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refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As
they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger
angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren"t always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的) farmer and
his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could
have a good night"s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in
tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this happen? Why did you not
watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house," she accused, "The
second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help."
"Things aren"t always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement, I noticed
there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good
fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he couldn"t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer"s
bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I ask God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren"t
always what they seem."
B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C. Because the basement was too cold to stay in.
D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
B. the rich couple
C. the guests
D. the angels
B. the old angel treated the two families differently
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D. the angel of death took the cow away
B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C. Because she wanted to save the farmer"s wife.
D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
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试题【阅读理解。 Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealt】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 3 . But his father didn"t take Bill along
with him 4 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 5 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 6 the night there, so that they
could 7 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out
with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 9 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early.
He couldn"t remember 9 he was. He turned over 10 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o"clock. Then he 11
that he was at the 12 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got
13 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 14 . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was
a pot of coffee on the stove. It 15 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn"t talk 16 , because they didn"t want to 17 up the other people in the
house. They filled a thermos bottle 18 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 19 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve"s
wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 20 and started out.
| ( )1.A. busy ( )2.A. foods ( )3.A. trips ( )4.A. after ( )5.A. led ( )6.A. cost ( )7.A. start ( )8.A. telephone ( )9.A. where ( )10.A. quickly ( )11.A. imagined ( )12.A. mountain ( )13.A. dressed ( )14.A. bathroom ( )15.A. seemed ( )16.A. many ( )17.A. wake ( )18.A. of ( )19.A. that ( )20.A. cover | B. spare B. drawings B. buses B. when B. stuck B. spent B. begin B. machine B. how B. sleepily B. pronounced B. town B. ordered B. kitchen B. felt B. soundly B. go B. with B. what B. supply | C. enough C. paintings C. holidays C. until C. got C. slept C. walk C. bell C. who C. quietly C. forgot C. farm C. eaten C. dining-room C. tasted C. much C. put C. in C. after C. operator | D. limited D. pictures D. mountains D. unless D. belonged D. took D. step D. clock D. what D. suddenly D. remembered D. station D. prepared D. sitting-room D. smelled D. highly D. come D. by D. before D. equipment | |||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| One bitterly cold day, a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to took for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger. When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down,my best friend suddenly warned me, "Don"t cut down that tree! It"s too close to the power line!" I wasn"t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell, there was no longer any doubt whether my friend was right. The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all, electricity can"t travel through wood, so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked! After I returned home and told my mother what had happened, she quickly called the power company. Workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if 1 had touched the tree, and when I told him I had, his face turned pale. "You should have been killed," he said. So why am I still alive? It was my boots that saved my life. Within two hours, the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down-but not my mother. Even though she was glad I wasn"t hurt, my mother was still serious about me. After all, I shouldn"t have brushed off my friend"s warning. Through this experience,I learned it"s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking the time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the "shock of my life". | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The underlined word "disregard" in the second paragraph means "_____". | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. pay no attention to B. take notice of C. consider D. follow | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. In spite of Bruce"s warning,the author still cut down the tree because _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. he was sure there would he nothing to happen B. he wasn"t sure if Bruce was right and was anxious to go home C. he didn"t hear his friend"s warning at all because of the blowing wind D. he knew electricity can"t travel through wood | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. But for his boots, the author would have died. B. The author regretted having brushed off his friend"s warning. C. The author knew nothing about electricity. D. When the tree was cut down,the author realized his friend was right. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. The author wrote the passage mainly to _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. give an account of one of his terrible experiences B. make us know it"s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience C. tell us not to cut trees down any more D. remind us to be careful while working | ||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A few days ago I asked my sons" governess (家庭女教师) Julia to come into my study. "Be seated, Julia," I said, "Let"s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you"re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month..." "Forty." "No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you"ve been here for two months, so..." "Two months and five days." Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take nine Sundays off... you know you didn"t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays..." Julia was biting her fingernail nervously, her face red, but, not a word. "Three holidays, therefore take twelve dollars off your pay. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven makes nineteen. Take nineteen off... that 1eaves, hmm... forty-one dollars. Correct?" Julia"s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled, and she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but still not a word. "Around New Year"s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take two dollars off your pay. The cup cost more, because it was a treasure of the family, but forget it. When didn"t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect (疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick"s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars". "You didn"t." sobbed Julia. "But I made a note of it." "Well... if you say so." "Take twenty-seven from forty-one, and that leaves fourteen." Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl! "Only once was I given any money," she whispered, her voice trembling, "and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more." "Real1y? You see now, and I didn"t know that! Take three from fourteen and it leaves eleven. Here"s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!" I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them. "Merci (Thanks)," she whispered. I jumped to my feet and started pacing the floor. I was overcome with anger. "For what, this merci"? I asked. "For the money". "But you know I"ve cheated you-robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this "merci"?" "In my other places they didn"t give me anything at all." "They didn"t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you…I"m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you…Is it really possible to be so spineless (懦弱)? Why didn"t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and laws (爪)-to be such a fool?" Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression, "It is possible". I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little "merci" several times and went out. I looked at her and thought, "How easy it is to crush the weak in this World!" | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. While talking to Julia, the writer expected _____ from her. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. a protest B. gratitude C. obedience D. an explanation | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. What shocked the writer was Julia"s _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. nervousness in front of her boss B. acceptance of injustice C. shyness when talking about money D. reluctance to express herself | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The writer said, "Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws (爪)一to be such a fool?" He was actually telling the governess _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. to be more aggressive B. to be more careful in her work C. to protect her right D. to live independently | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. From the story, we can know that Julia"s employer was _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. greedy but honest B. ill tempered but warm-hearted C. strict but forgiving D. none of the above | ||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world. In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to 1 the cause of her illness, so she 2 to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialist help was 3 . She was then only half-conscious (半昏迷) and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to 4 the baby only to discover that they, 5 , were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby"s case, a nurse asked to 6 to them. "Excuse me," said nurse Marsha Maitland, " 7 I think the baby is 8 from thallium poisoning." " 9 makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely 10 ." "A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse 11 Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitland explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and 12 the symptoms are 13 . They are exactly the same as the baby"s." "You"re very observant and you may be right," another doctor said. "We"ll 14 some tests and find out 15 it"s thallium or not." The 16 showed that the baby had 17 been poisoned by thallium, a rare metal used in making optical (光学 的) glass. 18 they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. The baby soon 19 and was sent back to Qatar. Inquiries (调查) showed that the poison 20 from an insecticide (***虫剂) used in Qatar. | ||||||||||||||||||
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