Section B
Passage One
A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A thirsty goat came to the same well, and seeing the fox, inquired if the water was good. [27]Concealing his sad situation under a merry guise, the fox sang high praise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend. The goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape. "If," said he, "you will place your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards." [26]The goat readily assented and the fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the goat's horns, he safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could. When the goat blamed him for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out, "You foolish old fellow! If you had as many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, [28]you would never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself to dangers from which you had no means of escape."
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. How did the fox come out of the well?
正確答案:A
解析:短文提到,狐貍跳上了山羊的背。利用山羊角站穩(wěn),然后安然地到了井口,并迅速地逃離??梢姾偸菑纳窖虮成咸鼍诘?,故A正確。山羊不是在井外,狐貍抓住山羊角也不可能爬出井,B不對(duì);C、D很容易排除。對(duì)于故事性短文,可以先大體瀏覽一遍題目,看題目可能問到什么內(nèi)容,然后認(rèn)真聽故事,盡量把聽到的信息在腦海里轉(zhuǎn)化為畫面,最后再根據(jù)問題答題。對(duì)故事情節(jié)想象得越清楚,解題就越容易。
27. Why did the fox sing high praise of the water?
正確答案:C
解析:短文提到,狐貍大贊井水的好處,說它妙不可言,一再誘使山羊下井。故C正確。A、B以The water為主語,C、D以He wanted開頭。本題可能問“水”怎么樣,也可能問“他”有什么動(dòng)機(jī);根據(jù)故事的大致情節(jié),聽到問題應(yīng)能很快判斷出C正確?!芭c主題相關(guān)的選項(xiàng)正確?!?br />28. What does the story try to tell us?
正確答案:B
解析:結(jié)尾處狐貍的話揭示了故事的寓意:在檢查是否有退路之前,絕不可貿(mào)然行事;絕不要陷入你無法從中解脫的險(xiǎn)境。B“三思而后行”即是此寓意的高度概括。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是諺語,本題應(yīng)當(dāng)問哪一條諺語與這則寓言最貼切。從山羊的遭遇中,可以自然地得出B的結(jié)論。