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【题目】Two traveling angels(天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen? Why didn’t you watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口)the wall so he couldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

【1】Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A. Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

C. Because she wanted to punish the greedy owner.

D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.

【2】In paragraph two, the pair refers to __________.

A. the poor couple B. the rich couple

C. the guests D. the angels

【3】The younger angel was very angry because __________.

A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow

B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D. the angel of death took the cow away

【4】The story tries to tell the reader that ___________.

A. sometimes things are not what they seem

B. angels are always ready to help the poor

C. angels are always ready to help the rich

D. the young should always learn from the old.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文本文一则寓言，讲述两个天使住在两个不同的家庭的故事。告诉大家“Things aren’t always what they seem.” 事情并不是像你看到的那样。

【1】C。细节题。根据文章的最后一段 Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he wouldn't find it.可知，这个天使给富人补洞是给那个富人以惩罚。故选C

【2】D。词义猜测题。由第一段Two traveling angels.可知是两个天使来到人间。故选D

【3】B。细节题。根据文章的第三段可知，年轻的天使生气，是因为她觉得老天使对待这两个家庭不公平。故选B

【4】A。主旨大意题。通读全文可知：有时候事情并不总是表面看起来的那个样子的，即So things aren't always what they seem。故选A