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An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the
An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the
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2013-05-22
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An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king’s surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard."
"You don’t ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.
But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years!
Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa’s head, the litter of which, it is said was what he finally chose.
This story tells us ______.
选项
A、how cruel the king was
B、how clever the minister was
C、Sissa was a famous mathematician
D、how the game of chess came into being
答案
B
解析
此题是对主题思想进行综合判断和概括的考查。其中关键词为story tells。主题概括题是集评价、总结为一体。要求考生在理解原文的基础上做出切题的概括、总结和评价。解题时不要过于具体或过于笼统。善于从主题段或主题句中发现中心思想和通过关键词语把握作者意图。亦可在完成其他具体解题后,对文章全貌有了大概了解的基础上再处理此题。通过阅读全文我们知道那个宰相的要求看似简单(第1段第3句very little,第2段第1句You don’t ask for much),却使国王负债于他(第3段第2句the number increased..,king...not...keep promise,最后一段第 1句the king...in debt)。故可判断他是何等的聪明。所以B项是正确答案。
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