so and then took a sip(小口喝). This time, the water tasted very salty, and he couldn't drink it.
Leo smiled and said, “The salt is like the difficulties in life. When you put it in a river, it seems small. But when you put it in a glass, it seems large. If you see your problems from a wider view, they will not feel so overwhelming.”
Tom left and felt calmer and grateful for the wise old man's lesson. He promised himself that he would see his problems in a new way from then on.
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A. Put it in a glass of water. B. Put it in the river.
C. Taste it directly. D. Throw it away.
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① Leo gave Tom a handful of salt to put in the river. ② Leo and Tom walked to a nearby river. ③ Leo asked Tom to put salt in a glass of water. ④ Tom learned to see his problems differently.
A. ②－①－③－④ B. ①－②－④－③ C. ④－③－②－① D. ①－④－③－②
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A. exciting B. easy C. terrible D. unimportant
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A. Salt plays an important role in our daily life.
B. Drinking river water is healthier than drinking water from a glass.
C. Wise people are good at teaching lessons with simple examples.
D. Looking at problems from a wider view makes them less difficult.
In a small village long ago, there was a wise old man named Leo. People in the village respected him because he always gave good advice. One day, a young man named Tom visited Leo and complained about his life. He felt that everything was difficult, and he was often unhappy.
Leo listened to Tom's problems and invited him to take a walk to a nearby river. When they arrived, Leo gave Tom a handful of salt and asked Tom to put it in the river. Tom did as Leo asked. Then, Leo asked Tom to drink some water from the river. Tom drank, and the water tasted fresh.
Next, Leo handed Tom another handful of salt and asked Tom to put it in a glass of water. Tom did so and then took a sip(小口喝). This time, the water tasted very salty, and he couldn't drink it.
Leo smiled and said, “The salt is like the difficulties in life. When you put it in a river, it seems small. But when you put it in a glass, it seems large. If you see your problems from a wider view, they will not feel so overwhelming.”
Tom left and felt calmer and grateful for the wise old man's lesson. He promised himself that he would see his problems in a new way from then on.
（
B
）1. What did Leo ask Tom to do with the salt first?A. Put it in a glass of water. B. Put it in the river.
C. Taste it directly. D. Throw it away.
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A
）2. What's the correct order of the events in the passage?① Leo gave Tom a handful of salt to put in the river. ② Leo and Tom walked to a nearby river. ③ Leo asked Tom to put salt in a glass of water. ④ Tom learned to see his problems differently.
A. ②－①－③－④ B. ①－②－④－③ C. ④－③－②－① D. ①－④－③－②
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C
）3. The underlined word “overwhelming” in the passage probably means “C
”.A. exciting B. easy C. terrible D. unimportant
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D
）4. 新考法 主旨大意 What is the main idea of the passage?A. Salt plays an important role in our daily life.
B. Drinking river water is healthier than drinking water from a glass.
C. Wise people are good at teaching lessons with simple examples.
D. Looking at problems from a wider view makes them less difficult.
答案
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题目：
1. 第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文中Leo第一次让Tom处理盐的动作；
2. 第2题是事件排序题，需梳理原文叙述的事件先后顺序；
3. 第3题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文语境推断划线词含义；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，需提炼全文核心道理。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“Leo gave Tom a handful of salt and asked Tom to put it in the river.”可知，Leo第一次让Tom把盐放进河里，对应选项B。
2. 事件排序题：梳理原文事件顺序：①Tom抱怨生活后，Leo邀请他去河边（②）；②Leo让Tom把盐放进河里（①）；③Leo让Tom把盐放进玻璃杯里（③）；④Tom领悟道理，学会换角度看问题（④），故顺序为②-①-③-④，选A。
3. 词义猜测题：结合语境，Leo将困难比作盐，盐放河里体积小，放玻璃杯里体积大，若从宽视角看问题，问题就不会那么“难以承受”，选项C“terrible（可怕的、难以承受的）”符合语境，故选C。
4. 主旨大意题：全文通过Leo用盐在河和玻璃杯的不同例子，传达核心道理：从更宽的视角看待问题，问题就不会那么难，对应选项D。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇富有哲理的趣味故事，通过具体事例传达看待问题的正确方式，考查学生的细节查找、逻辑梳理、词义推断和主旨归纳能力，贴近学生理解水平。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题目：
1. 第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文中Leo第一次让Tom处理盐的动作；
2. 第2题是事件排序题，需梳理原文叙述的事件先后顺序；
3. 第3题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文语境推断划线词含义；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，需提炼全文核心道理。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“Leo gave Tom a handful of salt and asked Tom to put it in the river.”可知，Leo第一次让Tom把盐放进河里，对应选项B。
2. 事件排序题：梳理原文事件顺序：①Tom抱怨生活后，Leo邀请他去河边（②）；②Leo让Tom把盐放进河里（①）；③Leo让Tom把盐放进玻璃杯里（③）；④Tom领悟道理，学会换角度看问题（④），故顺序为②-①-③-④，选A。
3. 词义猜测题：结合语境，Leo将困难比作盐，盐放河里体积小，放玻璃杯里体积大，若从宽视角看问题，问题就不会那么“难以承受”，选项C“terrible（可怕的、难以承受的）”符合语境，故选C。
4. 主旨大意题：全文通过Leo用盐在河和玻璃杯的不同例子，传达核心道理：从更宽的视角看待问题，问题就不会那么难，对应选项D。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇富有哲理的趣味故事，通过具体事例传达看待问题的正确方式，考查学生的细节查找、逻辑梳理、词义推断和主旨归纳能力，贴近学生理解水平。
【难度系数】
0.7
