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Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百万富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意义的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
【小题1】The neighbor called the police because ______.

A.the old man kept begging money from them every day
B.there was something dangerous in the old man’s house
C.the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train
D.they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house
【小题2】When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.
A.remained calmB.became excited
C.felt worriedD.became nervous
【小题3】What lesson do we learn from the story?
A.Make great plans for your life.
B.Keep on doing what you like.
C.Do something that is good to society.
D.Depend on yourself rather than others.


【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B

解析试题分析:本文陈述了作者的老师跟他们讲的一个故事:一个老人每天坐在同一条街道的角落行乞了20年,邻居无法忍受老人家里散发的恶臭,叫来警察来清理老人的房子,警察惊讶的发现行乞老人成了百万富翁,告知老人好信息后,老人还是平静的,义无反顾的做与以往一样的事情。从该故事中得到的启示就是要一直专注于我们认为重要的,喜欢做的事情上。
【小题1】从第四段His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more可以得知答案D。
【小题2】从倒数第二段But the old man said nothing at all... The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg可以得知当老人得知他成了百万富翁时,他还是保持平静。故选A
【小题3】从最后一段最后一句We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing可知从该故事中得到的启示就是要一直专注于我们喜欢做的事情上,故选B
考点:人生百味类短文阅读。
点评:本文采用总-分-总的结构,第一二段是全文的主旨,最后总结全文,阅读此短文,首先注意第一段和最后一段,本文是夹叙夹议类文章:叙的部分是故事,议的部分是启示。注意把握好该类文章的结构特点。文章主题句往往出现在首段或末段。

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【小题1】
A.joyB.surpriseC.dislikeD.disappointment
【小题2】
A.tearfullyB.fearfullyC.cheerfullyD.hopefully
【小题3】
A.jokeB.mistakeC.warningD.wonder
【小题4】
A.speciallyB.strictlyC.naturallyD.carefully
【小题5】
A.poorB.goodC.averageD.standard
【小题6】
A.visitedB.enteredC.passedD.chose
【小题7】
A.allowed B.describedC.requiredD.offered
【小题8】
A.missed B.held C.delayedD.attended
【小题9】
A.highB.sameC.lowD.different
【小题10】
A.curiouslyB.eagerlyC.calmlyD.jokingly
【小题11】
A.confidenceB.interestC.prideD.delight
【小题12】
A.receivedB.acceptedC.organizedD.discussed
【小题13】
A.imperfectB.impossibleC.uncertainD.unsatisfactory
【小题14】
A.hearB.learnC.expectD.speak
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2.                A.tearfully        B.fearfully        C.cheerfully D.hopefully

 

3.                A.joke           B.mistake         C.warning  D.wonder

 

4.                A.specially        B.strictly          C.naturally  D.carefully

 

5.                A.poor           B.good           C.average  D.standard

 

6.                A.visited         B.entered        C.passed   D.chose

 

7.                A.allowed         B.described       C.required  D.offered

 

8.                A.missed         B.held           C.delayed  D.attended

 

9.                A.high           B.same           C.low  D.different

 

10.               A.curiously       B.eagerly         C.calmly D.jokingly

 

11.               A.confidence      B.interest        C.pride D.delight

 

12.               A.received       B.accepted       C.organized  D.discussed

 

13.               A.imperfect       B.impossible      C.uncertain  D.unsatisfactory

 

14.               A.hear           B.learn          C.expect    D.speak

 

15.               A.wise           B.rude           C.shy   D.stupid

 

 

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