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any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So
I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly
reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn"t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth-so I
decided that my way must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the
shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair.
How much do you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I"ll give you twenty pounds."
"It"s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it"s nothing."
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked.
"Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I"ll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You"ve just
sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I"ve changed my mind. I"m sorry, I"ll give you twenty-seven
pounds for it." "You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want.
You want me to repair your chair." "You"re right," I said. And what would you have done if I had walked
in and said, "Would you mend this chair for me?" "I wouldn"t have agreed to do it," he said. "We don"t do
repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I"ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?"
He was a very nice man and was greatly amuse (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer"s purpose
D. decided to help the writer
B. ￡7.
C. ￡20.
D. ￡27.
B. clever
C. careful
D. funny
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试题【阅读理解。 Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all 2 , I was returning alone to the place where I had 3
up my tent. I was tired 4 hungry. It was getting 5 and darker, and I was walking slowly 6 a narrow
path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a 7 , dark forest. All of a 8 , I saw two green eyes looking
at me from among the trees. I knew it 9 be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to 10 on me.
My heart 11 . What could I do? Should I jump 12 the river and hope to save my life 13 swimming? I
looked to the 14 . In the river there was a 15 crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth 16 open. I
was so 17 that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my 18 . I heard branches moving 19
the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. 20 then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger
had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.
| ( )1. A. practising ( )2. A. day ( )3. A. turned ( )4. A. but ( )5. A. colder ( )6. A. by ( )7. A. thick ( )8. A. shock ( )9. A. could ( )10. A. live ( )11. A. beat ( )12. A. across ( )13. A. on ( )14. A. front ( )15. A. big ( )16. A. long ( )17. A. tired ( )18. A. work ( )19. A. though ( )20. A. Just | B. study ing B. night B. put B. and B. warmer B. beside B. strong B. joy B. can B. depend B. sank B. over B. of B. back B. small B. short B. excited B. study B. as B. Even | C. p lanting C. the time C. made C. or C. brighter C. along C. tall C. sudden C. must C. look C. ached C. into C. with C. left C. dead C. wide C. frightened C. day C. but C. Still | D. travelling D. the year D. brought D. n or D. latter D. on D. short D. surprise D. should D. jump D. jumped D. from D. by D. right D. dying D. narrow D. surprised D. life D. or D. Only |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?" "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me." Soon the water rose to Smith"s waist (腰). At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?" "No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me." Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope," shouted the pilot. "I"ll pull you up." "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me." But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted (筋疲力尽的) Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this."Tell me, God,"he said,"I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown (淹死). What happened?" To which God replied, "What do you want from me?I sent you two boats and a helicopter." | |||
| 1. When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Smith pulled the pilot up B. Smith did so C. Smith didn"t do so D. Smith didn"t hear him | |||
| 2. What do we know about Smith? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. He was a lazy man. B. He was a lucky man who believed in God. C. He was a poor man. D. He was a silly man who believed in God. | |||
| 3. What do you think of this passage? This passage is very _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. moving B. humorous C. depressing D. surprising | |||
| 4. The best title of this passage is "_____". | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. What Do You Want from Me? B. How Do You Believe in God? C. How God Loved Smith! D. Smith Obeyed God"s Order | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano (火山) near the Island of Java erupted (爆发), and that the local people were buried under lava (熔岩). When he woke up from the bad dream with a start, he thought it was very interesting material, so he wrote it down on a piece of paper, left it on the desk and went home. Early in the morning, the editor-in-chief came to work and saw the paper. He took it for the latest news that something important had happened last night and published it immediately. Only later did he find out it was just about what Mr. Samson had seen in his dream. But it was all too late because the newspaper had already been delivered (传送). And it caused a great panic. In no time the editors met to discuss the serious problem. They finally decided to make an apology in the newspaper. Just at that time word came that a volcano on a small Island between Java and Sumatra did erupt. The eruption made the small island lose two thirds of its area, and the seismic sea waves caused tragedy (悲剧) in human. | |||
| 1. The editor-in-chief immediately published the news because _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. it was interesting material B. it was the last minute to publish the newspaper C. he thought it was the latest news by mistake D. he knew Mr. Samson was good at this kind of news | |||
| 2. The underlined word "panic" in the second paragraph probably means _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. feelings of fear B. feelings of excitement C. feelings of joy D. surprise | |||
| 3. The editors in the newspaper office _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. didn"t make an apology B. took back all the newspaper C. made an apology to the readers in the newspaper D. didn"t realize the serious problem | |||
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. The bad news B. News leading to a tragedy C. Seeing is believing D. Dream news became true | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| A good friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on a Greek island. Ever since he left school (where I first knew him)he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo. He hoped to collect two examples of every kind of animal on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of, was a flood not of water, but of people. I think you have heard of my friend; he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat. My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week (there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all round it), he found oil. He needs money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for all his life; but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo, and his life"s work. I know my friend,he will not tell anybody (except you and me) about what he found-because oil and water do not mix. | |||
| 1. My friend is afraid of _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. a great flood B. too many people C. a lot of animals D. a great deal of oil | |||
| 2. How does he get money for his animals "food"? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. He travels all over the world to collect money. B. He sells oil on the island. C. He writes books and sells them. D. He shows his animals to people | |||
| 3. My friend knows oil and water do not mix. He knows that _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. he can"t mix oil with water B. he won"t get water if people come to look for oil C. he won"t find water and oil in the same place D. he can"t have both money and the zoo | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| John Russell, 83 years old, got on a Chicago bus. He saw a sign 1 that senior citizens could ride for half price. When he 2 three quarters (75 cents) into the box, the driver asked 3 his ID card. John took out his ID card. "You need a 4 CTA card," said the driver. John did not 5 the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) card 6 he lived in New York and was in Chicago 7 his two sons. "Then you need to put in 8 three quarters," said the driver, " 9 get off the bus." Old People are usually very stubborn. John said, "Give me back my three quarters, and I"ll 10 ." "I 11 - it"s in the box. If you don"t get off, I"ll call the 12 ," said the driver, and he did. Two police cars pulled up. John and the driver told the police their 13 . "That"s why you called?" one policeman asked the driver. The other policeman then said to John, "I"ll give you three quarters." John shook his head, "Why should you give me the quarters? He should 14 me my three quarters." "Where are you going?" asked the policeman. "Downtown to have lunch with friends," John said. "Come on," the policeman said, "We"ll get you your card." So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn"t give him a CTA card-he needed a(n) 15 . "What about his three quarters?" one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and a 16 was made to give John"s quarters back. " 17 are you going to get there?" "By bus. And all I"m going to pay is 75 cents." "18 ," the policeman said. John got on a 19 , dropped three quarters in the box, and said, "I"m a senior citizen...." The driver looked at John and 20 . He didn"t know how lucky he was to be a wise man. | |||