Question

There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.

On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."

The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance.

"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."

"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.

"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."

The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."

"I can," answered the captain.

"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."

The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"

"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."

"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.

" 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."

1.The captain got the sailors' wages ________.

A. to buy a chicken for himself

B. and kept the money for future use

C. by cheating them

D. and said he would return the money soon

2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.

A. didn't want to lose the bet

B. didn't believe the sailor's success

C. wanted to keep his promise

D. wanted to show his cleverness

3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.

B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.

4.What is the title of the story?

A. How a Captain Cheated His SailorB. How a Sailor Got a Ship

C. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is Fire

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述一位船长经常欺骗船员的工资，一次在欺骗船员后被这位船员用相同的方法对其进行了反击。这个故事采用了“以其人之道还治其人之身”的方法。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages. “曾经有一个船长非常爱钱，因此在每次航行结束后他都骗自己的船员并拿走他们的工资。”可知船长通过欺骗船员拿走他们的工资，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第六段"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won." 船长强词夺理离船员半英里处的火在给他取暖，说明船长想要赢得赌注。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him.可知A正确；根据第三段最后一句话When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance.可知B错误；根据文章最后一句话" 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."可知C正确；根据第三段最后一句话其他船员偶然生火以及下文船长强词夺理后这位船员才出来可知D正确。故选B。

4.标题归纳题。这篇短文讲述一位船长经常欺骗船员的工资，而后被译为船员用他用过的方法给整蛊了得故事。因此可以用这个方法作为标题，故选D，火就是火。

考点：故事类短文阅读。