2013初中英語閱讀:《一百元的價值》

　　A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.

　　Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.

　　“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.

　　“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valua¬ble lesson today. No matter (無論) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (價值). It was still worth ¥ l00!”

　　Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crum¬pled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.

　　You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!

　　◆根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　1. Even though it was dirty, the money _______.

　　A. still went up in value B. was worth nothing

　　C. didn’t go down in value D. was still ours

　　2. We are always valuable to the people _______.

　　A. who pay us B. who call us C. who hate us D. who love us

　　3. Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______.

　　A. who you know B. who made you C. who you remember D. who you are

　　4. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”.

　　A. the students put up their hands again

　　B. the students put down their hands

　　C. the students put their hands behind their backs again

　　D. the students put their hands in front of them

　　5. Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?

　　A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.

　　B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.

　　C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.

　　D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.

　　【答案及解析】

　　1. 選C。根據第4段中的No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value可知答案。

　　2. 選D。根據第5段中的you are always valuable to those people who love you可知答案。

　　3. 選D。根據第5段中的Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE可知答案。

　　4. 選A。老師第一次問Who would like this ¥100 bill? 時，同學們的反應是：The students began to put up their hands at once. 老師第二次問Who wants it now? 時， 同學們的反應是：The hands went back into the air. 老師第三次問：Who still wants it? 時，同學們的反應是：Hands went back into the air. 很顯然，Hands went back into the air 中的back有類似again的含義，故選A。

　　5. 選D。通讀全文可以看出，老師利用這張百元大鈔作“教具”，其目的是想告訴同學們，無論你怎樣折騰這張百元大鈔，它的價值都不會因此而減少。所以答案選D最佳。

（育路中小學教育）