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1、A.There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages. On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, If one of you stays in the w

2、ater during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages.The sailors had heard about the captains cheating, so they didnt trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He go

3、t into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away. You are cheating, the captain said to the sailor. The fires warming you. But its half a mile away! said the sailor. A fires fire, answered the c

4、aptain. I have won. The sailor came out of the water, and said, Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you cant cook a chicken. I can, answered the captain. If you cook this chicken, said the sailor, I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can

5、t, you will give me your ship. The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, Wheres the fire? There it is, answered the sailor. On the shore. But its half a mile away, said the captain angrily. A fires fire, you said, answered the sailor. If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to coo

6、k your chicken.1. The captain got the sailors wages _. A. to buy a chicken for himself B. and kept the money for future useC. by cheating him D. and said he would return the money soon2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too col

7、d. B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water. C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor. D. It was the sailor who was cleverer. 3. The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he _. A. didnt want to lose the bet B. didn

8、t believe the sailors successC. wanted to keep his promise D. wanted to show his cleverness4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. The sailors didnt trust the captain. B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this ti

9、me.D. The sailor didnt get out of the water before the sun appeared. 5. What is the title of the story?A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor B. How a Sailor Got a Ship C. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is FireB.Some people were eating and drinking in a coffee house. A young woman was sitting alone at a tabl

10、e. She was wearing a beautiful diamond necklace. There was an ugly man at a table not far from her. He was looking at her necklace all the time.Suddenly the lights went out. The coffee house was in darkness. The woman started to shout. She was very frightened. A few minutes later the lights came on

11、again. The woman was crying. Her necklace was missing.The manager quickly closed all the doors. He telephoned the police. No one could get out of the coffee house. The policemen soon came. The police inspector told his men to search everyone. The necklace was not on anyone. They then searched the wh

12、ole coffee house. The necklace couldnt be found.The police inspector then looked at the faces of all the people in the coffee house. He saw the ugly man and looked at the man carefully. He went up to the man and picked up the bowl of soup that was on his table. He then poured the soup into a glass.

13、The necklace fell out. The policemen caught hold of the man and took him away. The young woman was happy to get back her necklace.1. A young woman lost her necklace in _ .A. a hospital B. a shop C. a coffee house D. a restaurant2. The manager closed all the doors and _ . A. searched everyone in the

14、coffee house B. searched the whole coffee house C. telephoned the police D. looked at all the people in the coffee house2. The police inspector found the necklace in _ .A. a cup of coffee B. a bowl of rice C. a glass of milk D. a bowl of soup3. The necklace was stolen by _ . A. a beautiful girl B. a

15、n old woman C. a young student D. an ugly manC.Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”“OK, Da

16、d,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no

17、man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece o

18、f paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”“Burnt yesterday evening.”1. Mr Brown told his son that _.A. he would be away from home for four days B. he

19、 would be back in seven days C. he would be back in a month D. he liked a cup of tea2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on _.A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his sons pocket3. A man came to visit the boys father on _.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day4.

20、What was burnt? _.A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boyD.A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was rai

21、ning hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At t

22、hat time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer

23、 answered timidly (胆怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became an

24、gry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”1. The farmer decided to sell

25、the vegetables to _. A. buy some food for his family B. buy some medicine for his wifeC. go to see a doctor D. go to the cinema2. The farmer didnt sell out his vegetables until the evening because _. A. they were too bad B. they were very expensiveC. it rained hard that morning D. people wouldnt go

26、out on such a bad day3. As _, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up. A. he was ready to help others B. the person was one of his friendsC. he thought the person would thank him D. he thought the person had drunk too much4. The farmer ran away quickly because _. A. the policemen were comi

27、ng towards him B. his wife was waiting for him at homeC. he was afraid to see a dead man D. it was so late that he couldnt stay there any longer5. The officer tried the farmer to _. A. know who had killed the man B. know if he had seen the dead manC. ask when he saw the dead man D. ask if he had see

28、n the knifeE.The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the

29、sunset for him. The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”“No, sir,” the men answered. The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked. 考资源网“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “were on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over t

30、he sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why dont you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then itll look like a

31、 sunset.” “Thats a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. The

32、n at nine oclock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased. They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind th

33、em.”The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.1. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _.A. to film a scene on the sea B. to find an actor and an actressC. to watch a beautiful sunset D. t