题目内容
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey.
One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer.
They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said.“Let's do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?”the businessman asked.
“We can ask each other riddles,”the farmer said.“You start.”
“Let's make the rules(规则) first,”the businessman said.“And let's make the game more interesting. Let's play it for money. If we don't know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”
The farmer thought about this for a while, then he said,“That's not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”
“That's true,”the businessman said.“What do you think we should do?”“If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. If I don't know the answer to a riddle, I'll pay you $50,”the farmer said.
The businessman thought about this, then he said,“OK. That's fair. Who'll go first?”
“I will,”the farmer said.“Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”
The businessman repeated(重复) the riddle,“What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.”
He gave the farmer $100, then said,“Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”“I don't know,”the farmer said, and gave him $50.
1.The story happened ________.
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A.on a farm
B.in a shop
C.before a long plane journey
D.between two passengers
2.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
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A.He made much more money than the farmer.
B.He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C.He was interested in making riddles.
D.He was better at playing riddle games.
3.The farmer ________.
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A.enjoyed himself on his long journey
B.didn't want to pay even one dollar
C.spent all his money on the plane ticket
D.won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.The two men made rules for their riddle game.
B.The farmer was more clever than the businessman.
C.The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.
D.The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.
5.What does the word“riddle”mean in the story?
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A.Something to win money.
B.Something to help to make rules.
C.A difficult question to find the answer to.
D.A kind of game in doing business.
完形填空:(15分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选一最佳答案.
The word Sandwich(三明治)is 1 English word. Sandwich 2 an Englishman. He 3 about two hundred years 4 . Sandwich had 5 of money. He was very 6 . But he liked 7 play cards for money. He often played 8 day and all night. One time, he played twenty - four hours 9 stopping. He did not 10 the card table to eat. He asked his servant to 11 him some meat and 12 bread. He did not want to stop playing while he ate. He put the meat 13 two pieces 14 bread. In this way he could go on 15 cards.
From the name of this men, Sandwich, we have the word “Sandwich” today.
(1) A. the |
B. a |
C. an |
D. / |
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(2) A. is |
B. are |
C. was |
D. were |
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(3) A. was |
B. lived |
C. loved |
D. life |
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(4) A. ago |
B. before |
C. after |
D. since |
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(5) A. much |
B. a lot of |
C. lot |
D. lots |
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(6) A. rich |
B. poor |
C. kind |
D. bad |
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(7) A. for |
B. with |
C. by |
D. to |
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(8) A. both |
B. all |
C. every |
D. only |
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(9) A. with |
B. don't |
C. without |
D. not |
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(10) A. live |
B. leave |
C. go |
D. come |
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(11) A. take |
B. get |
C. fetch |
D. bring |
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(12) A. any |
B. some |
C. a piece |
D. a |
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(13) A. among |
B. in |
C. between |
D. on |
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(14) A. for |
B. of |
C. on |
D. with |
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(15) A. playing |
B. to play |
C. played |
D. play |
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完形填空
“I hope you won't forget 1 I have told you 2 ” said Mrs Smith.“No” said John. “You 3 three oranges, six eggs and a pound of meat.”
He went down the street 4 the shop. As he ran, he said to 5 6 ,“Three oranges, six eggs and a pound of meat.” 7 first he 8 everything 9 , he saw two men 10 outside a bookshop 11 the policemen 12 .After that, he stopped to 13 some money to a poor man. He met some of 14 friends and he played 15 them for a 16 . When he 17 the shop, he 18 forgot everything.
As he walked 19 , his face became 20 . When he saw his mother, he said, “I'm sorry, Mother. I've forgotten to buy the meat and the oranges. I have bought six eggs only.”
(1) A.what |
B.who |
C.whom |
D.where |
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(2) A.buy |
B.buys |
C.bought |
D.to buy |
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(3) A.have |
B.make |
C.want |
D.take |
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(4) A.at |
B.to |
C.on |
D.of |
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(5) A.her |
B.him |
C.himself |
D.their |
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(6) A.again and again |
B.little by little |
C.as soon as |
D.no longer |
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(7) A. For |
B.From, |
C.Near |
D.At |
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(8) A.remember |
B.remembers |
C.remembered |
D.remembering |
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(9) A.Before |
B.After |
C.Or |
D.Later |
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(10) A.fighting |
B.are fighting |
C.fights |
D.to fight |
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(11) A.since |
B.until |
C.in front of |
D.from |
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(12) A.arrived |
B.got |
C.arrived at |
D.got to |
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(13) A.spend |
B.use |
C.give |
D.take |
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(14) A.he |
B.her |
C.himself |
D.his |
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(15) A.and |
B.with |
C.together |
D.except |
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(16) A.while |
B.once |
C.time |
D.hour |
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(17) A.reached |
B.came |
C.rushed |
D.broke to |
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(18) A.hardly |
B.near |
C.nearly |
D.nearby |
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(19) A.family |
B.to back |
C.to home |
D.home |
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(20) A.red and red |
B.redder and redder |
C.reddest and reddest |
D.redder and redder |
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完形填空
I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者).I don't have much money, 1 I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 2 ; 3 are poor.I like my job very much and I'm good at it.I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 4 .Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 5 .
Let me 6 you 7 of how I got people to talk.I was writing an article(文章)about 8 in the city, how they live, 9 they do, and so on.So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 10 the sun, and waited.Soon an old woman came and sat near to me.She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag.I sat quietly 11 her about ten minutes, and 12 I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece.After that, she 13 me about herself.She doesn't have a 14 .She and two friends sleep in the bus station.On warm days she comes to the park 15 her few clothes and things in two paper bags. 16 we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 18 to eat.I paid, of course.I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 19 .I gave her a dollar.Then, I 20 her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article.
(1) A.because |
B.but |
C.so |
D.if |
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(2) A.old |
B.young |
C.happy |
D.rich |
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(3) A.others |
B.another |
C.the others |
D.the other |
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(4) A.writer |
B.reader |
C.listener |
D.learner |
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(5) A.money |
B.news |
C.things |
D.time |
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(6) A.make |
B.talk |
C.write |
D.give |
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(7) A.a story |
B.an example |
C.a place |
D.a piece of news |
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(8) A.young girls |
B.young people |
C.old people |
D.old men |
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(9) A.how |
B.what |
C.when |
D.why |
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(10) A.in |
B.under |
C.below |
D.down |
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(11) A.besides |
B.beside |
C.near |
D.far away from |
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(12) A.when |
B.after |
C.then |
D.so |
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(13) A.spoke |
B.said |
C.talked |
D.told |
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(14) A.work |
B.friend |
C.home |
D.living place |
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(15) A.to wear |
B.to put on |
C.with |
D.to dress |
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(16) A.Lately |
B.Later |
C.Late |
D.Laterly |
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(17) A.to |
B.with |
C.at |
D.for |
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(18) A.something |
B.nothing |
C.everything |
D.anything |
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(19) A.pleased with |
B.interested in |
C.angry with |
D.surprised in |
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(20) A.left |
B.carried |
C.brought |
D.took |
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