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【题目】‘Well,’ began Enfield, ‘I was coming home about three o’clock on a black winter morning, when suddenly I saw two people. The first was a short man who was walking along the street, and the second was a little girl who was running as fast as she could. Well, the two bumped into each other and the child fell down. Then a terrible thing happened. The man calmly walked all over the child’s body with his heavy boots, and left her screaming on the ground. It was an inhuman thing to do. I ran after the man, caught him and fetched him back. There was already a small crowd around the screaming child. The man was perfectly cool, but he gave me a very evil look, which made me feel sick in my stomach. The child’s family then arrived, and also a doctor. The child had been sent to fetch the doctor for a sick neighbor, and was on her way home again.

‘“The child is more frightened than hurt,” said the doctor and that, you would think, was the end of the story. But, you see, I had taken a violent dislike to the short man. So had the child’s family that was only natural. But the doctor, who seemed a quiet, kind man, was also looking at our prisoner with murder in his eyes.

‘The doctor and I understood each other perfectly. Together we shouted at the man, and told him we would tell this story all over London so that his name would be hated.

‘He looked back at us with a proud, black look. “Name your price,” he said.

‘We made him agree to a hundred pounds for the child’s family. With another black look, the man led us to that door over there. He took out a key and let himself into the building. Presently he came out and handed us ten pounds in gold and a cheque for ninety pounds from Coutts’s Bank. The name on the cheque was a well-known one.

‘“See here,” said the doctor doubtfully, “it isn’t usual for a man to walk into an empty house at four in the morning and come out with another man’s cheque for nearly a hundred pounds.”

‘“Don’t worry,” said the man with an ugly look, “I’ll stay with you until the banks open, and change the cheque myself.”

‘So we all went off, the doctor and the prisoner and myself, and spent the rest of the night at my house. In the morning we went together to the bank. Sure enough, the cheque was good, and the money was passed to the child’s family.’

【1】Which of the following is true according to the passage above?

A. The little girl was frightened as well as seriously hurt.

B. The doctor did not trust the short man and disliked him.

C. The short man willingly paid the little girl’s family a hundred pounds.

D. The doctor was present at the spot to see what was wrong with the little girl.

2Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “Presently” in the fifth paragraph?

A. Instantly. B. Constantly.

C. Consequently. D. Merely.

3Which of the following makes Enfield, the narrator of the story, puzzled most?

A. The doctor’s attitude towards the short man.

B. The validity of the cheque accepted by the bank.

C. The name on the cheque the short man produced.

D. The short man’s attitude towards what he had done.

4The cheque was written by ________.

A. Mr. Utterson, an upright lawyer

B. Mr. Jekyll, a well-known doctor

C. Doctor Lanyon, Mr. Jekyll’s friend

D. Mr. Hyde, the short man mentioned in the passage above

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述两个朋友散步过程中,所讲的一个奇怪的故事;

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第二段提到The child is more frightened than hurt,” said the doctor and that, you would think, was the end of the story. But, you see, I had taken a violent dislike to the short man这个孩子与其说是伤着了不如说是吓到了,你认为这就是故事的结局吗,我对那个小个子的人十分厌恶,可知选B项正确

【2】A 词意猜测。根据第五段提到He took out a key and let himself into the building. Presently he came out and handed us ten pounds in gold and a cheque for ninety pounds from Coutts’s Bank.他掏出钥匙,一会又出来,递给我们10镑金币和一张康茨银行的支票,可知选A项。

【3】C 推断题。根据最后一段提到Sure enough, the cheque was good, and the money was passed to the child’s family.’可以肯定,支票居然是真的,钱很快到了孩子的家人手里,可知选C项。

【4】B 推断题。根据倒数第四段提到The name on the cheque was a well-known one. ‘“See here,” said the doctor doubtfully,支票上的名字是一个著名的医生,one代表同一类中不同个,故选B项。

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【题目】An artist in Oakland, California is using his skills to help the homeless. Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.

Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses to the homeless on the street. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops to visit his homeless friends. One of them is Oscar Young. The two men hug when they see each other. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings.

In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device(装置) to the house. The device is powered by the sun.

Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.

Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.

【1】 The passage is likely to be taken from ________.

A. a textbook B. a book review

C. a science magazine D. a news report

【2】 The followings are the advantages of the small shelters EXCEPT________.

A. saving power and energy

B. protecting belongings of the homeless

C. decorating the streets where they are

D. keeping the homeless safe and comfortable

【3】 We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. the shelters can’t be removed

B. the homeless don’t like the shelters

C. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses

D. an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful

【4】 What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. A successful social project in Oakland.

B. An artist creates homes for the homeless.

C. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.

D. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.

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