题目内容
One morning, a boy of twelve saw a small fire at one end of the ship “S. S. Panama”. Rua Parori 36 home immediately, against the wishes of his _ 37 _ , to see the fire at the ship. It was a good thing that he did, because there was nobody else around, and _38 , the small fire grew __39__ big.
Young Rua stood at the 40 of the stairway up to the ship, and shouted at the top of his voice. He 41 the port workers living downstairs, who were enjoying a Sunday morning in bed.
The S. S. Panama was one of the six 42 ships in port at the time, all of them within twenty-five metres of old buildings, shops and houses, of wood. 43 , the S. S. Panama was carrying oil, as well as paint, and paper from ports in the Far East.
The fire 44 hundreds of boxes of paper, which made the fire spread very quickly. The end of the ship now black with smoke, but 45 to Rua Parori, the fire did not 46 the paint or the oil.
Rua was also lucky, because his father was pleased 47 angry with him.
36. A. got B. left C. went D. hurried
37. A. father B. mother C. teacher D. own
38. A. in no time B. at the time C. for a while D. on time
39 .A. surely B. hurriedly C. dangerously D. fully
40. A. top B. middle C. foot D. flight
41. A. called on B. woke up C. rang up D. signed up
42. A. beautiful B. small C. comfortable D. huge
43. A, What’s worse B. unfortunately C. To his surprise D. To tell the truth
44. A. missed B. burned C. surrounded D. heated
45. A. according B. referring C. belonging D. owing
46.A. reach B. get C. arrive D. move
47. A. less than B. other than C. rather than D. more than
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Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”
1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?
A.He went up to work by train. |
B.He walked to his office. |
C.He went to his office on foot unless it rained. |
D.He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine. |
2. Mr. Grey liked walking from the station to his office because ________.
A.he couldn’t afford the buses |
B.he wanted to save money |
C.he wanted to keep in good health |
D.he could do some exercises on the way |
3.Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to______.
A.give him a start in life |
B.help him on the way to success |
C.make him rich |
D.gain more money |
4.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______.
A.wanted to return Mr. Grey the money |
B.again asked Mr. Grey for money |
C.would like to make friends with him |
D.told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then |