Once there was a man who lied to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very plicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just e down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to e down and take revenge.（复仇）
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really sed him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
【小题1】From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .A．on the very top of the a treeB．hidden in the middle of a treeC．on the tree for the longest timeD．exposed to sunlight less often【小题2】What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.B．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.【小题3】How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?A．He was nervous.B．He kept silent.C．He felt surprised.D．He was angry.【小题4】What do you think motivated the man to climb down?A．Courage.B．Revenge.C．Carefulness.D．Assistance.【小题5】What does the story imply?A．Anger saves one’s life.B．Wisdom does count.C．Skill and strength count.D．Anger is the biggest enemy.A
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(答案→)A
解析：本文是一篇故事，讲述了一名智者采用激将的办法成功的解救了一名爬到树顶摘最甜的芒果而悬在空中下不来的男子。
【小题1】考查文章细节理解能力。根据文章第一段第二句...get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree可得知答案。
【小题2】考查细节理解能力。根据文章第二段he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree可知选C。
【小题3】考查细节理解能力。根据文章第五段倒数第一、二句Then he took another stone and threw it at the man.The man was very angry...可知选D。
【小题4】考查推理判断的能力。根据倒数第五、六行可知是报复心理激励着他爬上来。
【小题5】考查主旨理解能力。通读文章并理解可知本文讲述了一名智者采用激将的办法成功的解救了那个男人，说明智慧很重要。