It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36 ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37 if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 38 in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees, 39 . Steady streams of 40 were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 41 the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little protection 42 the cold. The sight was especially 43 when compared with the signs of the 44 city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street, 45 at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 46 again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 47 and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather 48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched 49 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 50 the way, other tourists followed.
The young backpacker 51 this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure 52 on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and 54 my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 55 act of caring.
| 小题1: | | A．time | B．effort | C．change | D．reward |
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| 小题2: | | A．satisfaction | B．guilt | C．anger | D．pleasure |
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| 小题3: | | A．lecture | B．report | C．study | D．tour |
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| 小题4: | | A．crying | B．begging | C．singing | D．dancing |
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| 小题5: | | A．passengers | B．customers | C．tourists | D．foreigners |
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| 小题6: | | A．ignoring | B．serving | C．observing | D．following |
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| 小题8: | | A．frightening | B．touching | C．fascinating | D．interesting |
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| 小题9: | | A．peaceful | B．noisy | C．wealthy | D．primitive |
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| 小题10: | | A．glanced | B．laughed | C．shouted | D．stared |
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| 小题12: | | A．looking around | B．stepping forward | C．getting about | D．breaking in |
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| 小题13: | | A．secretly | B．carelessly | C．deliberately | D．eagerly |
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| 小题14: | | A．since | B．before | C．after | D．as |
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| 小题15: | | A．showing | B．showed | C．pointing | D．pointed |
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| 小题16: | | A．stopped | B．valued | C．made | D．repeated |
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| 小题17: | | A．moved | B．replied | C．worked | D．carried |
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| 小题18: | | A．done | B．was done | C．has been done | D．had been done |
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| 小题19: | | A．cancelled | B．continued | C．started | D．delayed |
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| 小题20: | | A．funny | B．smart | C．simple | D．modest |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
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试题分析:文章大意：当我们听到乞丐在街上乞求的语言时是那么熟悉和难过。2006年作者在威尼斯旅游，正在一家咖啡屋里所见的一幕：有一位穿着衣衫褴褛的女在街上跪着行乞，来威尼斯旅游的路过的第一批人没有给予钱，一位背包旅游者，在旅游者路过时，在他们面前给那位乞丐钱，接着后面的旅游者见到这位背包旅行者给钱给那个乞丐后陆陆续续地给，他感动了作者，明白了这位背包者是这样帮助那位乞丐的。
小题1:C 上下文串联。A 时间； B 努力；C零钱；D 奖赏；上文提到的是乞丐熟悉的语言，下文有提到乞丐，所以他们行乞主要是想得到money，所以与钱有关的单词就是change;故C正确。
小题2:B 名词辨析。A 满意； B 罪过； C 生气；D 愉快；作者假设路过的话补给一两个硬币就会觉得有一种负罪感所困惑。故选B项。
小题3:D 名词辨析。A演讲；B 报告；C 学习；D 旅游；根据常识：威尼斯是个著名的旅游城市，同时根据下文：A tourist group hurried along the street；Another group of tourists”中提到旅游者们，可以推断作者来这里也是旅游；故D正确。
小题4:B 上下文串联。上文提到提到乞丐说行乞的话以及下文该妇女跪着行乞可知是正在行乞；故B正确。
小题5:C 名词辨析。A 乘客；B 顾客； C 旅游者； D 外国人；根据下文第四段第一句“A tourist group hurried along the street,”“ Another group of tourists arrived,”及最后一句“other tourists followed.”可知讲的是旅游者们川流不息。故C正确。
小题6:C 动词辨析。A 忽视； B 服务； C 观察； D 跟随；根据第四段第三句“The backpacker watched.”可知背包者观察者乞丐和旅行者们路过时而开始帮助哪位妇女乞丐。故选C正确。
小题7:A 介词辨析。A 防备，抵御寒；B 为了； C 由于；D 在 里面；句意：乞丐她毫无表情头触地跪着，一破烂的毯子几乎无法抵御寒冷。前面又是protection，故选A正确。
小题8:B 形容词辨析。A 令人惊讶的； B 感人的； C 迷惑的； D 令人有趣的；句意：当把这场景与乞丐周围城市的迹象比较时，这场景是特别的令人同情。故此空填“令人同情的；感人的”选B正确。
小题9:C 上下文串联。 A 平静的 和平的；B 嘈杂的； C 富有的，D 原始的，落后的；根据上下文可知：女乞丐在吸引很多游客的威尼斯行乞，与城市富有的生活迹象形成鲜明对比。故C正确。
小题10:A 动词辨析。A 一瞥；B 嘲笑； C 叫喊； D 盯着；句意：一群旅游者匆忙地沿着街道行走，一瞥那女乞丐，并继续行走。下一句有提到：另一群旅游者走过她旁边。可见路人只是看她一眼。故A 正确。
小题11:C 连接词辨析。 A 除非 否则； B 因此； C 但是； D 或者；根据本段第一、二句“一群旅游者匆忙地沿着街道行走，一瞥那女乞丐，并继续行走。然而另一群旅游者走过她旁边。”，作者以为另一群旅游者会看，可是他们也继续行走。表示转折。故C 正确。
小题12:B 动词短语辨析。A 向四周看； B 向前走； C 环绕； D 破门而入； 句意：那时，作者准备离开，就停下来看到背包者向前走去。下文又提到：背包者过去放钱进帽子去。可知选B正确。
小题13:C 副词辨析。A秘密地； B 粗心地； C蓄意；有意地，D 渴望地；下文讲到：他是过去放钱到乞丐的帽子里，而且重复了几次，目的是做给路过的旅游者们给予乞丐帮助，所以是有意地，选C正确。
小题14:D 连接词辨析。 A 自从。。。B 在 之前； C 在 之后； D 由于； 句意：因为另一群人的领导停下来放钱，紧跟的同一群人里就放钱，因此表示原因，故D正确。
小题15:A 动词辨析。 A 带领； B 展示； C 指向； D 指；句意：背包者，即年轻人做着同样的方式，with+宾语+宾补，是背包者发出show的动作，故A正确。
小题16:D 上下文串联。A 停止； B 有价值； C 制作； D 重复；根据上下文：背包者做了同一动作几次，所以D 正确。
小题17:C 动词辨析。A 移动； B 答复； C 起作用； D 搬；句意：来自同伴的微妙的压力在游客们身上起作用了。从本句的后半部分“who all added coins to the cup.”看出:游客们受同伴的影响，也给那女钱。Work在这里是“起作用”的意思；故C 正确。
小题18:A 动词时态辨析。语境：那背包者重复给钱的动作做完了之后，走到那女乞丐面前说道，“我希望那会帮助许多。”这里强调帮助的工作完了，用独立主格结构。故A正确。
小题19:B 动词辨析。A 取笑； B 继续； C 开始； D 耽误；语境：看到刚才的一幕，我也给那女的一些钱，然后继续我的旅行，从后面“light-hearted after witnessing such a 55 act of caring.”看出作者做了好事感觉一身轻松。应该是继续旅行。
小题20:B 形容词辨析。 A 有趣的； B 明智的； C 简单的； D 谦虚的；作者目睹了这样帮助人的行为而感到那是一种明智的关心行为，故B正确。 |
核心考点
试题【It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by __36__ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him __37__ his first flight. __38__ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The __39__ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the __40__. Just like a schoolboy, he was __41__ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was __42__ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with __43__. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and __44__ me. He became very __45__ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.
Later, I __46__ my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without __47__ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to __48__ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today __49__ it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to __50__ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our __51__ to make sure their dreams are realized.
Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same __52__ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father __53__ so long for this small dream to be realized.
Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to __54__ everything and keep sacrificing. They have __55__, too.
Take care of your parents. They are precious.
| 小题1: | | A．bus | B．train | C．ship | D．air |
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| 小题2: | | A．catch | B．miss | C．experience | D．change |
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| 小题3: | | A．In spite of | B．Because of | C．In case of | D．Instead of |
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| 小题4: | | A．pride | B．excitement | C．admiration | D．ambition |
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| 小题5: | | A．appointment | B．dream | C．travel | D．show |
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| 小题6: | | A．encouraging | B．warning | C．teaching | D．preparing |
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| 小题7: | | A．thoroughly | B．slowly | C．immediately | D．suddenly |
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| 小题8: | | A．anger | B．joy | C．shyness | D．curiosity |
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| 小题9: | | A．helped | B．patted | C．thanked | D．praised |
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| 小题10: | | A．honest | B．childish | C．nervous | D．emotional |
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| 小题11: | | A．looked for | B．looked down upon | C．looked into | D．looked back on |
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| 小题12: | | A．understanding | B．describing | C．solving | D．improving |
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| 小题13: | | A．avoid | B．meet | C．record | D．check |
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| 小题14: | | A．unless | B．because | C．when | D．though |
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| 小题15: | | A．learn | B．express | C．promise | D．forget |
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| 小题16: | | A．ability | B．responsibility | C．freedom | D．fortune |
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| 小题17: | | A．song | B．advice | C．attention | D．thing |
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| 小题18: | | A．struggle | B．wait | C．rest | D．stand |
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| 小题19: | | A．hand in | B．pick up | C．pay off | D．give up |
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| 小题20: | | A．wishes | B．jobs | C．plans | D．suggestions |
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Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease (油腻物) on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.
“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.
小题1:Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?| A．He was out of work | B．He was bored with his job | | C．He wanted a higher position | D．He hoped to find a better boss |
小题2:What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?| A．A friend’s car had a flat tyre | B．a wild man was pushing a car | | C．a terrible accident happened | D．an old man’s car broke down |
小题3:Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?| A．He was also to be interviewed | B．He needed a traveling companion | | C．He always helped people in need | D．He was thankful to Jimmy |
小题4:How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?| A．He was sorry for the other applicants | | B．There was no hope for him to get the job | | C．He regretted helping the old man | | D．The interviewer was very rude |
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Being able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective on everything we thought we knew and understood． Maybe, going abroad is an opportunity to look again at not only the country and the people who live there but also ourselves．
I had never expected to visit Paris． The French culture didn" t interest me that much, and Paris seemed too big, too touristy, too much． But when I found myself standing next to the Opera National de Paris, completely alone and totally lost, I knew I was in for an interesting ride． I had decided to take a summer history class abroad, and Paris just happened to be where it was set． My teacher eventually found me and other jet-lagged students and walked us down to where we would be staying． Even then, tired, hungry, and feeling displaced, I was unable to keep myself from marveling at the beauty of the city．
The next day in the grocery store, trying to decide if the box I was holding contained butter or cream cheese, I suddenly realized I was a foreigner that didn’t speak the language．The cashier and I had a conversation completely with gestures． For the most part, it didn"t seem to bother the French that I was utterly incompetent in speaking their language． In fact, from my first unclear "bonjour" , many of them would directly switch over to English．
Time Hew by． In the mornings we had class, and in the afternoons we were given a lot of freedom to do what we pleased． We explored everywhere in the city, becoming experts at using the Metro, and walking so much that our legs were sore every night．
Living in Paris was a huge change in my lifestyle． Everything I did was more relaxed． I stopped worrying about the future and instead focused on living in the present． I stopped wearing a watch because time didn’t matter．We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired and explored in between．I no longer mind that Paris is so big; it" s an old, beautiful metropolis full of culture and history．On one of my last days there, standing on top of the Arc du Triumph with a 360 degree view of Paris, I finally admitted something to myself．The city that I had never wanted to visit had turned into the city that I never wanted to leave．
小题1:The writer came to Paris because ______．| A．he wanted to have an interesting ride | | B．he attended a course in summer | | C．he admired its beautiful scenery | | D．he was alone and lost his way |
小题2:On the first day in Paris, the writer felt _____．| A．lonely in the big city | B．bored with his visit | | C．surprised at its beauty | D．interested in its culture |
小题3:The example of the grocery store is used to illustrate _____．| A．the little influence of language barrier | | B．the big difficulty of living abroad | | C．the great importance of gestures | | D．the intelligence of French people |
小题4:By mentioning the uselessness of the watch, the author probably wants to prove ______| A．time in Paris is not worth counting | | B．he enjoys the time in Paris very much | | C．life seems meaningful without time | | D．he has to spend a long time to visit the big city |
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Suddenly a man 40 out of the woods, an Indian who had been hunting in the area. Seeing the engineer"s 41 , he caught a fish in a nearby 42 and fed the sick man the 43 of the fish and some flesh from its head. 44 within a few hours the engineer"s pain was 45 . A day later he could 46 again, and the next day he had 47 recovered.
When he returned home, the engineer told the 48 to Dr Price. 49 years later did it become a(n) 50 fact that this was just an everyday lifeguard doing its work. For what the engineer did, by eating fish eyes, was to 51 vitamin (维生素).
Vitamin A"s biggest job is to keep the eyes 52 . Without Vitamin A, people and animals get night blindness and other eye problems. Without Vitamin A, people can even be totally blind. Vitamin A helps to keep the skin in good 53 . A also helps 54 bones and teeth and has something to do with proper 55 of blood cells.
| 小题1: | | A．hopeless | B．useless | C．careless | D．timeless |
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| 小题2: | | A．lost | B．losing | C．hunting | D．working |
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| 小题3: | | A．disaster | B．illness | C．pain | D．heat |
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| 小题5: | | A．reached | B．appeared | C．hid | D．watched |
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| 小题6: | | A．starvation | B．trouble | C．reality | D．situation |
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| 小题7: | | A．pond | B．stream | C．place | D．sea |
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| 小题9: | | A．Possibly | B．Immediately | C．Fortunately | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题10: | | A．gone | B．shown | C．settled | D．disappeared |
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| 小题12: | | A．completely | B．naturally | C．partly | D．physically |
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| 小题13: | | A．news | B．result | C．secret | D．story |
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| 小题14: | | A．Unless | B．After | C．Not until | D．When |
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| 小题15: | | A．recognized | B．accepted | C．solved | D．explained |
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| 小题17: | | A．working | B．rolling | C．moving | D．going |
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| 小题18: | | A．place | B．order | C．shape | D．sense |
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| 小题20: | | A．type | B．growth | C．choice | D．size |
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He held the blazing(点燃) matches to a piece of wood. After a while, he became aware that he could smell his hands burning. Then he began to feel the pain. He opened his hands, and the blazing matches fell on to the snow. The flame went out in a puff of gray smoke.
The man looked up. The dog was still watching him. The man got an idea. He would kill the dog and bury his hands inside its warm body. When the feeling came back to his fingers, he could build another fire. He called to the dog. The dog heard danger in the man"s voice. It backed away.
The man called again. This time the dog came closer. The man reached for his knife. But he had forgotten that he could not bend his fingers. He could not kill the dog, because he could not hold his knife.
The fear of death came over the man. He jumped up and began to run. The running began to make him feel better. Maybe running would make his feet warm. If he ran far enough, he would reach his friends at Henderson Creek. They would take care of him.
It felt strange to run and not feel his feet when they hit the ground. He fell several times. He decided to rest a while. As he lay in the snow, he noticed that he was not shaking. He could not feel his nose or fingers or feet. Yet, he was feeling quite warm and comfortable. He realized he was going to die. Well, he decided, he might as well take it like a man. There were worse ways to die. The man closed his eyes and floated into the most comfortable sleep he had ever known.
The dog sat facing him, waiting. Finally, the dog moved closer to the man and caught the smell of death. The animal threw back its head. It let out a long, soft cry to the cold stars in the black sky.
And then it tuned and ran toward Henderson Creek... where it knew there was food and a fire.
小题1:Put the following statements in the correct order.
① The thought to kill the dog occurred to the man.
② The man failed to build a fire.
③ The dog headed for Henderson Creek.
④ The man’s life came to an end.
⑤ The man tried to warm by running on his frozen feet.| A．②①⑤④③ | B．①②⑤③④ | | C．①②③④⑤ | D．②①⑤③④ |
小题2:Why did the dog back away from the man?| A．It never trusted human. | B．It smelt food somewhere. | | C．It sensed murderous atmosphere. | D．It caught sight of the knife.. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “it” mean in the 5th paragraph?| A．The dog. | B．The weather. | | C．The death. | D．The cry. |
小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that________.| A．Man can conquer nature. | B．the man tried hard to survive | | C．the dog obeyed human beings . | D．the man met death without dignity. |
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