甘肃省永登一中2013-2014学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes. The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime, for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.”
1. This story teaches us ______.
A. not to believe everything you hear B. not to eat soup that is too hot
C. not to eat in inns D. to cry when we burn our mouth
2. The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.
A. felt ashamed B. was in an inn C. was angry D. was a nobleman
