题目内容
B. mind
C. thought
D. soul
Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手).He asked the king to declare
him as the greatest archer of the country.The king was about to do so when an old
servant of the king said,“Wait,sir.I know an old man who lives in the forest.He is a
much greater archer.Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three
years.”
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him,but he
went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him.Then one
day, when he thought he had learned everything,the thought arose in him:“If I kill this
old man,then 1 will be the greatest archer.”
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood On his
shoulder.The young man hid behind a tree,waiting to kill him.He shot an arrow.The
old man took a small piece of wood and threw it.It struck the arrow and the arrow
turned back and wounded the young man very deeply.The old man came,took Out the
arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this.That’s why
I have not taught you this secret.There is no need to kill me.My Master is still alive,
and I’m nothing before him.You must be with him for at least thirty years.And he is
very old, so go fast! Find the old man!”
1.The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to“ ”
A.admire |
B.advise |
C.announce |
D.admit |
2.The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the
A.he had nothing more to learn from him |
B.he could then become the greatest archer |
C.the old man refused to teach him everything |
D.the king’s old servant ordered him to do SO |
3.The following pictures show what happened between the young archer and his
master.Which is the right order of the events?
A.1—2—3—4 |
B.4—3—2—1 |
C.4—2—3—1 |
D.4—2—1—3 |
4.What do you think would most probably happen next?
A.The young archer died from the wound soon after. |
B.The king declared the young man the greatest archer. |
C.The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him. |
D.The young archer set off to look for the old man’ S master. |
5.What lesson can you learn from the story?
A.There’s always someone better than you in this world. |
B.You must never try to become better than your teacher. |
C.The older a man is,the better archer he usually becomes. |
D.Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow. |
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the 36 _, the couple went to the front desk hoping to 37 for the night.
“Could you 38 give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a 39 man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and 40 that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our 41 are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a 42 couple like you 43 into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be 44 to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite(套房), but it will be good enough to make you 45 for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t 46 me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’ll build 47 for you.” The three of them had a good 48 .
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it 49 he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip(双程的) 50 to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and 51 him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
He then pointed to a great new 52 there, a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to 53_ .”
“You must be 54 ,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of 55 was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.
1.A. rain B. anger C. snow D. hunger
2. A. leave B. go C. stay D. look
3. A. surely B. possibly C. really D. freely
4. A. lazy B. bored C. nervous D. friendly
5. A. shouted B. explained C. believed D. agreed
6. A. hotels B. desks C. streets D. rooms
7. A. nice B. famous C. rich D. common
8.A. beyond B. off C. out D. under
9. A. kind B. glad C. good D. generous
10. A. enjoyable B. helpful C. grateful D. comfortable
11.A. worry about B. take care of C. make use of D. come up with
12. A. one B. it C. them D. those
13.A. sleep B. meal C. laugh D. walk
14. A. after B. before C. while D. when
15. A. ticket B. bill C. check D. questionnaire
16. A. made B. told C. treated D. led
17. A. building B. car C. bedroom D. place
18. A. live B. sell C. manage D. rent
19. A. lying B. joking C. dreaming D. cheating
20. A. whose B. which C. whom D. who