人教版高中英语同步练习：必修2unit4单元测试卷(含答案)

1、WORD格式PAGE1 / NUMPAGES26Unit4WildlifeProtection单元测试卷（人教版必修2，课标通用）(满分：150分时间：120分钟)第卷(共115分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1Whoispayingthelunchnow?ATheysharethebill.BThewoman.CTheman.2Whoarethetwospeakers?AW

2、orkers.BStudents.CTeachers.3Whatwillthespeakersdoovertheweekend?AGocamping.BStayathome.CClimbmountains.4Wherearethespeakers?AInabookstore.BOnabus.CAthome.5Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?AGethiskey.BStartthecar.CWaitforhim.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话

3、或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Whatdoweknowabouttheboy?AHestudieshard.BHeisdishonest.CHehaspoorhealth.7Whatstherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?ABossandemployee.BTeacherandstudent.CMotherandson.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8WhatisMr.Browndoing?AHeisshopping.BHeishavingameet

4、ing.CHeiscalling.9WhatisMr.Petersonstelephonenumber?听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Whywasthewomanlate?ABecauseshegotuplate.BBecausesheforgotthetime.CBecauseofthetrafficjam.11Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?AHusbandandwife.BManagerandsecretary.CProfessorandstuden

5、t.12Whydidthemansaytheword“fortu？nately”ABecausethewomansfaultturnedouttobeagoodthing.BBecausetheyarrivedattheairportintime.CBecausetheybothsucceededinpassingtheexam.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?ATokyoSubwayStation.BTokyoArtMuseum.CTokyoTower.14Howmuchisthetrainfare?A130yen.B140yen.C15

6、0yen.15Whereshouldthemangetonthetrain?APlatformNumber3.BPlatformNumber4.CPlatformNumber5.16Howoftendoesthetraincome?AAbouteveryfiveminutes.BAbouteverysixminutes.CAbouteverysevenminutes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17WhatwasthespeakerdoingthatSundayafternoon?APreparingforabigparty.BReadinganewspaper.CWateringth

7、eflowersinthegarden.18Whoarrivedsuddenly?AHerneighbours.BHerhusbandsguests.CSeveralelderlyladies.19Whatdidthespeakerthinkoftheelderlyladies?ATheywerehungry.BTheywerefriendly.CTheywereimpolite.20Whatwasdiscoveredlater?AThevisitorshadbeeninthewrongplace.BThehusbandhadmadeaterriblemistake.CThespeakerwa

8、saverycarelesswoman.听力原文Text1W：Thanksforlunch.Itwasdelicious.Nexttimeitsonme.M：Dontbesilly.W：Imserious.M：Allright.Nexttimeyoutreat.Text2M：WhatsthechemistryhomeworkMr.Browngaveustoday?W：Justaminute.Illlookitupinmynotebook.Text3M：Didyoulistentotheweatherreportthismorning，Helen?W：Yes，itsaysweregoingtoh

9、aveawetweekend.Wemaygetsomeveryheavyraininthemountainareas.M：Thatmeanswecantgocampin，gbutwillhavetostayin.Text4M：Hi，Maggie.Iwantallthesebookshere.W：Thatmaybealotforyourdadtobuyatonetime.M：MydadgetsmeallthebooksIwant.W：Well，thatsveryniceofhim.Text5M：Willyouexcusemeforamoment？Ileftmykeyinthecar.W：Cert

10、ainly.Text6M：MayIaskforaleavetomorrow，MrsWhite?W：Youvealreadymissedtoomanylessonsthisterm.M：Yes，IknowIhave.Imverysorry.YouseeIhavetheseterribleheadachesand.W：Headaches？Onlylastweekyousaidyouhadtroubleswithyourstomach.M：Well.Ihaveheadachesandtroubleswithmystomac，hyousee.ThatswhyIvebeenabsentsooften.W

11、：Andyouoftencometoschoollateaswell.Yesterda，yforinstance，you.M：Yes.Imverysorryaboutthat.Youse，emyalarmclockdidntworkand.W：Youralarmclock？Butyoutoldmeyesterdaythatthebushadbrokendown.M：Oh，didI？Well.IsupposeIjustforgottosaythatmyalarmclockdidntwork，either.W：Areyouplaying“DuoMaoMao”withme？Tellmeagainno

12、wwhyyouwanttomorrowoff.Text7W：ABCCompany.CanIhelpyou?M：CanyouputmethroughtoMr.BrownintheSalesDepartment?W：ImafraidMr.Brownisatameetingatthemoment.M：CanIleaveamessage?W：Certainly.M：CanyouaskMr.BrowntocallmeaW：Whoiscalling，please?M：AlanPeterson.W：OK.Mr.Peterson.Canyourepeatthephonenumber?

13、M：ThatW：OK.IllaskMr.Browntocallyouassoonasthemeetingisover.M：Thanks.Bye.Text8W：Imsorryforbeinglate，Mr.Smith.Igotheldupbythetrafficjam.M：Thatsallright.Yourehereanyway.Besurenottoletithappenagain.W：Itsverykindofyoutosayso，Mr.Smith.ButImustapologizeforforgettingtomailthesamplesofthenewprod

14、ucttoourcustomers.M：Dontworryaboutthat.Youcandoitinafewdays.Fortunatelyyoudidntsendthemaway.Well，wevefoundthenewproductstillneedssomeimprovement.Text9M：Letmeseenow.WhichtraindoIneedtogeton?W：Excuseme.Doyouneedanyhelp?M：Yes.IwanttogotoTokyoTower.AtariKousukewillplaythepianotheretoday.Ibecamehisfanaft

15、erseeingthefilmCapeNumber7.ButImreallylostnow.ThisismyfirstvisittoJapan，soIhavenoideahowtoridethetrains.W：First，youneedtobuyatickettoyourdestination.Fromthere，itsahundredandthirtyyen.M：Ahundredandthirtyyen.Okay.W：Then，getontheHibitaSubwayLineatPlatformNumber4.M：Number4，allright.Oh，andhowoftendothetr

16、ainscomeroundthistimeoftheday?W：Usually，theycomeabouteverysixminutes.M：Allright.AndwheredoIgetoffthetrain?W：GetoffatKamiyachoStation，threestopsfromhere.ThesignatthestationiswritteninEnglish，soyoullbeabletoreadit.M：Threestops.Gotit.Thanksforyourhelp.W：Noproblem.Goodluck!Text10ItwasaquietSundayafterno

17、onandIwasreadinganewspaperinthegard，enexpectingacoupleofhoursofpeaceandquiet.Iheardabusarrivingattheendofthegard，enandthenIheardaloudknockingonthedoor.Iwentout，andtherewerefourelderlyladieswearingtheirSundaydressesandcarryingtheirhandbags，lookingveryhappyandfriendly.Andtheysaid，“Well，wearesorry.Weho

18、pewearenotla，tebutwecouldntfindthehouseveryeasily，andclearlythoughtthatitwastherightplacetobe.”Andoneofthemsaidveryhelpfully，“Well，yourhusbandwasverykindtoinviteustotea.”SoIthought，“Goodness，myhusbandmusthavegonemadandforgottentotellme.”Iaskedthemtocomeintothehouseandtheysatdownandstartedtalkinghapp

19、ily.Thenwhenmyhusbandappearedtheydidntspeaktohim.Ithoughtthiswassurprisingbecausetheysaidtheydbeeninvitedbyhim.Andhelookedabitshockedtoseethemsittingthere.Andthenwequicklydiscoveredthatitwasthewronghusbandandtheywere，infact，expectedtovisitahouseontheothersideofthevillage.答案1.C2.B3.B4.A5.C6.B7.B8.B9.

20、A10.C11.B12.A13.C14.A15.B16.B17.B18.C19.B20.A第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21Thedriverwasat_losswhen_wordcamethathewasforbiddentodriveforspeeding.Aa；theB/；/Cthe；theDa；/解析考查冠词。句意：由于他超速驾车而被禁止驾驶的消息传来时，这位司机不知所措。ataloss“迷惘，不知所措，”且word指“消息”时，无冠词。答案D22(2011西安高二

21、检测)TheYellowRiver，_tobe“themotherrive，rruns”acrossChinalikeahugedragon.AsayingBtosayCsaidDbeingsaid解析考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。句意：被称为“母亲河”的黄河像一条巨龙横穿中国。此非谓语动词短语起一个非限制性定语从句的作用，相当于whichissaidtobe“themotherriver”。答案C23Its_thatthesickchildneedsfoodandsunshine.AartificialBobviousCconfidentDpeaceful解析考查形容词。句意：显然这些病孩子需

22、要食物和阳光。根据孩子需要的这些东西推知“显然”。答案B24Itis_thathisEnglishis_perfect.Asure；veryBright；ratherCexact；fairlyDcertain；quite解析考查Itiscertainthat.句式。句意：他的英语相当好，这是真的。quite是副词“相当”，修饰形容词perfect。答案D25Stop_thiskindofsnakes.Theyare_.Ahunting；dyingoutBtohunt；dyingoutChunting；dyingawayDtohunt；dyingdown解析考查非谓语动词。句意：停止猎杀这种蛇，

23、它们快要灭绝了。stopdoing“停止做某事”，而stoptodo表示“停下来去做某事”。第二空dieout“灭绝”。答案A26Idliketoarrive20minutesearly_Icanhavetimeforacupoftea.AassoonasBasaresultCincaseDsothat解析考查连词。句意：我想早到20分钟，目的是为了我能有时间喝杯茶。sothat引导目的状语从句。答案D27Iwouldappreciate_ifhecouldpickmeupatthecorner.AitBoneCthatDthis解析考查固定句式。句意：如果他在拐角处顺便把我接走的话，我将不胜

24、感激。此处句式为wouldappreciateitif如果的话不胜感激。答案A28Moreattentionshouldbe_equipmentinourfactorysothatwecanincreaseourproduction.ApaidtoimprovingBpaidtoimproveCtakentoimproveDtakentoimproving解析考查payattentiontodoingsth的被动结构。句意：为增加产量我们应该更加注意改进工厂的设备。此处注意为被动，要把attention提前，结构为attentionbepaidto。答案A29Thediseasefailedt

25、o_tothenewdrugsthedoctorapplied.ArespondBturnCreplyDrefer解析考查动词。句意：对这种新药，疾病没有反应。respondto“起反应，回答，响应”；turnto“转向”；replyto“回信，对作出回答，对作出反应”；referto“提及”。答案A30Theremaybekindsofinfectious(传染的)diseasesinpublicplaces.Youshouldkeepyourchildren_totheplaceswherepeoplearecrowded.AnotgoBnottogoCgoingDfromgoing解析考

26、查动词短语。句意：在公众场合有些传染病，你应该阻止孩子到人群多的地方去。keepsb/sthfromdoingsth意思是“阻止(人或物)做某事”，其中介词from不能省略。答案D31Youmightwonderhowthey_tolivewithouteatingforsomanymonths.AsucceededBmanagedCoccurredDtried解析考查动词。句意：你想知道这么多月没有吃东西他们是怎么生活的。managetodosth设法做成符合句意。succeedindoingsth。答案B32Despitetheheatwave,consumeruseofaircondit

27、ionersispredictedto_thissummer.AriseBdecreaseClevelDincrease解析考查动词。句意：尽管这股热浪来临，但空调的消费者预计在这个夏天会减少。根据despite尽管推知前后意思的转折。答案B33Excuseme,whattimeisitnow?Sorry,mywatch_.It_attheshop.Aisntworking；isbeingrepairedBdoesntwork；isbeingrepairedCisntworking；isrepairedDdoesntwork；isrepaired解析考查动词的时态和语态。第一空用一般现在时说明

28、实际情况；第二空用现在进行时态的被动形式表示此时的状态。答案B34Shewasknocked_byacarandnowwasstill_.Adown；indangerBoff；dangerousCdown；dangerousDoff；indanger解析考查介词。句意：她被一辆车撞倒了，现在仍然处于危险中。knockdown“撞倒”；knock.off.“把从上撞下来”；indanger“处于危险中”；dangerous“危险的”。答案A35Afteraheateddiscussionatthemeeting,anewplancame_being,whichwouldhaveagreateff

29、ect_theculturallifeofthepeople.Ainto；forBto；toCfrom；atDinto；on解析考查介词。句意：在会上经过热烈的讨论后，一项新计划诞生了，它对于人们的文化生活将产生巨大影响。comeintobeing“形成”和haveaneffecton“对有影响”。答案D第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Shesoneofthemostpowerfulwomenintheworld.Sheis,infact,atleastaccordingtoTi

30、me,whichisverykeenon_36_，oneofthe25mostpowerfulwomenofthelastcentury.She_37_amilliondollars,andisworthseveralhundredmillionmore._38_theresonethingMadonnasmillionscant_39_her.Yup,youveguessedit:love.“Everygirl，”shetoldGrahamNortonthisweek，“wantstobesweptoffher_40_byaknight(骑士)inshiningmask.”Weliketot

31、hink，“shesaid，”“thatMr.Right”isgoingto41_“_u_s_intothesunset,andweregoingtolive_42_everafter”.Shewouldlike,shesaid,togetmarriedagain.Thetop-sellingfemale_43_ofalltime,whoonceappearedattheMTVMusicAwardsonagiantweddingcake,_44_aweddingdressandweddingmask,whichpeopleatthetimetooktobeironic(讽刺),was_45_a

32、tthepremiere首(映)ofherfilm,WE.ItsaboutEdwardVIIIandWallisSimpson.Itsabout,inotherwords,a_46_-climbingAmericandivorceewhotriedtobreakintoEnglish_47_anddidratherwell.Butthat,apparently,wasntwhatmadeMadonnawantto_48_thefilm.“Iknowwhatitfeelsliketobelovedalot，”shetoldanotherinterviewer，“butnoonesevergive

33、nuptheir_49_forme.”Shewastrying,shesaid,“tounderstandthe_50_oftheirlovestory”andto“figureout”iftherewas“suchathingas_51_love”Youmightthinkthatawomanwhohasbeen_52_twice,anddivorcedtwice,andwhos53,mighthaveworkedoutbynowthatevenlovestoriesthat_53_givingupkingdomshavetheirmomentsof_54_.Sincetheyalsoinv

34、olve,youknow,humanbeings.Butyoumight,inthatcase,bewrong.“Iam，”saysMadonna,“a_55_romantic.”【语篇大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。作者通过Madonna对爱情的看法得出每位女孩都希望骑士拜倒在石榴裙下，Madonna对EdwardVIIIandWallisSimpson的爱情不是很完美的爱情，从文章中可以读出作者的爱情观和艺人对轰动世界的为爱情而放弃王位的看法。36A.listsBbooksCstoriesDnovels解析从上文“Shesoneofthemostpowerfulwomeninthewor

35、ld.以及下文oneofthe25mostpowerfulwomenofthelastcentury.”可知这位妇女是最有权力的女士之一，故此处有“；列出”的意思，答案A符合题意以及列出最人员之一的语境。答案A37A.hasBborrowsCgetsDlooks解析联系下文“andisworthseveralhundredmillionmore.”可知前面提到的“一百万美元”应该是“看上去”的意思，与下文“多”吻合。答案D38A.BecauseBButCSoDOr解析从前面提到的有钱到此处theresonethingMadonnasmillions.可知钱不是万能的，故前后意思出现转折，答案B

36、合适。答案B39A.inspireBdisturbCbuyDgive解析联系下文Yup,youveguessedit:love.可知Madonnasmillions的钱没有讨得she的欢心，“爱情”是感觉，故此处有“不可能买到她”的意思，答案C符合题意。答案C40A.headBeyesCfeetDlegs解析从后面的byaknight(骑士)inshiningmask.可知此处每个女孩都想被“白马王子这样的骑士拜倒在石榴裙下弄的昏昏然”，besweptoffonesfeet为固定用法，意思“晕头转向”，故答案C符合。答案C41A.takeBsendCmakeDbring解析此处语境表示男主人公

37、对女士的承诺，“带她们去日落的地方去”，故答案A“带去”表示从说话者的地方带走符合题意。答案A42A.miserablyBhappilyCcarefullyDnormally解析联系下文Shewouldlike,shesaid,togetmarriedagain.可知女士的欢喜，在爱情的力量下再次结婚，故前面的生活“过着幸福的生活”符合语境。答案B43A.poetBromanticCartistDwriter解析联系后面提到的“whoonceappearedattheMTVMusicAwards”可知这些热销的唱片是一位女性“艺人”的，故答案C符合题意。答案C44A.changingBwear

38、ingCsellingDmending解析从此处可知这位著名的艺人在结婚，故此处“穿着”结婚礼服符合题意，故答案为B合适。答案B45A.readingBtalkingCspeakingDchatting解析从一部电影的首映式上人们对其的讽刺意思应该为“说到”，故答案C符合题意。答案C46A.socialBuglyCgoodDprecious解析从前面提到的爱德华八世与沃利斯辛普森的浪漫爱情可知此处换句话说，“结交权贵向上爬”而导致美国人离婚率，故答案A代表“通过结婚向上流社会爬”。答案A47A.cultureBcountryClifeDsociety解析上文描述的这位离过婚的美国妇女挤入了英国

39、上流社会，故此处为“闯入英国社会”与爱德华八世结合，故答案D合适。答案D48A.startBmakeCimproveDform解析从上文提到的Madonna对EdwardVIIIandWallisSimpson.爱情描述可知她对于她们的爱情有些看法，Madonna为艺人，故此处为“创作”电影符合题意。答案B49A.powerBmoneyCkingdomDfamily解析从此处Madonna对EdwardVIIIandWallisSimpson.爱情描述可知EdwardVIII深爱WallisSimpson，并且为了WallisSimpson而放弃王位，故答案C合适。答案C50A.natureB

40、secretCtruthDtheory解析从此处Madonna对EdwardVIIIandWallisSimpson的爱情用了“理解”和“查明”，故此处意思为“爱情故事的本质”符合题意，答案A合适。答案A51A.wonderfulBeasyChopelessDperfect解析从上文Madonna对EdwardVIIIandWallisSimpson的爱情这种浪漫感情Madonna有些怀疑，故此处为to“figureout”if.可知要查明是否“完美”故答案D合适。答案D52A.aliveBmarriedCexcitedDmoved解析从上文提到WallisSimpson.离婚可知此处意思“离

41、过两次婚，结过两次婚”故答案B符合题意。答案B53A.involveBjoinClikeDenjoy解析从Madonna提到这位美国离婚53岁的女士与EdwardVIII八世的爱情而导致他放弃王位，故此位女士“卷入”放弃王位，答案A符合题意。答案A54A.movementBpleasureCdisappointmentDmention解析从放弃王位的举措而获得爱情，依据生活经验知并不是很完美的，故答案C当时他们有短暂的“失望”符合题意和语境。答案C55A.hopelessBvaluableCunusualDordinary解析此处Madonna认为他们之间的爱情不是很完美，是“无望”的浪漫感情

42、，故答案A符合题意。答案A第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AWemetinacrowdedshowroomfifteenyearsago.AsIinchedforwardIeyedhimwithsuspicion,unsurewhattomakeofthisstranger.Asalesmanmadetheproperintroductionsandalthoughwegottoknoweachother,Ididnttrusthim.IcallhimSuper.Iwould

43、findmyselfstaringathim,wonderingwhatsecretsheheld.IfoundmyselfspendingmoreandmoretimewithSuper,gettingtoknowhim,learningtotrusthim.Myotherfriendssoonbecamealittlejealous,statingthatIspenttoomuchtimewithhim.Itwastrue,butIdidntfeelguilty,forIcouldjustbemyselfwithhim.Hedidntcareaboutmyappearance,payand

44、failure.Noneofthesethingsmatteredtohim.Then_one_day_he_said_he_was_going_to_show_me_the_world.He_said_that_I_could_ask_to_go_anywhere,_anywhere_at_all.WhenIaskedhimtoshowmeNewYork,hedidnthesitate.HeshowedmethebrightlightsofBroadway,themajesticStatueofLibertyandsomuchmore.Lateatnightweplayedgames.Som

45、etimesIwon,sometimeshedid.Itdidntmatterbecausewehadfun.ThroughhimImetotherpeople.MenandwomenIneverwouldhavemetifitwasntforhim.Thensuddenlyhebecamesick.HewasunabletodoanythingandIfeltsohelplessbecauseIdidntknowwhatwaswrong.ButIknewthosewhocould.Ipacedaroundtheroomwhilehewasexamined.Whatifitwassomethi

46、ngserious?Whatifhedied?Icriedbutluckilyhewasfineagain.Ilookedathimandsawmycompanion,teacher,instructor,travelguideandsomuchmore.Hewasmyfriend,mybestfriend.Heis.mycomputer.【语篇大意】作者以拟人的口气幽默的口吻介绍了自己最好的朋友：电脑。56TheauthordidntbelieveSuperevenifheknewhimbetterashethought_.Athesalesmanwasalwayscheatingcusto

47、mersthesedays.BSuperhadlimitedpowersincehewasonlyamachine.Chewouldforgetthesalesmansinstructioninfuture.Dhismoneyspentonhimwasntgoodforthevalue.解析细节理解题。第一段最后一句话的wonderingwhatsecretsheheld说明作者对这个被售货员吹嘘的很好的东西的威力表示怀疑。答案B57WhydidtheauthorsotherfriendsenvySuper?AAsSuperhelpstheauthordohishousework.BAsthe

48、authorspentsomuchmoneyonit.CAstheauthorspentsomuchtimeonit.DAstheauthortrustednobodybutSuper.解析细节理解题。第二段第二句话的“statingthatIspenttoomuchtimewithhim”说明作者的朋友们感到嫉妒的原因是因为他花在Super身上的时间太多了。答案C58WhatsideoftheauthormattersalottoSuperaccordingtohim?AHissalaryandhisfamilymember.BHissuccessinhisworkandlife.CHisl

49、ooksandhisclothes.DNothing.解析推理判断题。第二段最后两句话的“didntcareaboutmyappearance,payandfailure和Noneofthesethingsmatteredtohim”说明身为电脑，对主人的一切当然不会有所选择和在乎。答案D59Theunderlinedsentencemostprobablyimplies_.AtheconnectionoftheInternetbroadenedtheauthorssight.BSuperwasagoodguidesincehewasboughtfromAmerica.CSuperinvite

50、dtheauthortomakeatriparoundtheworld.DSuperhadthepowertospeakoutlikeanordinaryperson.解析推理判断题。本句的toshowmetheworld和下一句话中的“HesaidthatIcouldasktogoanywhere,anywhereatall”说明正是因为在互联网的帮助下，作者和其他的电脑使用者一样才能了解他们想要了解的一切。答案ABThepolicemanmoveduptheavenueimpressively.Itwasbarely10oclockatnight，butthechillywindwithr

51、ainhadkeptpeopleoutofthestreets.Thepolicemansuddenlyslowedhiswalk.Inthedoorwayofadarkenedstoreamanleaned，withanunlightedcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspokeupquickly.“Itsallright，officer，”hesaid，“Imjustwaitingforafriend.Itsanappointmentmadetwentyyearsago.Well，aboutthatlongagothereu

52、sedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestandsBigJoeBradysrestaur”ant.“Untilfiveyearsago，”saidthepoliceman.“Itwastorndownthen.”Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapale，square-jawedfacewithkeeneyes，andalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond.“Twentyyearsagotonig

53、ht，”saidtheman，“IdinedhereatBigJoeBradyswithJimmyWe，llsmybestfriend，andthefinestguyintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork，justliketwobrothers，together.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortune.YoucouldnthavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork；hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceo

54、nearth.Well，weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime，nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourfortunesmade，whatevertheyweregoingtobe”.“Itsoundsprettyinteresting，”saidthepoliceman.“Rathera

55、longtimebetweenmeets，though，itseemstome.Haventyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft？”“Well，yes，foratimewecorresponded，”saidtheother“.Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.YetIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhesalive，forhealwayswasthetruestguyintheworld.Hellneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoorto

56、night，anditsworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”Thepolicemantwirledhisclub(警棍)andtookasteportwo，saying：“Illbeonmyway.Hopeyourfriendcomesaroundallright.”“Illgivehimhalfanhouratleast.IfJimmyisalivehellbeherebythattime.Solong，officer.”“Good-night，sir，”thepolicemanwentaway.Themanwhohadcomeathousandmilestofill

57、anappointmentwiththefriendofhisyouth，smokedhiscigarandwaited.Abouttwentyminuteshewaited，andthenatallmaninalongovercoat，withcollarturneduptohisears，hurriedacrossfromtheoppositesideofthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.“Isthatyou，Bob？”heasked，doubtfully.“Isthatyou，JimmyWells？”criedthemaninthedoor.

58、“Blessmyheart！”exclaimedthenewarrival，graspingboththeothershandswithhisown.“ItsBob，sureasfate.IwascertainIdfindyouhere.We，lltwentyyearsisalongtime.”“Youvechangedlots，Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotallbytwoorthreeinches.”“Oh，IgrewabitafterIwastwentyeon，Bob；wellgoaroundtoaplaceIknowof，andhaveagoodlongta

59、lkaboutoldtimes”.Thetwomenstartedupthestreet，arminarm.ThemanfromtheWest，hisegotism(自负)enlargedbysuccess，wasbeginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Theothe，rhiddeninhisovercoat，listenedwithinterest.Atthecornerstoodadrugstore，brilliantwithelectriclights.Whentheycamein，eachofthemturnedtogazeupontheothe

60、rsface.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.“YourenotJimmyWells，”hesaidsharply.“Twentyyearsisalongtime，butnotlongenoughtochangeamansnosefromstraighttofla”t.Thetallmansaid，“Youvebeenunderarrestfortenminutes，Bob.Chicagothinksyoumayhavedroppedoverourwayandasksustohaveachatwithyou.Goingquie