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One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.

"Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "No."

God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "No."

God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "Yes."

God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.

The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

"My wife has fallen into water."

God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.

"Is this your wife?" God asked him.

"Yes." he said.

God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."

The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up

With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "

1.Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?

A. Optimistic B. Humoristic C. Objective D. Critical

2.The impression that the woodcutter makes on you is that he is -----

A. foolish but honest B. foolish and honest

C. smart but honest D. smart and honest

3.What can you infer about Jennifer Lopez and Catherine Zeta Jones?

A. They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter

B. They look much like the woodcutter's wife.

C. They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver.

D. They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.D

【解析】本文讲述了砍柴人的两的故事，放映了砍柴人的诚实和聪明。

1.B推断题。本文是一则很幽默的寓言故事，所以作者是一种诙谐的语调讲述的。

2.D推断题。根据第一个故事可判断那个砍柴人是个诚实的人，而在第二个故事中，他却是个很聪明的人。

3.D推断题。根据第二个故事可以推知，这两个人肯定是名人。

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Once upon a time there was a farmer who worked hard in the fields

every day. One day, w____ he was ploughing the fields, he heard a 1.

striking sound. He saw a _____ lying by the trunk. He 2.

picked it_____ and found that it was a fat rabbit. He thought 3.

to h_____," Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I 4.

work so hard all day long?’! He t____ his hoe away and lay by the 5.

tree every day, _____ (梦想着) for more rabbits to come. 6.

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fields, he found that all his crops were ____ (死了). The story tells 8.

us that we should not wait for unexpected gains ____ chance. 9.

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