四、阅读理解。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:戏剧 语篇类型:剧本 难度:★★
[2025 南京市鼓楼区期末]
Characters
Nasrettin: a wise man Berna: the servant(仆人) Ahmet: a guest
Serkan: the host Narrator: a person who tells a story
Narrator: One day, Nasrettin saw a goat making a mess in a kitchen. He helped the owner catch it and then hurried to a dinner. He arrived at the home of his rich friend in his worn-out coat. He was also dirty, smelling of goat.
Serkan: (quite surprised by his friend's shabby appearance) Nasrettin, come in. My servant will seat you.
Berna: (sniffing the smelly coat) Follow me to the far end of the table, sir.
Ahmet: It is Nasrettin, at the end of the table. He keeps trying to start a conversation, but who wants to talk to such a shabby man?
Nasrettin: (saying to himself) Each of my friends wears his best coat, while I sit here, alone and hungry, in my worn-out coat—dirty and smelling of goat. I'd rather go home.
Narrator: So, Nasrettin left quickly on his grey donkey. At home, he bathed in hot water, washed himself clean, and dressed himself in a shining silk coat. Everyone nodded respectfully to Nasrettin as he headed back to his rich friend's home.
Serkan: (smiling) Welcome, my friend. Servant, seat Nasrettin at the best place and serve him our finest food and drink at once!
Ahmet: (smiling to Nasrettin) What a fine coat you are wearing!
Berna: Some nice lamb chops, sir?
Nasrettin: Thank you (putting the lamb chop inside his coat). Eat. Eat, coat!
Berna: May I interest you in delicious fried fish, sir?
Nasrettin: Yes. Thank you (opening his coat to put in food). Eat. Eat, coat!
Serkan: Old friend, tell me, why are you feeding your coat?
Nasrettin: You surely wanted my coat to eat. When I first got here, with my worn-out coat, there was no food for me. Yet when I returned in this new coat, there was every kind of food. This means it was the coat, and not me, that you invited to your dinner.
Serkan: How foolish I am!
Nasrettin: Remember, my friend, a fine coat does not make a man. Many a good man may be found in a shabby coat.
Serkan: Let us celebrate your wisdom.
1. Why did Nasrettin leave the dinner at first?
A. He felt sick from the smell of the goat.
B. He didn't like the taste of the food there.
C. He wasn't welcome because of his clothes.
D. He needed to care for his little grey donkey.
2. What is the correct order of the play?
a. Serkan realized his foolish behaviour.
b. The servant seated Nasrettin far away.
c. Serkan asked Nasrettin why he fed his coat.
d. Nasrettin went back to the dinner in new clothes.
A. bdca B. cbad C. cdba D. dabc
3.(创新考法·图片理解)How did Serkan's moods change in the play?

4. What does the play tell us?
A. It is better late than never.
B. Don't judge a book by its cover.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.