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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!"
B. gratitude
C. obedience
D. an explanation
B. acceptance of injustice
C. shyness when talking about money
D. reluctance to express herself
actually telling the governess _____.
B. to be more careful in her work
C. to protect her right
D. to live independently
B. ill tempered but warm-hearted
C. strict but forgiving
D. none of the above
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 A few days ago I asked my sons" governess (家庭女教师) Julia to come into m】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
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.
| ( )1. A. describe ( )2. A. flew ( )3. A. inexpensive ( )4. A. examine ( )5. A. too ( )6. A. refer ( )7. A. and ( )8. A. coming ( )9. A. Who ( )10. A. rare ( )11. A. in ( )12. A. all ( )13. A. drawn ( )14. A. ma ke up ( )15. A. that ( )16. A. words ( )17. A. indeed ( )18. A. As long as ( )19. A. died ( )20. A. must come | B. diagnose B. sent B. important B. see B. either B. turn B. so B. suffering B. How B. serious B. on B. some of B. broadcast B. carry out B. how B. tests B. actually B. As for as B. got injured B. should come | C. discover C. went C. available C. look after C. often C. speak C. as C. tired C. What C. clear C. by C. one of C. announced C. get through C. what C. examination C. probably C. Once C. recovered C. might have come | D. discuss D. was flown D. impossible D. cure D. never D. belong D. but D. dying D. Which D. dangerous D. about D. both D. described D. deal with D. whether D. book D. never D. If D. got ill D. can’t have come | |||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
| A young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness (不治之症) and given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order", she asked her pastor (牧师) to come to her house to discuss her final wishes. With everything in order, the pastor was ready to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her. "What"s that?" asked the pastor. "I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand." The pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing what to say. "That surprises you, doesn"t it?" the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I"m puzzled by the request," said the pastor. The young woman explained, "In all my years of going to church meetings and dinners, I remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would always lean over and say, "Keep your fork." It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming, like chocolate cake or apple pie,some dessert like that. Something wonderful! I just want people to see me there in that casket (棺材) with a fork so that when they ask you why I have a fork, you can tell them: "Keep your fork-the best is yet to come."" The pastor hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman"s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the pastor heard the question "Why does she have a fork?" And over and over again he smiled. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it reminded you of this young woman gently. Send the message to everyone you consider a friend even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you. And, keep your fork!! | ||||||||||||||
| 1. In the author"s opinion, the woman in this passage is _____. | ||||||||||||||
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| A. bored B. optimistic C. pessimistic D. crazy | ||||||||||||||
| 2. When enjoying a Western dinner, in the later part you have to "Keep your fork." This usually mean "_____". | ||||||||||||||
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| A. Watch out for your fork. B. I wish you good luck with the fork C. Prepare your fork so that you can enjoy the dessert D. You can not take away your fork | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following is WRONG about the young woman? | ||||||||||||||
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| A. She is optimistic about life and diseases. B. She loves sweet food. C. She wants her friends to remember her forever. D. She is a regular church-goer. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. According to the passage, "Keep your fork", the message may mean "_____". | ||||||||||||||
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| A. Don"t be discouraged. Everything will be better. B. What is the matter? I am worried. C. Have you heard the story of a young woman? D. Enjoy your dinner. | ||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||
| A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 1 anything about the Chinese 2 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 3 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 4 and she also found this type of tea rather 5 . However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 6 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 7 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half- full, the host 8 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 9 , but it seemed to have no 10 . Her cup kept being 11 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 12 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 13 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 14 culture, she felt it too 15 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests (抗议) that she had had enough! | ||||||||||||||
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