题目
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Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich business man. He worked hard
and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn"t work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into
the river when he drove"along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. he had
a big family and was afraid of it and promised (许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to
wait to be dealt with (处置).
One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office, with two badly burned ears.
"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.
"Well," said the man. "I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨) clothes.
She had put the iron (熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and
I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sittingroom, the phone rang and I answered the iron!"
"And what happened to the other ear?"
"When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"
B. Mr Smith drank too much
C. Mr Smith forgot they were on the bridge
D. Mr Smith couldn"t work in the evening
答案
核心考点
举一反三
and newspapers, and won many prizes.
"I"ll do anything to get a good photo," he often said. "I"ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is 1 ."
And he told the 2 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something
interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3 . "I"ll
travel for my work, not for 4 ," he told her. "You won"t enjoy yourself, and I won"t have 5 to look
after you. Sometimes there"s not even anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don"t have a
good 7 or a bath for days. You won"t like it."
"Denny, I"m not a child," his wife didn"t 8 . "I can look after myself. Please take me with you the
next time you go overseas."
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to
his wife,"You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I"ve got to take photos of wild 10 there. It
should be interesting and not too uncomfortable."
His wife was very 11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 12 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they
became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was
chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, " 15 , woman! I can"t get you both in the picture!"
the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that
she feared.
Her mother said, "Don"t be afraid, honey. Take courage!"
"What"s courage?" she asked, running to her mother"s bed.
"Courage is the brave breath," her mother answered.
"Mum, do you have courage?"
"Certainly."
The girl held out her little hands, saying, "Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me."
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her
fists (握拳) nervously, afraid that the"breath of courage" would run away. Then with her fists clenched,
she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself,"It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of "breath" to me. Then I can
hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost."
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat
(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
B. her mother wouldn"t go with her
C. she was too afraid of the dark
D. the bedroom door was locked
I did, and he was grateful.
"Thank you," he said.
"I"m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach," I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were
twisted (扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn"t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He
always managed to look up to see how you reacted (反应) to his words, however. He had a big
smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
" Nice shoes," he said.
"Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before," I said.
"No one has the same view of the world as I do," he replied.
"Tell me about the world as you see it," I said smiling.
"Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their
feet." he said."If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they"re impatient
with me. I don"t want to make people uncomfortable.
"What about me? I asked.
"I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was
nervous." he said. "I don"t normally have someone look me in the eye."
"They don"t know what they"re missing," I told him.
"My old face is nothing to brag (自夸) about." he said.
"But that smile is so big."
Yes, and it"s not only a big smile but an attitude.
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B. eyes
C. feet
D. smile
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