冲刺南京英语中考2024分类练习(南京模拟及近年南京中考)后附答案

冲刺南京中考2024英语必备

书目

单选题P3—8

完型P8—11

阅读理解P12—29

主观题P30—33

任务型阅读+首字母P33—39

作文P39—41

答案P41—43

单选篇

1.LinShuhao,nowNBAstar;usedtobeastudentoftheHarvardUniversity.

A.aB.:heC.anD./

2.1foundtherewasonlyonecopyof“BigheadSonandSmall-headFather“onthebookshelf,soI

decidedtobuyatonce.

A.itB.oneC.thisD.that

3.—WhatdoyouhaveforDaniel?

—Ithinkheshouldstudyharderthanbefore.

A.newsB.adviceC.helpD.idea

4.Lotsoftreesinourcityovertheyears.Itisbecominggreenerandgreener!

A.areplantingB.haveplantedC.willbeplantedD.havebeenplanted

5.—Thedishdoesn'ttaste.It'stoosalty.

—Sorry,sir.Maybethecookputalittlemoresalt.

A.terribleB.TerriblyC.deliciousD.well

6.—Mike'sparentshaveboughta2-floorhousewithaswimmingpool.

—Oh,itbeveryexpensive.

A.mustB.canC.needD.should

7.Theagedladysmilessosweetlythatshemeofmybelovedgrandmother.

A.realizesB.thinksC.missesD.reminds

8.—Mr.Li,let'sgofishingthisweekendwithLaoWang,shallwe?

一I'dloveto,butnobod/knowsifhefreethen.

A.willB.isC.willbeD.hasbeen

9.I'mreallylookingforwardtoJ.K.Rowling'snewbook.

A.comingoutB.comingonC.puttingoutD.puttingon

10.IwalkedthepostofficeandturnedleftintotheParkRoad.ThenIfoundthebusstop

justonmyright.

A.acrossB.pastC.throughD.along

11.—Shallwegoforahikingthisweekend?

—Allright,itrains.

A.ifB.unlessC.whenD.until

12.Greatchangeshavetakenplacearoundtheworld.Nobodycantellin20years.

A.whatwillitbelikeB.howitlookedlikeC.whatitwillbelikeD.howdidit

looklike

13.—MayIhaveyourname?

A.Yes,pleaseB.AllrightC.OfcourseD.CallmeYang,please

14.Nobodyknewwhowasthefirstatschoolthatmorningwhenthewindowwas

broken.

A.arrivingB.arrivedC.toarriveD.havearrived

15.—Don'thaveyourmobilephoneonwhenyouareinthelibrary.

A.No,IwillB.No,Iwon'tC.Yes,IwillD.Yes,Iwon't

)1.Weareplanningone-daytrip.tripmustbefun,Ithink.

A.a,TheB.an,TheC.the,AD.the,The

)2.Ifyoudonotknowthemeaningoftheword,yousanlookitupina.

A.magazineB.novelC.dictionaryD.comicbook

)3.ShenzhouVIIwassentupintospacesuccessfully25thSeptember;2024.

A.atB.onC.inD.by

)4.-I'dlikeastrawberryice-cream.Wouldyouliketohave,too?

-No,thanks.

A.itB.oneC.thatD.this

)5.Thejacketfitsmewell,Idon'twanttobuyitbecauseitcoststoomuch..

A.soB.andC.orD.but

)6.Aftertheterribledisaster,thegovernmenttriedtohelpthepeopleto

rebuildtheirhomes.

A.endlessB.homelessC.uselessD.harmless

)7.…AlltheT-shirtslooknice.Ican'tdecide.

-Theredonelooksthebest,Ithink.

A.whatshallIbuyB.whichonecanIbuy

C.ifIcanbuyoneD.whichoneIshouldbuy

)8.-Mum,mayIplayfootballwithmyclassmatesafterschoolthisTuesday?

-.Youcanonlyplayfootballatweekends.

A.Yes,youmayB.No,youneedn't

C.Yes,youcanD.No,youcan't

)9.NotonlymanyforeigncountriesbutalsoChinainvolvedinthe

/Manda/crisis(金融危机)atpresent.

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

)10.-I'msorry.Tmlateforthemusicpresentation.

-Whyareyousolate?Thepresentationfor10minutes.

A.hasbegunB.hasstoppedC.hasbeenoverD.hasfinished

)11.-Whataboutgoinghikingthisafternoon,Simon?

-1preferto.It'stoohotoutside.

A.goinghiking;stayingathomeB.tostayathome;hike

C.tohike;stayathomeD.stayingathome;goinghiking

)12.-Excuseme.Whencanweplaybadmintonatthecourt?

-Notuntilitnextweek.

A.repairsB.willrepairC.isrepairedD.willberepaired

)13.Thefiremenarrivedquicklyandsoonthefire.

A.putonB.putupC.putoutD.putaway

)14.一Whynotcomeandjoinusinthegame?

---.ButImustmeetMr.Wuathisofficenow.

A.I'dliketoB.Let'sgoC.Yes,pleaseD.It'sapleasure

)15.-lthinkyouaretnemostsuitablemantobethechairperson.

A.It'sniceofyou.ThanksB.Don'tsayso

C.Oh,really?Ican'tbelieveD.Sure.Ithinkso

1.UncleJohnpromisedtobuymeMP4asmybirthcaypresent.

A.aB.theC.不填D.an

2.Ihavealotofhomeworkeveryday.SoIhaveanysparetimeformyhobbiessuchas

playingvolleyballandping-pong.

A.almostB.hardlyC.stillD.already

3.—Shallwegooutforawalk?

—Sorry.Thisisnottherighttoinviteme.Iamtootiredtowalk.

A.momentB.situationC.placeD.chance

4.ThesecondYouthOlympicGameswillbeheldinNanjing2024.

A.onB.inC.atD.of

5.—Couldyoutellme?—Ofcourse,lastnight.

A.whenyoureachedParis

C.howyoucametoChinaB.whendidyoureachParis

D.howdidyoucometoChina

6.—Mike,pleasedon'tplayfootballinthestreet.Itzstoodangerous.

-Iamgoinghomeatonce.

A.Haveagoodtime.

C.Tdliketo.B.Sorry,Iwon'tdothat.

D.OK,Iwill.

7.usefulbookforchildren!Ishallgetoneformyson.

A.HowB.WhatC.HowaD.Whata

8.youngtreeshavebeenplantedhere,nowitisareallybeautifulplace.

A.ThreehundredsB.HundredofC.HundredsD.Hundredsof

9.Althoughthissoundlikeasimpletask,greatcaresneeded.

A.mustB.mayC.shallD.need

10.AnearthquakehitYunnanthisyear.Muchmoremoneytothepeoplethereinthe

followingmonths.

A.hasgivenB.willgiveC.shouldbegivenD.isgiving

11.Motherboughtawashingmachinehavemoresparetimeforherhobbies.

A.becauseofB.sothatC.inordertoD.asaresult

12.Dr.MahasworkedinAfricaformanyyears,hethehotweatherthere.

A.hasusedtoB.wasusedtolikeC.isusedtoD.usedto

13.MybestfriendLilyNanjingfor7years,nowsheenjoysthelifehereverymuch.

A.cametoB.hasbeentoC.hasbeeninD.hascometo

14.—Isthismicrophone?—No,itbelongsto.

A.his,hersB.him,hersC.him,herD.his,her

15.—Ithinkheisaveryexcellentorganizer.

——,buthedidn'torganizethiswelcomepartywell.

A.Idisagree

C.IagreeB.Idonztthinkso

D.No,youarewrong

1.Mr.Chenisgenerousman.Hehasdonatedalotofmoneytopeopleinneed.

A.aB.anC.theD./

2.Iwalktoschool.ButthismorningItookabusbecauseIgotuplate.

A.neverB.hardlyC.seldomD.usually

3.Danielisgoodatcomputer.Hetaughttomakeahomepage.

A.herB.himC.herselfD.himself

4,—willyouplaybasketballwithme?

—Inabout20minutesafterfinishingmyhomework.

A.HowsoonB.HowlongC.HowoftenD.Howfar

5.Maryspendsalotofmoneyonclothesherfamilyisnotrich.

A.becauseB.ThoughC.ifD.so

G.—schoolbagisthat?

—Youmeantheonebehindthechair?It/sTonny's.

A.WhichB.WhatC.WhoseD.Where

7.wonderfulnewsreporthewrote!Allofusweresatisfiedwithwhathedid.

A.WhataB.WhatC.HowD.Howa

8.—Lookatthesign.Youfishhere.

.—Sorry,Ididn'tknow.

A.mayB.shouldC.mustn'tD.needn't

9.Themanhiscoatwhenhewalkedintothewarmroom.

A.tookawayB.rookoffC.tookdownD.tookout

10.Bothteachersandstudentsnottousemobilephonesinclassinourschool.

A.aretoldB.aresaidC.toldD.said

11.—Wow,yournewcarlookssocool!

—Thankyouverymuch!Iitfortwoweeks.

A.havehadB.haveboughtC.boughtD.buy

12.—Mum,themeatonthetabletastes.

.—Youshouldn'teatanyofit.Justthrowitaway.

A.goodB.badlyC.badD.well

13.—Iseemtobelost.Couldyoutellme?

..—Sure.YoucantaketheNo.3bustogetthere.

A.whereisthenearesthospitalB.howlongitwilltakemetotheairport

C.howfarismytriptotheOlympicVillageD.howIcangettotheNationalMuseum

14.—Doyoumindmyclosingthewindow?

.It'smuchtoonoisyoutside.

A.CertainlyIdoB.OfcoursenotC.AllrightD.You'dbetternot

15.—Wouldyoupleasehelpmewithmydrawing?

—.YoucancometomyworkroomeverySaturday.

A.That'sallrightB.NoproblemC.No,thanksD.Quitewell

1.Wouldyouliketobeanimaldoctorwhenyougrowup?

A.anB.aC.theD./

2.Whatwilltheweatherbeinyourcitytomorrov/?

A.forB.inC.onD.like

3.—Isithardforyoutofinishtoday'shomeworkyourself?

—No.Idoit.

A.needB.mayC.canD.must

4.1don/tthinktheumbrellabehindthedoorbelongsto?

A.IB.meC.myD.mine

5.YoucanleaveaherebecauseAlicehasgonetothelibrary.

A.newsB.messageC.informationD.knowledge

6.Unluckily,we'vemissedthetrain.Ittenminutesago.

A.leftB.hasleftC.hadleftD.hasbeenleft

7.Youwillbelateyourunallthewaytoschool.

A.afterB.whenC.unlessD.if

8.Thesongsoundsbeautifulanditmakesmemyhometown.

A.laughatB.writetoC.thinkofD.findout

9.—HowTom'sbrotheris!

—Yes.Healwaysthinksbeforeheworks.

A.careful,carefulB.careful,carefullyC.carefully,carefulD.carefully,carefully

10.ItissaidthatanotherbridgeovertheYangziRivernextyear.

A.willbuildB.willbebuiltC.hasbuiltD.hasbeenbuilt

11.—haveyoubeeninourschool?

—SinceIleftcollege.

A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowmuchD.Howfar

12.1likeplayingbasketballbetterthanrunningbecauserunningisplayingbasketball

A.moreexcitingthanB.notmostexcitingas

C.notmoreexcitingasD.notsoexcitingas

13.—Couldyoutellme?

—Intheshoppingmallnearmyhome.

A.whereyouboughttheWalkmanB.howmuchdidyoupayfortheWalkman

C.whenyouboughttheWalkmanD.whydidyoubuytheWalkman

14.—Let'sgoforawalkinthepark.

—,butIneedtodothewashing

A.NotatallB.GoodideaC.No,thankyouD.That'sright

15.—Theroomisdirty.Cananyonecleanit?

——thistime.Idoitallthetime.

A.Whyyou?B.NotsureC.NotmeagainD.Don'tmentionit.

完型篇

Twoteachersweresittingintheteachers'room.Foramoment

therewassilence.Thenoreofthem,MissSmith,said,'TmafraidI'd

havetofailhim!Ijustcan'tlethim16"

"NowAlice/'saidherfriend,MrsJackson,"ishesoterriblea

student?"

"That'sjustthetrouble!"theotherwomananswered,"Tomwas

evermy17student.Theproblemisthatheissolazythathenevergetshisworkdone.He

hasn'thandedmeapieceofhomeworkforthree18!"

MrsJacksonhadneverseenMissSmithso19before."Haveyouhadawordwithhim

aboutit?"sheasked.

"WhyshouldI?Everystudentmusthandinhomework.Imade20veryclearonthe

firstdayforclass.Idon'tknowwhathashappened.Whenthelessonsstarted,hedidsowell

thatI21thoughtaboutaskingtheschooltogivehimascholarship（奖学金）.Butnowhe

oftensleepsinclass!I'veneverseensucha22inastudent."

"Youshouldhaveatalkwithhim.Givehimachance."

MissSmithspoketoTomandlearnedallaboutit.Hewasstudyingalldayandworkingmost

ofthenightinafactoryto23forhisschooling.Ofcoursehewas24inclassand

sometimescouldhardly25awake.MissSmithsoonaskedtheschooltogivehima

scholarshipandhewasabletodevotehimselftohislessonsagain.

16.A.leaveB.passC.workD.sleep

17.A.laziestB.busiestC.worstD.best

18.A.minutesB.hoursC.weeksD.years

19.A.worriedB.pleasedC.uselessD.kind

20.A.themB.himC.thatD.one

21.A.evenB.onlyC.mostlyD.still

22.A.troubleB.hopeC.changeD.danger

23.A.payB.callC.saveD.share

24.A.forgetfulB.carelessC.asleepD.tired

25.A.seemB.keepC.lookD.get

Alittlegirlthoughtshewasnotasbeautifulasothergirls,andnobodylikedher.Soshewas

16_happy.Shealwaysstayedathomealoneanddidn/ttalkto17.However,oneday,her

mothergaveherabeautifulhairclip.Whensheworeit,shelooked18prettierthanbefore.

Shedecidedtogotoschoolinthebeautifulhairclip.

Onherwaytoschoolshefoundthateveryonewhosawhersmiledather.19cfher

schoolmatessaid'hello'toher;butthisneverhappenedbefore.Shethoughtthatthebeautiful

haircliphad20herthemall.Shewassohappyaboutallofthewonderfulthings.21

allherclassmateswantedtDknowwhathadhappenedtoher,shedidn'twanttotellthemabout

herbeautifulhairclip.

Whenshewentbackhomeafterschool,hermotheraskedher,“Didyouknowyou22

yourhairclipathome?Ifounditbythedoorthismorning/

Shewas23tohearwhathermothersaid.Sheunderstoodthatshehadn'twornthe

haircliptoschoolatall

It'snotimportantwhatwewearorhowwelook.Themostimportantthingishowwethink

about24.Ifwewanttodoathingsuccessfully,firsttrytobe25.Ifwethinkwecan,

wecan.

()16.A.oftenB.usuallyC.seldomD.always

()17.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody

()18.A.farB.moreC.veryD.so

()19.A.NoneB.MostC.FewD.Either

()20.A.takenB.boughtC.caughtD.brought

()21.A.SoB.BecauseC.ThoughD.But

()22.A.forgotB.leftC.hidD.threw

()23.A.angryB.surprisedC.excitedD.happy

()24.A.usB.meC.ourselvesD.myself

()25.A.confidentB.honestC.rrodestD.practical

SupposeyouaregoingtoBoston,andyou16thecitybefore.Ifsomeonetellsyou

aboutthe17placesinthiscity,youbegintogetsomeideaofwhatyouwillsee.Butyou

don'thaveaclearideaof18theseplacesareandofhowtofindthem.

However,19someonehasamapofthecityandshowsyouthemainroadsand

buildings,youmaysay,“Oh,nowIsee.Icanfindmyway20notroubleatall/

Insomeways,workinginmathislike21tofindyourwayaroundanewcity.Perhapsin

problemsthewordsmaytellyousomethingsyouhaveheard,22youcan'tseeanyclear

roadtotheanswers.Maybeyou23akindofmapofthemainroadsinmathtohelpyou

24_yourways.Keeptrying,anddoyourbesttofindthemainroads.Theywillleadyouto

correctanswers.Ifyoucanfindtheroadmap,themathproblemswillbeeasily25.

16.A.aregoingtovisitB.oncevisited

C.havenevervisitedD.haveevervisited

17.A.interestB.interestingC.interestedD.interests

18.A.whereB.whatC.whichD.who

19.A.sinceB.thoughC.whetherD.if

20.A.ofB.withC.toD.on

21.A.triedB.tryC.tryingD.tries

22.A.butB.soC.andD.if

23.A.needtohaveB.don'tneedC.needn'tD.inneed

24.A.findsB.findingC.foundD.find

25.A.workedatB.workedoutC.workupD.workon

Itwasalmost9:00pmwhenMiaJansonleftherofficetogohome.Itwas16.She

startedhercarand17downthedarkroadthatledtoherhouseinthecountry.

She18theradioandlistenedtosongswhileshewasdriving.Theheaterwasn't

working,andsinginghelpedtokeepher19.

Thesnowwasheavy.ThenMiawentacrossasmall20.Thebridgewascoveredwith

iceandthecarwentoutofcontrol.Miahitherheadonthesteeringwheelandlost

consciousness（知觉）.

Whenshewokeup,herheadwasbleeding（流血），andshewasshakingfromthecold.She

didn/tknow21shewas.Miaopenedthecardoorandlookedaround.Shewasunderthe

bridge,andhercarwassittingonthefrozenriver!Shefeltverysad.She22theice

wouldn'tholdhercarforverylong.Shetriedtowalkupseveraltimes,butshekeptfallinginto

thesnow.Miatried23time.Shefellagain,butthistimeshecouldn'tgetup.Sheknewthat

24couldseehercarunderthebridge.Shewaslyinginthesnow,andshecouldn'tmove.

Miaclosedhereyesandwaitedtodie.

Thensheheardavoice.Mia25hereyes.Therewasanoldmanstandingoverher.She

stoodupandwalkedupwiththehelpoftheoldman."That'smytruck”,saidtheoldman."Getin

andriltakeyouhome/

16.A.rainingB.sunnyC.snowingD.windy

17.A.ranB.droveC.walkedD.rode

18.A.turnedonB.turnedoverC.turnedoffD.turneddown

19.A.happyB.excitedC.tiredD.warm

20.A.bridgeB.villageC.townD.farm

21.A.howB.whatC.whyD.where

22.A.knowB.knewC.knowsD.knowing

23.A.oneB.onemoreC.otherD.theother

24.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody

25.A.closeB.closedC.openedD.open

Ourlivesarefullofthingstodo.Thesethingskeepusbusynotonlyatschoolandworkbut

alsoathome.16,wedonothaveenoughtimetoenjoyourselves.

Nowthereisno17forustodreamanylonger.Robotic18havedeveloped

differenttypesofrobots.Robotscomeindifferentsizesandshapes.Oftenthey19ordinary

machines,buttheycanmoveandactashumanbeings.Someindustrialrobotswork_20

factories.Theycanworkinveryhot,coldordirtyplaces.Stillothersworkathome.Theycarhelp

doallkindsof21.Forexample,theycansweepthefloor;22beds,preparefoodand

washdishes.

Robotshavemanyadvantages,theycankeep23foralongtimebutnevergettired.

Theyarenotafraidofdangerousordifficultjobs.Besides,theydon'tneedtoeatordrink.They

onlyneedasetofinstructionsto24aparticularoperation.Theywillfollowdifferent

programstocarryoutdifferentjobs.AUNreportsaysthatbytheendof2024therewillbe

4.1millionrobotsdoingjobsaroundtheworld.25moreandmorepeoplelosetheirjobs,

theywon'tfeelsorryaboutthoseusefulrobots.

()16.A.AsusualB.SothatC.AsaresultD.Insteadof

()17.A.hopeB.needC.wayD.direction

()18.A.workersB.doctorsC.scientistsD.cashiers

()19.A.looklikeB.takeplaceC.putonD.thinkabout

()20.A.inB.withC.fromD.on

()21.A.funB.homeworkC.businessD.housework

()22.A.doB.mopC.sweepD.make

()23.A.workB.workingC.worksD.worked

()24.A.performB.createC.produceD.prove

()25.A.AlthoughB.UnlessC.UntilD.While

阅读

A

SummerCampsforChildren

ZEM,EducationLanguageSummerCamp

Ages:8-I4

Youcanconictothis2-weekcamptolearnSpanishinagoodenvironment.Thereyojcan

takepartinlotsofactivities,suchascamping,swimmingandmountain-bikingwithSpanish

children.

AngliaSummerSchool

Ages:8-19

Oursummerschoolissomethingspecial.Youcanlearnaboutstagework,suchasacting,

singinganddancing.Asv/cllasimprovingtheseskillsyouwillalsobeabletolearnabout

teamwork.

ScienceCamp

Ages:4-14

Ourcampprovidesthechanceforchildrentomakediscoveries.Itisnotonlyfunbutalso

educational.Thiscamphasmanyactivitiesinareassuchaschemistry,natureandtechnology.You

canalsodoplentyofexcitingscienceexperimentshere.

ARockStarCamp

Ages:8-16

Thiscampisperfectforcreatingsuperstars.Wearereadytodiscoverandtrainmusical

childrenwhowanttobecomesuperstars.

26.Howmanydaysdoesthelanguagesummercamplast?

A.7daysB.10daysC.14daysD.15days

27.WhichofthefollowingcannotyoulearninAngliaSummerCamp?

A.ActingB.SingingC.DancingD.Camping

28.Peterisveryinterestedinanimals.Whichsummercampdoyouthinkheshouldtakepartin?

A.ARockStarCampB.AngliaSummerSchool

C.ScienceCampD.ZEM,EducationLanguageSummerCamp

29.Ifyouarefifteenyearsoldthisyear,howmanysummercampscanyoutakepartin?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

30.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Inabookaboutchildren'seducation.B.Onaposteraboutsummeractivitiesfor

children.

C.Inamagazineaboutsuperstars.D.Onawebsiteaboutschoolsforchildren.

B

Europeansarebeingdugoutfromheavysnowafteraweekof

—r必华verycoldweather.ThesnowstormistheharshesttohitEurope.

"Vb4Airportswereshutdown.Andschoolshavebeenclosedforaweek.

UntilWednesday,atleast400peopleacrossEuropehaddied

KLiUZV/ilbecauseofthecoldtemperature.Severalcountrieshavesaida

2tpnfpmprgpnry.InUkrainp,tpmppraturp<;dropppdaslewaq-R20F.

Althoughthesituationisbad,atleastonecountryishopingtheweatherwilllastalittle

longer.IntheNetherlands,thegovernmentispreparingforthecountry's"11CitiesTour”.The

125-mileice-skatingmarathonwillbeheldalonganetworkwhichjoins11townsandcities

togetherinFrieslandProvince.

Theicealongthewaymustbeinchesthickfortheevent.Upto2millionpeoplearethought

tocheerontherace's16,000competitors.

OnWednesday,Dutchsoldiersjoinedinthepreparations.Theycleanedsnowalongtheway.

Thiswillbethe16thtimethattheeventhastakenplacesincethefirstracein1909.Dutch

GeneralHanssaidhissoldierswerehappytolendahand."Wewanttodoourbitforthisnational

party."hesaid.

31.Whatis"11CitiesTour"?

A.It'sa125-mileiceskatingmarathon.B.It'sa11-mileiceskatingmarathon.

C.It'sa16000-mileiceskatingmarathon.D.It'sa33-mileiceskatingmarathon.

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThousandsofpeopleacrossEuropediedbecauseoftheweather.

B.Theiceshouldbelessthan6inchesthickfortheevent.

C.Nocountryisgladtoseethecoldweather.D.Thefirst"11CitiesTourwbegan

in1909.

33.Whohelpedcleansnowalongtheway?

A.FrenchsoldiersB.DutchsoldiersC.UkrainiansoldiersD.American

soldiers

34.Theunderlinedword“harshest"meansinthepassage.

A.safestB.mostenjoyableC.mostseriousD.happiest

35.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thehardsituationEuropefacesB.theEuropeancoldweather

C.preparationsforanationalpartyD.thecoldestseasoninEurope

C

Athiefenteredthebedroomofthe30thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,whomethimand

helpedhimescapepunishment.

TheeventhappenedintheearlymorninghoursononeofthefirstdayswhenCalvinCoolidge

cameintopower,lateinAugust,1923.Heandhisfamilywerelivinginthesamethird-floorsuite

（套房）attheWillardHotelinWashingtonthattheyhadmovedinseveralyearsbefore.The

formerPresident'swifewasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse.

Coolidgewokeuptoseeastrangergothroughhisclothes,removeawalletandawatch

chain.

Coolidgespoke,"\wishyouwouldn'ttakethat.”

Thethief,gaininghisvoce,said,"Why?"

"Idon'tmeanthewatchandchain,onlythecharm（表坠）.Takeitnearthewindowandread

thewordsonitsback,“thepresidentsaid.

Thethiefread,“PresentedtoCalvinCoolidge/

“AreyouPresidentCoolidge?”heasked.

Thepresidentanswer","Yes,andtheHouseofRepresentatives（众议院）gavemethewatch

charm.Kmfondofit.Itwoulddoyounogood.Youwantmcney.Let'stalkthisover”

Holdingupthewallet,theyoungmansaidinalowvoice,'THtakethisandleaveeverything

else."

Coolidge,knowingtherewas80dollarsinit,askedtheyoungmantositdownandtalk.He

toldthePresidentheandhiscollegeroommatehadoverspentduringtheirholidayanddidnot

haveenoughmoneytopaytheirhotelbill.

Coolidgeaddeduptheroommatetworailticketsbacktothecollege.Thenhecountedout32

dollarsandsaiditwasaloan（借款）.

He