Jeremy Fox, a retired businessman in a small city in England, recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard and a small field, about five miles out of the town. There he planned to lead a simple life with his wife, Amelia.

  It was while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard that he made an interesting discovery. In a corner, under some old sacks, he found some large fragments(碎片)of an antique bowl. Out of curiosity, he took them into the kitchen and, much to the anger of his wife, washed the mud off them. That evening he spread newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully study the fragments together. However, two pieces were found missing.

  Two days later, having pulled down the barn, Mr. Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for the installation(安装)of a greenhouse, when he discovered the two missing pieces. When he had stuck them in position, the bowl looked so fine that Amelia agreed to its being placed on a table in the living room, in front of the window.

  “We might have something a bit special here, ” he said to his wife. A few days later, Jeremy took several photographs of the bowl, which he sent off to Sotheby's in London.

  Unexpectedly, Sotheby's was extremely interested in the bowl and sent an expert to inspect it. It turned out that it was a Chinese Ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1 500, and might be expected to get a five-figure sum at an auction.

  A week later still more unexpectedly, two police officers called and told the Foxes the bowl was stolen property.

  So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr. Fox never received the five-figure sum that had been mentioned. However, he framed one of the photographs he had taken and hung it on the wall.

(1)At first Mrs. Fox seemed to be ________.

[  ]

A.greatly annoyed at Mr. Fox's enthusiasm

B.very much interested in the discovery

C.uncertain of Mr. Fox's enthusiasm

D.curious about Mr. Fox's findings

(2)Most likely“Sotheby's”was ________.

[  ]

A.an antique shop
B.a friend of Mr. Fox's
C.an artist
D.a china store

(3)According to the expert, the bowl could be sold at the price of ________.

[  ]

A.five thousand pounds

B.less than ten thousand pounds

C.one thousand, five hundred and ninety pounds

D.at least ten thousand pounds

(4)Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Most probably Sotheby's purchased the bowl in the end.

B.It turned out that Mr. Fox got neither the money nor the bowl.

C.Mr. Fox preferred country life to city life after his retirement.

D.Mr. Fox was fond of gardening.

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those who don’t learn from their    1  .
Smart persons not only learn from their own mistakes—they pay  2 to the mistakes of others, equate error with opportunity, and learn valuable  3 as well, as this story illustrates (说明).
A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went   4  for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to   5 .
The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a   6  that you think is fair.” The pig divided the rabbits up into three   7   piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One   8 for each of us. How’s that?” The lion   9  sprang at the wild pig and 10 him.  
Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again.
He  11 to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you  12 the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”
The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the  13 one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is for me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.
At that point, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so  14 , Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “The wild pig  15 me.”

【小题1】
A.teachersB.mistakesC.failuresD.experiences
【小题2】
A.respectB.tributeC.courtD.attention
【小题3】
A.experienceB.skillsC.lessonsD.service
【小题4】
A.huntingB.searchingC.hikingD.fishing
【小题5】
A.shareB.eatC.attackD.enjoy
【小题6】
A.caseB.situationC.moodD.way
【小题7】
A.sameB.equalC.bigD.different
【小题8】
A.rabbitB. animalC.pileD.group
【小题9】
A.graduallyB.curiouslyC.immediatelyD.seriously
【小题10】
A.killedB.punishedC.praisedD.sold
【小题11】
A.cameB.ranC.returnedD.turned
【小题12】
A.partB.divideC.raiseD.separate
【小题13】A largest     B. narrowest        C. smallest        D. worst
【小题14】
A.unfairlyB.fairlyC.hurriedlyD.badly
【小题15】
A.informedB.toldC.remindedD.taught

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those who don’t learn from their    1  .

Smart persons not only learn from their own mistakes—they pay  2 to the mistakes of others, equate error with opportunity, and learn valuable  3 as well, as this story illustrates (说明).

A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went   4  for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to   5 .

The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a   6  that you think is fair.” The pig divided the rabbits up into three   7   piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One   8 for each of us. How’s that?” The lion   9  sprang at the wild pig and 10 him.  

Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again.

He  11 to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you  12 the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”

The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the  13 one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is for me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.

At that point, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so  14 , Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “The wild pig  15 me.”

1.                A.teachers        B.mistakes        C.failures   D.experiences

 

2.                A.respect         B.tribute         C.court D.attention

 

3.                A.experience      B.skills           C.lessons   D.service

 

4.                A.hunting         B.searching       C.hiking    D.fishing

 

5.                A.share          B.eat            C.attack    D.enjoy

 

6.                A.case           B.situation        C.mood    D.way

 

7.                A.same          B.equal          C.big  D.different

 

8.                A.rabbit          B. animal         C.pile  D.group

 

9.                A.gradually       B.curiously        C.immediately   D.seriously

 

10.               A.killed          B.punished       C.praised    D.sold

 

11.               A.came          B.ran            C.returned  D.turned

 

12.               A.part           B.divide          C.raise  D.separate

 

13.A largest     B. narrowest        C. smallest        D. worst

14.               A.unfairly        B.fairly           C.hurriedly  D.badly

 

15.               A.informed       B.told           C.reminded  D.taught

 

 

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