六、新语篇 成语故事 阅读短文,完成下列各题。
Three in the Morning, Four in the Evening(朝三暮四)
An old man kept lots of monkeys. He fed them acorns(橡果). He had no money and wanted to cut down on their food. He told the monkeys he would give them three acorns in the morning and four in the evening. The monkeys were angry. Then he said four in the morning and three in the evening. The monkeys felt happy at once. Actually, they still got seven acorns in total(总共) every day.
The story tells us not to be fooled(愚弄) by small changes and to see things as a whole(整体).
(一)根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。
(
A
)1. Why did the old man want to cut down on the food?
A. He had no money. B. He didn't like monkeys.
C. Acorns were bad.
(
C
)2. How many acorns did the monkeys get every day?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Seven.
(
B
)3. When hearing three in the morning, the monkeys felt
.
A. happy B. angry C. tired
(
A
)4. The story tells us that we should
.
A. look at the whole thing B. feed more animals
C. eat more acorns
(二)新考法 开放式谈观点 根据短文内容和本单元主题(Honesty),回答问题。
Do you think the old man was honest? Why or why not?
No, he was not honest. Because he tricked the monkeys. He changed the order but the total was the same. (答案不唯一)
解析:
【分析】
这是一篇英语成语故事阅读理解题,分为选择题和开放式问题两部分。解题思路:1. 做选择题时,先定位题干对应的原文细节,匹配正确选项;2. 开放式问题需结合原文内容和单元主题“Honesty”,明确观点并说明理由。
【解析】
(一) 选择题解析:
1. 题干询问老人减少食物的原因,原文第一段明确提到“He had no money and wanted to cut down on their food”,对应选项A,故选A。
2. 题干询问猴子每天获得的橡果总数,原文提到“they still got seven acorns in total every day”,对应选项C,故选C。
3. 题干询问听到早上给三个橡果时猴子的感受,原文提到“He would give them three acorns in the morning... The monkeys were angry”,对应选项B,故选B。
4. 题干询问故事传达的道理,原文第二段提到“The story tells us not to be fooled by small changes and to see things as a whole”,对应选项A,故选A。
(二) 开放式问题解析:结合原文老人通过改变橡果早晚数量顺序欺骗猴子,以及单元主题“Honesty”,可知老人不诚实,理由是他用数量顺序的变化愚弄猴子,总数量不变却误导猴子情绪,属于欺骗行为。
【答案】
(一)1~4 A C B A;(二)No, he was not honest. Because he tricked the monkeys. He changed the order but the total was the same.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题以成语故事“朝三暮四”为阅读材料,考查学生对英语阅读细节的抓取能力和主旨理解,开放式问题结合单元主题“诚实”,引导学生思考诚信的意义,题型贴合小学英语阅读考查方向,难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6