Question

A young man went to the local expert (專家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist (珠寶家). The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."

The next morning the expert put a jade (玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.

The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.

"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.

Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"

"You have begun to learn." said the master.

Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.

1.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

A. refused B. liked

C. understood D. held

2.The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.

A. brave B. patient C. clever D. honest

3.What may be the best title for this passage?

A. An Experienced Gemologist B. Experience, the Best Teacher

C. Experience of a Young Man D. A Confident Teacher

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是一個(gè)年輕人想學(xué)習(xí)成為珠寶商的故事，故事說明了熟能生巧及經(jīng)驗(yàn)是最好的老師這樣的道理。

1.珠寶專家因?yàn)閾?dān)心這個(gè)年輕人沒有耐心所以拒絕了他，所以“turn……down”的意思是拒絕，故選A。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中原句The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. 可知專家之所以這樣做是要看看這位年輕人有沒有耐心，故選B。

3.標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)全文描述這篇文章說的是經(jīng)驗(yàn)是最好的老師，故選B。

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