Question

A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small seaside town in the west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day when, as he opened his mouth, his false teeth fell out and floated away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same town. As he was having dinner in a local café one evening, he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. “OK”, said Mr. Jones. “I suppose it won’t do any harm.” When the manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into his mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his.

In 1987, an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring. It wasn’t a lot of money but it was valuable to Jane Bentley. The Bentleys drove straight back to the beach, and searched for the ring for three hours, but could not find it. A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach. As he pulled a large crab out of the sea, he noticed that there was something attached to one of its claws. It was his wife’s wedding ring!

At the end of the 19^th century, a young woman called Rose Harcourt was on her honeymoon in Barmouth, North Wales, when she lost a gold bracelet her husband had given her as a wedding gift. Feeling very upset, she went straight to the police stations and asked if anyone had found her bracelet. Unfortunately, no one had. Twenty-five years later, the Harcourts returned to Barmouth to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They were sitting on the beach one day when Mrs. Harcourt noticed something gold in the sand by the edge of the sea. She walked down to see what it was, and discovered her gold bracelet that had been missing for 25 years.

1.Roy Jones lost his false teeth __________ .

A．when he opened his mouth to have some food

B．when he opened his mouth as he was swimming

C．The moment he got into the sea to start swimming

D．when he was having his holiday at the sea side

2.Jane Bentley’s wedding ring was missing for __________ before it was found.

A．three hours        B．almost a year       C．several months     D．25 years

3.From the story of the Harcourts we may understand the underlined “to celebrate their wedding anniversary” may be close in meaning to __________ .

A．having a wedding again                   B．experiencing their honeymoon feelings again

C．having a honeymoon again                D．joining in the local celebrations

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲了几个失而复得的故事，可见生活中充满奇迹。

1.细节题：从第一段的句子：He was swimming in the sea one day when, as he opened his mouth, his false teeth fell out and floated away.可知是在游泳的时候把嘴张开假牙掉了。选B

2.细节题：从第二段的句子：A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach.可知Jane Bentley的结婚戒指是在几个月后被找到的。选C

3.细节题：从最后一段的句子：Twenty-five years later, the Harcourts returned to Barmouth可知25年后想重新体验蜜月的感觉。答案是B

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