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in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson"s Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea
of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues (线索) found in a book when he wrote a
children"s story, Masquerade, in 1979. The book was about a hare,and a month before it came out
Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help
readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of "red herrings", or false clues, to mislead them.
Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he
had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑), not by luck.His
success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the
words: "One of Six to Eight" under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to
Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII"s six wives. Even here, however,Williams had succeeded in
misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and
thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new
idea occurred to him.He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Befordshire,
and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the
connection with Katherine of Aragon,until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park
and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.
Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging
around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there.
Williams encouraged him continue, and on February 24 th 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth
£3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.
B. treasure hunts
C. Henry VIII"s six wives
D. readers of Masquerade
2. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare?
B. Stevenson"s Treasure Island
C. Katherine of Aragon
D. Williams" hometown
B. to show respect for Henry VIII"s first wife
C. to serve as a roadsign in Ampthill Park
D. to inform people where the gold hare was
a. Henry VIII"s six wives
b. Katherine"s burial place at Kimbolton
c. Williams" childhood in Ampthill
d. Katherine of Aragon e.stone crosses in Ampthill Park
B. d-b-c-e-a
C. a-d-b-c-e
D. b-a-e-c-d
B. A modern treasure hunt
C. The attraction of Masquerade
D. The importance of logical thinking
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试题【阅读理解。 Treasure hunts (寻宝) have excited people"s imagination for hundreds of 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for
every nail I 2 out of old boards.
I got my first 3 job, at JM"s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibility. (职责) were
4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 6 to JM"s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until
eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn"t
necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have. Because of my 10 I was always the one
buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town. A local clothing store offered me credilt
(赊帐) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 14 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was
15 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned 16 the danger of easy
credit. I paid it 17 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my
friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, "If you 20 sacrifice (奉献) and
responsibility, there are not many things in life you can"t have." How right he was.
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The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographer and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time. Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station"s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar"experiment" organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector (测谎仪) test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家) who declared that they were suited. The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine"s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell"s parents are reported to be less than delighted. Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, "We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love." The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year"s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. How did the couple"s react to the wedding? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. The bride"s mother shared their joy. B. The bride"s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding. C. The bridegroom"s parents were quite delighted. D. The bridegroom"s parents were not that joyful. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Some experts believe that ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. marriage without the couple"s meeting each other first ends up in divorce B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. One of the prizes for the couple is ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like B. to use an apartment free for some time C. to have a wedding dress free D. to own an American sports car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Two Strangers and a Wedding B. A Wedding Based on Love C. A Short-Lived Marriage D. A Well-Matched Coe upl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I"ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all, Ed"s idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed"s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 . I was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I"d have predicted (预 计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9 and Ed was 15 . The sudden realization was painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious 17 about staying alive until 21 years old. Let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 20 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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