Question

Long, long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?” and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(盧比).”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah! Ah! Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many! People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that.” But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
　 So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
小題1:The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because   .

A．he hadn’t eaten it before	B．he was hungry
C．it was cheap	D．he hadn’t seen it before

小題2:The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A．零食

B．水果

C．調料

D．蔬菜

小題3:Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．The man went to India to buy fruit.

B．The man didn’t want to waste money.

C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

D．India can grow a lot of fruit.

小題4:From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A．we shouldn’t waste money

B．we shouldn’t eat chilies

C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap

D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要通過一個在印度買了辣椒卻不顧自身的安危而執意要全部吃掉也不愿浪費一分錢的故事來教育我們對于以前的錯誤要大膽放手，以免失去的更多。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文第一段Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.可知他選擇這種水果的原因就是這是最便宜的；故選C。
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據短文第三段People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste.可知，這是人們用來調味的，只需要放一點點就可以，所以由此猜測應該是調料；故選C。
小題3:推理判斷題。文章并沒有提到他去印度是為了買水果，所以A項錯誤；根據短文第三段最后這個人的話I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!以及倒數第二段Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.可知，他是不想浪費自己所花的錢；由第一小題可知C項錯誤；第一段中because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water.說明印度缺少水，不能過多的種植水果，所以D項也可排除；故選B。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文最后一句　 So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.可知，本文的核心啟示就是對于以前的錯誤要大膽放手，以免錯誤更多，故選D。