Question

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小題1】This story tells us __________.

A．how Effendi fooled the king	B．when the king would die
C．why the Minister died	D．Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death

【小題2】The Prime Minister died because __________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．he was badly ill	D．he fell off the horse

【小題3】Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B．Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【小題4】The king let Effendi go because __________.

A．he hoped to live a long life	B．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe Effendi’s words	D．he knew the would die two days later

【小題5】Which of the following is not true?

A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

B．The king was afraid of death.

C．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】D解析:
【主旨大意】本文講的是聰明的阿凡提智答國王問題的故事，以致國王為了不讓自己死去，而不敢殺死他。
【小題1】綜合分析題。由文章可知，為了保全生命，中阿凡提說自己會比國王早死兩天。以此愚弄了國王。
【小題1】細節理解題。由第一段可知，宰相是從馬上摔下來而死的。
【小題1】細節推理題。由第一段和第二段可知，國王很生氣，殺死阿凡提是他的目的。
【小題1】細節理解題。由文章結尾可知，國王是怕自己真的會死去才沒有殺死阿凡提，由此推測和A一致。
【小題1】判斷推理題。本文是要求選擇不正確的，國王會在阿凡提死后兩天死，這一說法是沒有可信性的，只是阿凡提的一個自救說法。故選D。