2016年3月全国英语等级考试一级真题及答案(短文理解)

　　第二节短文理解2

　　阅读下列短文，从A.、B.、C.三个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　请根据下面短文回答第61至65题：

　　A businessman bought some goods at a market in the morning and set out at once for home with all his bags, for he wished to be in his own house before dark.

　　At noon he rested in a town. When he wanted to go on, the stable-boy (马童) brought his horse, saying :

　　"A nail(钉子) is wanting, sir, in the shoe of the horse's left front foot. "

　　"Let it be wanting," answered the businessman, "the shoe will stay on for ten kilometers. "

　　In the afternoon he arrived at a hotel. The stable-boy came to him again and said, "Sir, a shoe is wanting from your horse' s left front foot. Shall we get a new one?"

　　"Let it still be wanting," said the businessman, "the horse will be all right for a few kilome-ters more. "

　　So he rode on, but soon the horse began to limp. It had not limped for long when it fell down and broke its leg. The businessman had to leave the horse and take all the bags on his back, and go home on foot.

　　"That bad nail," he said to himself, "has made all this trouble. "

　　61. Where did the story take place?

　　A. At a market.

　　B. At the businessman' s house.

　　C. On the businessman' s way home.

　　62. What was found to be lost when the businessman rested in a town?

　　A. A bag.

　　B. A nail.

　　C. A shoe.

　　63. What does "limp" mean in "...the horse began to limp. "?

　　A. Jump high.

　　B. Run really fast.

　　C. Have trouble walking.

　　64. Whose leg was broken?

　　A. The horse' s.

　　B. The stable-boy' s.

　　C. The businessman' s.

　　65. The story tells us that

　　A. money cannot buy everything

　　B. small things can make great trouble

　　C. nothing is impossible if you work hard

　　第二节短文理解2参考翻译：

　　一位商人上午在超市里购买了一些货物，立马就准备把货物带回家，因为他想天黑前到家。

　　到中午他就在镇上休息。当他想继续上路时，马童牵来他的马说：

　　“马的左前蹄铁缺了一颗钉子。”

　　“缺就缺吧，”商人答道，“那支蹄铁还能走十公里路。”

　　下午，他到了宾馆。那个马童又和他说“先生，马的左前蹄铁缺一颗钉子。我们换一颗新的怎么样?”

　　“缺就缺吧，”商人还是这么回答，“再走几公里路它都没问题。”

　　于是他接着赶路，但很快马就开始瘸着腿走了。不久马就摔倒，摔断了腿。商人不得不把马扔下，自己扛着所有包裹，步行回家了。“就是那颗坏钉子，”他自言自语道，“它惹了这么大的麻烦。”

　　2016年3月全国英语等级考试一级第二节短文理解2答案：:

　　61.C【精析】句意：这个故事发生在哪里?细节题。从文章中第一段“A businessman bought some goods at a market in the morning and set out at once for home with all his bags…”可知，故事发生在商人回家的路上。故选C。

　　62.B【精析】句意：当商人在镇上休息时发现什么丢了?细节题。从文章中第三段“A nail is wanting，sir，in the shoe of the horse’s left front foot.”可知，马的蹄铁上少了一颗钉子。故选B。

　　63.C【精析】句意：“于是他接着赶路，但很快马就开始…”中的“limp”是什么意思?推断题。从文章中第七段第二句“It had not limped for long when it fell down and broke its leg.”可知，马是先瘸了然后再摔倒的。故选C。

　　64.A【精析】句意：谁的腿断了?细节题。从文章中第七段第一句和.第二句“so he rode on，but soon the horse began to limp.It had not limped for long when it fell down and broke its leg.”可知，是马的腿断了。故选A。

　　65.B【精析】句意：这篇文章启发我们________。推断题。通过整篇文章，我们可以推断出文章揭示了一个道理，小毛病可能会引起大麻烦。故选B。