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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　John began to be nervous (紧张) and he tried to remember what the radio had said earlier about a robbery (抢劫). Even though he had stopped smoking three months before, John felt like having a cigarette (香烟). He asked the man for one. But he was so nervous that he couldn't stop shaking (颤抖) to light it. At the next small town John stopped the car and said,“I just can't seem to stay awake (清醒). I think I'll try and find a hotel (旅馆) and spend the night here.”He apologized (道歉) nervously to the man for not being able to drive him to Woodsville.

　　The young man slowly reached into his pocket.“This is it!”thought John.“I'm a dead man.”At that very moment he thought of shouting for help, but instead of a gun or a knife, the man pulled out some money and handed it to John.“Oh, no. I don't want your money. Just get out, OK?”

　　The young man looked puzzled (迷惑不解的) , but insisted on (坚持) giving John the money－$500. “My father is John Baresford, the oil millionaire (百万富翁), you see,”he said.“Thank you for taking me this far.”

　　John waited until the young man had gone away, then he drove out of town. He was looking forward (盼望) to getting home.

1．John felt afraid and ________.

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A．he called for help

B．he felt like smoking

C．he begged the robber not to rob his money

D．he kept talking to the young man

2．John stopped the car at the next small town, because ________.

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A．he couldn't keep awake, and wanted to find a hotel and spend the night here

B．his home was at the small town

C．his car was broken at that moment

D．he wanted to leave the young man there

3.“This is it”maybe means ________.

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A．it's time for me to shout for help

B．it just serves me right

C．this is the end of my life

D．he's now taking out a gun or a knife to kill me

4．At last John found ________.

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A．the young man was the one wanted by the police

B．he was the son of a poor oil owner

C．he lived the small town

D．he was not a robber

5．From the story we know ________.

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A．John never smoked before

B．John was clever and brave (勇敢)

C．John didn't get any money from the young man

D．John wanted to get home as soon as possible

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　　Peter and John are classmates. One day they had an English exam. Peter got a full mark but John didn't 1 it. Peter became so happy 2 he began to play all day long.

　　John made up his mind to 3 4 with the other students in his class. He corrected all his mistakes 5 the help of the teacher. He also studied hard at home. In the evening, when Peter was 6 TV, John was working hard at English. A month later, they had 7 English exam. To their 8 , John got a full mark while Peter failed the exam.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每空所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　John's shop was several miles (英里) away from his house, and every day he 1 work by bus and came home 2 .

　　It was half past five. John closed his shop, bought an evening newspaper and then walked to the nearest bus stop. Quite a few people were waiting for the bus, too. 3 a few minutes a bus came, and John got on with other people. He was tired. He found an empty seat and sat down in it. He opened his 4 and began to 5 it.

　　After the bus passed a few bus stops, a woman got on the bus. There 6 empty seats, and she came and stood in front of John. John saw her. After a little while he looked up, put his newspaper in his pocket and then tried to get up out of his seat, but the woman pushed him back into his seat quickly. He tried to stand up again, but again the woman pushed him back into his seat. Then she said to him, “Please 7 stand up. It isn't 1990 now. I'm a working woman, and don't want men to give me their seats. Men and women are equal (平等的) now.”

　　But John looked at her 8 and said, “This time I am really going to stand up, madam. You 9 me miss (错过) two bus stops, and I'm 10 to miss the next one.”

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　　John Brown is an office worker. He lives in Washington（华盛顿）in America. When he was 23 years old, he inherited（继承）$1,000,000. So he became a very rich man. His friends said he was so lucky that they didn't believe that it was true. But John Brown didn't feel very happy. After he graduated from the college, his friends began to look for their first jobs, but John didn't. He wanted to keep living a simple（简朴的）life like everyone else.

　　Later John Brown heard of a charity（慈善团体）. The charity helped poor children to live better lives. So he gave the charity $100,000. But none of his friends knew what he did. Today John is 36 years old. Now John himself wears cheap shoes and clothes. He only owns a small car. But he feels very happy because he has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world. He gives each child $200 a month. The money pays for the children's food, clothes and so on. John Brown can receive a report on the children's progress（进步）every year. Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He felt very happy. He thought that his money was used for a very good plan. The money has helped lots of children to live happy lives. He said he wanted to do everything he could. He is going on helping those children in need.

(1) At the age of 23, John Brown inherited ________ dollars.

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(2) John helps the poor children ________.

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(3) John wears cheap shoes and clothes because _________.

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A．he wants to live a simple life

B．he gave all his money to the poor children

C．he wants others to give him much money

D．he can't buy expensive things

(4) When he met a little girl in Africa, he felt ________.

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A．he didn't do very well

B．he didn't want to do like that again

C．his money wasn't wasted

D．his money was wasted

(5) From the passage, we can know that John Brown ________.

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A．doesn't have much money

B．is a kind man

C．doesn't like children

D．wants to become richer