题目内容
A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment．
The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923．He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied several years before．The former President’s wife was still living in the White House．
Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain．
Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t take that．”
The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?”
“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表坠)．Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back, “ the President said．
The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge．”
“Are you President Coolidge ? “ he asked．
The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (众议院) gave me that watch charm．I’m fond of it．It would do you no good．You want money．Let’s talk this over．”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else．”
Coolidge, knowing there was ＄80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk．He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill．
Coolidge added up the roommate and two rail tickets back to the college．Then he counted out ＄32 said it was a loan (借款)．
He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor．” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered．
What caused the thief to meet the President?
A．He knew the President had lots of money．
B．He knew the President lived in the suite．
C．He wanted to be a rich businessman．
D．He wanted to steal some money．
Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days?
A．Because the former President was still living in the White House．
B．Because the former First Lady hadn’t left the White House．
C．Because the First Lady liked to live there．
D．Because he liked there．
Coolidge counted out ＄32 ______．
A．in order not to be killed by the thief
B．in order to be out of danger
C．so as to help the young student overcome his difficulty
D．because he had no more money
The young man’s roommate went back to the college ______．
A．by air B．by water C．by bus D．by train
Which of the following might happen afterwards?
A．The young student repaid the＄32．
B．The thief was put into prison．
C．The President told many reporters the thief’s name．
D．The President ordered the young man to repay the money．
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析:
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There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and 26 with the little boy. He would always 27 all of his extra time with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he 28 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. 29 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him 30 . So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large 31 of the world on the cover. He got a(n) 32 . He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the 33 in his coat pocket.
When he got home, the little boy came 34 to him and was ready to play. The man 35 that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now. He 36 the little boy into the dining room, and 37 all the pieces of the map. He spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could 38 together, his extra work would be 39_, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?"
The man was 40 , saying, "That's impossible. Let's have a look." And 41 enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together every piece in its 42 .
The man said ,”That’s amazing ! How did you do that” the boy said,' It's 43. On the 44 of the page is a(n) 45 of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."
| A.play | B.watch | C.share | D.enjoy |
| A.take | B.spend | C.spare | D.have |
| A.recognized | B.realized | C.told | D.expected |
| A.However | B.Or | C.For | D.But |
| A.happy | B.excited | C.busy | D.silent |
| A.map | B.picture | C.figure | D.image |
| A.information | B.chance | C.advice | D.idea |
| A.world | B.pieces | C.paper | D.magazine |
| A.shouting | B.expecting | C.running | D.meeting |
| A.explained | B.persuaded | C.shouted | D.discussed |
| A.asked | B.led | C.ordered | D.showed |
| A.did up | B.dealt with | C.put out | D.took out |
| A.look it up | B.get it around | C.put it back | D.turn it over |
| A.finished | B.wasted | C.delivered | D.filled |
| A.shocked | B.surprised | C.satisfied | D.tired |
| A.beautiful | B.sure | C.right | D.quite |
| A.way | B.position | C.side | D.place |
| A.funny | B.difficult | C.simple | D.interesting |
| A.cover | B.back | C.top | D.front |
| A.picture | B.impression | C.sculpture | D.shade |