Mr Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot
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Mr Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble（赌博）. Of course he lost much money.
Now Mr Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn"t mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn"t gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced（判刑）to death.
It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr Reese was being sent to the execution ground（刑场）. Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily, “Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!”
“Don"t complain（抱怨）, brother, ”said one of the soldiers. ‘You"re luckier than us all. We"ll have to go back to the city after that!”
小题1:Old Reese never wanted to know about his son"s studies because ____. [ ]| A．he was sure his son was good at his lessons | | B．he spent all his energies on his business | | C．he knew nothing about the education | | D．his wife looked after their children |
小题2:The bad young men taught Young Reese to gamble in order ____. [ ]| A．to play with him | | B．to spend spare time | | C．that the could get much money from him | | D．that they could find jobs in his father"s companies |
小题3: Old Reese became angry because ____. [ ]| A．his son had learned nothing at school. | | B．his son was weak at all his lessons | | C．his son couldn"t do anything in the companies | | D．his son had lost one of his companies |
小题4: Mr Reese complained ____. [ ]| A．he was sentenced to death | | B．he would be shot | | C．he went to the execution ground on foot | | D．he would be shot in bad weather |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D |
解析
小题1:从“He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. ”能够得知, 应当选B。
小题2:Young Reese的朋友教他赌博当然是想赢他的万贯家产。
小题3:卖掉他父亲的一个公司自然是要还债, 这惹得老头子非常生气。
小题4: “Bad luck！I shall be shot in such bad weather！”这一句告诉我们, D是正确选项。 |
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Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enough money to finish university where he"s studying law. The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.
Last Monday their term was over. Robert said to his father on the telephone that he was going to travel in a small country during his summer holiday. His father agreed to his plan and posted some money to him. So he started four days ago. Their plane landed at the only airport of the country safely. He took a taxi and got to a hotel in the centre of the capital. He felt hungry and tired. So he had a dinner and then a good sleep. This morning he was all right and was going to visit some places of interest. He met an English visitor while he was having breakfast and the man told him to be careful of thieves.
Robert thanked the man and left. But he thought he was smart（机灵的）and strong and he decided to have a try. He brought out a piece of paper and wrote on it, “A pig has stolen my wallet（钱包）!”Then he put the note into his empty wallet. After that he put the wallet into a pocket and set off. He did all carefully and hoped to find out who would steal it.
“Everything went well, ”Robert thought to himself after he had returned to the hotel. He brought out his wallet and put his money into it again. He had a look at the note. To his surprise, it was rewritten. It said, “Your uncle has touched your wallet!”
小题1: Robert can study in the university because ____. [ ]| A．he wants to be a lawyer | | B．his father is a rich farmer | | C．he"s smart and strong | | D．he keeps his wallet well |
小题2: Robert went to the small country to ____. [ ]| A．make fun of the thieves | | B．catch some thieves | | C．visit the places of interest | | D．have a nice meal and a good sleep there |
小题3:The English visitor thought ____. [ ]| A．there were a lot of thieves in the city | | B．Robert could deal with the thieves | | C．it was dangerous to travel in the city | | D．Robert had to take good care of himself |
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American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. 2003. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions.
Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames（泰晤士河）and immediately went to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process (过程)doctors say could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.
Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.
In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.
“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”
But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.
小题1:It is _ __ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.| A．pleasant | B．delicious | C．dangerous | D．important |
小题2:Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that _ ___.| A．he had become blind | B．he had serious back pains | | C．he lost his sense of taste | D．he was in weak health |
小题3:Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?| A．Serious | B．Adventurous | C．Mad | D．Crazy |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?| A．Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box. | | B．Blaine was born and brought up in England. | | C．In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder. | | D．Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days. |
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Ruben lived in a small village. There was no school there and he had to study in a school in the town. It was nearly five kilometres away from his village. His father couldn"t buy a bike for him and he had to go to school on foot. He got up early in the morning. Usually he had to run there in order not to miss the first class. He kept running every day and it was helpful to him. He"s strong and tall now and he ran faster than any other man in his village. He took part in several sports meetings and won some medals. The young man is proud of（以……自豪）it and always wants to have a race with others.
One day his mother was ill and his father told him to buy some medicine for headache in the town. The young man got there soon. There were many people in the chemist"s shop while he was waiting there. And when his turn came, he could"t find his money. An old woman hinted（暗示）a young man had stolen it. He saw the thief had already left the shop. He ran towards him quickly. The thief found it and began to run. He was happy and tried to catch up with him.
“Let"s have a race and see who will run faster, ”Ruben called out behind.
Soon after that he caught up with the thief. But he didn"t stop and went on running. At a crossing one of his friends asked, “What are you running for, Ruben? ”
“I"m running after（追）a thief. ”
“Where"s the thief, then? ”
“He wants to show that he"ll run faster than me, but he"s fallen behind!”
小题1: Ruben had to run to school because ____. [ ]| A．he had no bike | | B．he hoped to win some medals | | C．his village was a little far from the school | | D．he was afraid to be late for class |
小题2:____ , so he won some medals. [ ]| A．Ruben is good at running | | B．Ruben went to school on time | | C．Ruben often took part in the sports meetings. | | D．Ruben likes to have a race with others |
小题3:The phrase “a chemist"s shop”in the story means ____. [ ]小题4:Ruben"s money was stolen ____. [ ]| A．on his way to the town | | B．before he went in the shop | | C．when he was waiting in the shop | | D．after he had left the shop |
小题5:Ruben was happy because ____. [ ]| A．he could easily catch the thief | | B．he had a chance（机会）to have a race | | C．he knew who had stolen his money | | D．he would win another medal that day |
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Mr. Smith is well known in Washington because of his many social blunders. He always likes to attend the various social functions because he wants to expand his circle of friends. Whenever he is invited, he goes, unless he is ill.
Recently he received an invitation to a fashionable banquet. Although he did not know the hostess, he accepted the invitation. He was secretly very pleased, because he felt that his reputation as a desirable guest was growing.
When he arrived at the banquet hall, he found that about one hundred people had been invited. He began to move a-round the hall. He spoke to other guests whether he knew them or not. He soon realized that he had never met any of the other people present, although they seemed to know each other.
At dinner he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The woman tried to be friendly even though she had never met Mr. Smith before. She spoke politely whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second course of the meal, she, turned to Mr. Smith and said, “Do you see that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one with glasses.”
“Ah, yes. Who is he?”
“He’s the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.
Mr. Smith said, “So that’s the secretary of the Interior! I’ m afraid that I find very little to admire about him, although he is the Secretary.”
The woman stiffened and did not reply. Mr. Smith continued in spite of her coldness. “I really can’t see how he received his appointment unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”
“It hardly matters whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was chosen because the President thought he was the man for the job. If he does the job well, you should have no complaint.”
“That’s just it,” persisted Mr. Smith. “No one does the things he does, unless he is a complete fool!”
“Sir!” said the woman in all her dignity. “Do you know who I am?” “No,” replied Mr. Smith.
“I am the Secretary’s wife,” she said coldly. Mr. Smith was shocked, but he went on in spite of his embarrassment. “Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t,” the woman replied.
“Thank goodness!” exclaimed Mr. Smith, as he quickly left the table.
小题1:Why is Mr. Smith well known in Washington?| A．He’s the Secretary of the Interior. | | B．He has more friends than other people. | | C．He always makes foolish mistakes on social occasions. | | D．He likes to go to all kinds of parties. |
小题2:At dinner he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The underlined part means ________.| A．beautiful | B．serious | C．noble | D．kind-hearted |
小题3:When Mr. Smith learned that the woman didn’t know who he was, he felt ________.| A．shocked | B．worried | C．embarrassed | D．relieved |
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Paul was a good athlete when he was a middle school student. He liked running and jumping and won some medals at the sports meetings. So he was tall and strong. Suddenly war broke out and the young man joined the army. He was sent to the front and killed several enemy soldiers. Two years later he raturned to his home town and found a job at the police station. People had known about his bravery by then and they all liked the polite young man.
One day a few young men had drunk too much before they came in a cinema. They danced and sang there and the film couldn"t be shown. Paul was ill that day and went to the hospital. When he was passing there, the young men were beating an old man. He went to stop them and they began to fight. He caught them all and sent them to the police station. Since then all the bad men in the town were afraid of the brave policeman.
It was a summer evening. The weather was hot and few people could stay indoors. Paul was on duty and sat by the telephone. Suddenly in rushed a beautiful girl with a book in her hand. She stood there, shaking in her shoes.
“What"s the matter, madam? ”asked Paul.
“I wish you could protect me sir, ”answered the girl.
“Protect? ”Paul said in surprise. “For what? ”
The girl showed the book to Paul. The young man understood at once: it was a book about Ghosts（鬼）！
小题1:Paul won some medals because ____. [ ]| A．he was a middle school student | | B．he was tall and strong | | C．he kept doing morning exercises | | D．he was good at running and jumping. |
小题2: Paul was ____ after he joined the army. [ ]| A．a good athlete | | B．a brave soldier | | C．a polite policeman | | D．a brave policeman |
小题3:Paul sent the young men to the police station because ____. [ ]| A．they made some trouble（闹事）at the cinema | | B．they drank much in the restaurant | | C．they wouldn"t see the filin | | D．they wanted to fight with him |
小题4:Paul sat by the telephone that evening because ____. [ ]| A．he was waiting for an important call | | B．he was going to call somebody | | C．he was on duty | | D．he wasn"t afraid of hotness |
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