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Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.

To pass the time, they began talking to each other.

At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"

The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.

“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”

“That's very interesting.” Paul said.

With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”

“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”

Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”

“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”

1.The three men were talking _____________.

A. in the post office  B. in the waiting room

C. on the train        D. on the chairs

2.The man called ________ answered the question first.

A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul

3.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.

A. didn't know anything new

B. wanted to pass the time quickly

C. had nothing to do

D. were very interested in each other's work

4."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ___in Chinese.

A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军

5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A. The train didn't arrive on time.

B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much.

C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.

D. Carl didn't like traveling at all.

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】这篇幽默故事讲的是:三个人在谈论“如果大夫告知你还能活三个月的时间,你最想做什么?”这个问题。其中一个人说他将从银行取出所有的钱和朋友一块去度假,并尽可能多地旅游一些地方。另一个人说他将买掉自己的房子,买一辆好车,做一名赛车手。也许能有机会参加汽车大赛。第三个人说,如果大夫告诉他这个坏消息,他将再去看一个医生。

1.根据题意,这三个人在火车站等火车,当然是在候车室。

2.答案就在“The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.”这句话中。

3.短文第二句即是本题的答案。

4.由Allan说的话,可推测出D为最佳答案。

5.“With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, ‘And what about you?’”这句话以及后边的回答是解答本题的关键之所在。

 

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