Wait till you are more . It’s better to be sure than sorry. A. alternative B. satisfied C. optimistic D. certain 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Wait till you are more ________. It’s better to be sure than sorry.

A. alternative　 B. satisfied　　 C. optimistic　　 D. certain

词义考查题。alternative“二中择一的、交替的”；satisfied“感到满意的”；optimistic“乐观的”；certain“感到有把握的、确信的”。根据It’s better to be sure than sorry可知，答案应为D。

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　　In a small town far away, a man stole some money from a house．The police began to look for the thief, and they found him in two days．They brought him to the police station and found some of the money in his coat．

　　There was a new policeman at the police station, and they wanted to give him some work．

　　“Take this thief to the city,”said one of them．“You must go there by train, and it goes very soon．Don’t be late．”

　　The policeman and the thief set out along the road to the station．On their way they came to a shop．In this shop bread was sold．

　　“We have no food, and we must eat something in the train”．said the thief,“It’s a long way to the city and it will take a long time．I’ll go into this shop and buy some bread．Then you and I can eat it in the train．Wait here for me．”

　　The policeman was glad．“I’ll have some food in the train,”he thought．“Be quick,”he said to the thief．“We haven’t much time．”

　　The thief went into the shop, and the policeman waited in the street for a long time．But then he began to think about the train, and at last he went into the shop．

　　“Where’s that man who came in here to buy some bread?”asked the policeman．

　　“Oh, he went out of the back door,”said the shopkeeper．

　　The policeman ran out of the back door, but he could not see the thief．He ran down the road but he could not find him．So he had to go back to the police station and tell the others about it．They were very angry with him and he was very unhappy．

　　All the police of the town began to look for the thief again, and they soon caught him．They brought him back to the police station and called the same policeman．

　　“Now,”said one of them angrily,“take him to the city, and don’t lose him again!”

　　The policeman and the thief set out again along the same road to the station, and they came to the same shop．

　　“Wait here,”said the thief．“I want to go into that shop and buy some bread for our journey．”

　　“Oh, no,”said the policeman．“You did that before, and you ran away．This time, I’ll go into the shop and buy the bread, and you must wait here for me．”

(1)

What foolish mistake did the policeman make on his way to the station?
[　　]
A．	He stopped at the shop．
B．	He went by train．
C．	He promised the thief to buy some bread．
D．	He let the thief into the shop alone．

(2)

When they came to the shop, the thief ________．
[　　]
A．	bought some bread for his long travel
B．	told the policeman that he was hungry
C．	said that he hadn’t brought enough bread with him
D．	got the idea to run away

(3)

The policeman ________．
[　　]
A．	didn’t know his job well
B．	entered the shop soon after the thief went in
C．	ran after the thief but wasn’t able to catch him
D．	was unhappy for he had to take the thief to the city again

(4)

What would happen after the policeman went into the shop?
[　　]
A．	The thief would wait till the policeman came out．
B．	The policeman would lose the thief again．
C．	The thief would run out of the back door．
D．	The thief would also come into the shop．

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A. there B. where C. which D. in that

Roy wasn't the only one to receive his call-up（入伍）papers．Stephen Napier's call-up came at the beginning of February and he was pleased to find that he would be going into the Royal Air Force (RAF)．
His father was not so pleased and made his feelings known as he and Stephen were on their daily walk. It was the first step in his plans for Stephen to take over the estate（地产）when the time came, and although Stephen was well aware of this, he could think of no reason not to accompany him.
"Thought you'd forgotten that nonsense. Still, I dare say I could pull a few strings to get you to the Army..."
"No, Father! I have told you I want to learn to fly. What chance would I have to do that in the Army? I'd be better off in the Navy——at least they've got the Fleet Air Arm. But I have been put in the RAF and that's where I want to be, so let's leave it at that." His face went red. Sent to his father's school and then to Cambridge, much to his satisfaction, he had never had to defend his own desires and his father was a hard man to oppose.
The father glared at Stephen, "No, I won't leave it at that. I want to know what other ridiculous ideas are in your head. For a start, what's all this about America?"
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The big, silvered head lowered, like that of a bull about to charge．"Don't trouble to deny it."
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【小题1】If Father wanted Stephen to take over the estate, the first thing he did would__________．

A．take a walk with Stephen as usual	B．wait till his son graduated from Cambridge
C．persuade Stephen not to go into RAF	D．send Stephen to the Army instead of RAF

【小题2】Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Stephen preferred to go into the Navy rather than the Army.

B．Stephen also received his call-up papers as Roy.

C．The father didn't like Stephen's idea of going to America.

D．Stephen was eventually forced to stay to run the estate．

【小题3】After reading this passage, we can infer that__________．

A．Stephen had never had to defend his desires before

B．Baden might be one of Stephen's family members

C．Stephen wanted to fly in RAF and become a pilot in America

D．if somebody took over the estate, Stephen could realize his dream

【小题4】What do we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．It looked as if the father was angry when mentioning the brochures.

B．The father was very angry and wanted to beat his son Stephen．

C．Stephen was annoyed when his father referred to the brochures.

D．A big red bull was about to charge at Stephen.

【小题5】Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．RAF——a better choice than the Army	B．A talk between Father and Son
C．The dreams of a Cambridge student	D．Conflict between Father and Son

Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
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At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
【小题1】From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________.