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摘要：George was a quiet, serious young man. He had been studying particularly hard one year, and when he passed his examinations, his friend Jim went to give him his congratulations and then had an earnest conversation with him. “You’ve never been to a dance, George, he said. “It’s boring always studying and never enjoying oneself. Come out with me this evening. “Perhaps you’re right, Jim, replied George after a moment’s hesitation. So they went to a dance and had an enjoyable time. But George drank more than he was used to, and by midnight Jim had become worried about him, so he said, “Now we’ll walk home in the cool air. On their way home, they came to a bridge, and George looked down at the river below attentively. The stars were reflected in its smooth surface. “What are those lights down there? George inquired. “They’re the stars, George. Jim replied. “The stars? George said. “Well, then, how did I get up here?

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　　Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard．

　　“I'll be the first millionaire in Coleford! ” Richard used to boast．

　　“And you'll be sorry that you knew me, ” George would reply “because I'll surely be the best lawyer in our town! ”

　　After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …．Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse．Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere．

　　Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George．But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手)。Perhaps he missed him? zxxk

　　George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition．When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted．But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in．He was astonished-the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading： “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors．The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country．”

(1)

George and Richard were ________ at school．
[　　]
A．	roommates
B．	good friends
C．	competitors
D．	booksellers

(2)

How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?
[　　]
A．	He envied Richard's good fortune very much．
B．	He thought about Richard from time to time．
C．	He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town．
D．	He was unhappy of Richard's disappearance．

(3)

George got information about Richard from ________．
[　　]
A．	a dictionary collector in Australia
B．	one of Richard's competitors
C．	some rare edition of a dictionary
D．	the wrapping paper of a book

(4)

What happened to George and Richard in the end?
[　　]
A．	Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books．
B．	Both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same．
C．	George established a successful business while Richard was missing．
D．	Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success．

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Reading Comprehension

　　Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard．

　　“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!”Richard used to boast．

　　“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,”George would reply“because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”

　　George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money．Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street．It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse．

　　Then Richard married a mysterious girl．The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast－but Richard never came back．The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found．He must have drowned．

　　Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George．But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival(竞争对手)．Perhaps he missed him?

　　George was very interested in old dictionaries．He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition．When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted．But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in．He was astonished－the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable!Trembling, George started reading．

　　“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans．The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia．”

(1)

George and Richard were ________ at school．
[　　]
A．	roommates
B．	good friends
C．	competitors
D．	booksellers

(2)

How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?
[　　]
A．	He envied Richard’s marriage．
B．	He thought of Richard from time to time．
C．	He felt lucky with no rival in town．
D．	He was guilty of Richard’s death．

(3)

George got information about Richard from ________．
[　　]
A．	a dictionary collector in Australia
B．	the latter’s rivals Dylans
C．	a rare first edition of a dictionary
D．	the wrapping paper of a book

(4)

What happened to George and Richard in the end?
[　　]
A．	Both George and Richard became millionaires．
B．	Both of them realized their original ambitions．
C．	George established a successful business while Richard was missing．
D．	Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success．

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　　George had stolen some money and the police had caught him. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt 1 that he would be found guilty (有罪的) and 2 to prison for a longtime.

　　By chance he learned an 3 friend of his was one of the jury (陪审团). He didn’t tell anyone but he 4 to see his friend 5 one night. He said, “Jim, I know that the 6 will find me guilty. 7 I should be thankful to you if you could 8 the other members of the jury to show mercy to me.”

　　“Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall certainly try to do what I can. but I can’t 9 anything.” George said he would quite 10 if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to 11 .

　　The trial went on, and 12 the time came for the jury to 13 whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours and in the end they found George 14 , but showed great mercy to him.

　　George was very 15 but he had no chance to see 16 .At last Jim visited him in 17 and George thanked him warmly, asking how he had managed to persuade the other 18 .

　　“Well, George,” Jim said, “those eleven were 19 to persuade, but I managed it by 20 them out. Do you know those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty?”

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I've worked all my life. I've done men's jobs. I've done everything.　　 I've used screw drivers,electric drills, and punch presses. I really know　　 what it means to do man's work. What gets me is, you work all your life　　 like a dog. You pay your taxes into these government programs. But　　 still, when you need help, the people that are paid to help you act like　　 it's coming out of their own pockets.

My husband George had a stroke not long ago. I've always worked all　　 my life and I never had to do this before. But when George had the　　 stroke I know I needed some help. I had to quit my job to take care of　　 him.

So I went down to the welfare and told them I needed help. We were　　 living with my son at the time. The welfare people said that since we　　 were staying there, they had to take care of us. If we wanted help, we'd　　 have to move out. The trouble was we didn't have anything at all, and　　 George was in the hospital.

When I knew I needed some help, I went up here to this place called　　 Hub Center where they're supposed to help people. Well, I told this　　 young kid that was working there that we were starving and didn't have　　 the money to pay our rent or buy our medicine. Well, he started writing　　 something down on a slip of paper, and he wrote for the longest time.　　 Then he gave it to me and he said,"Take this paper to 1631 Vine Street　　 and they'll give you a sandwich."said."Thanks for nothing, kid".

I never was so embarrassed in all my life. I thought well. I know　　 I have to be going mad. I just have to be, this just can't be happening.

(1) From the information in the passage, you can infer(推论)that the author thinks that the person at Hub Center was ________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　　　 A. lying to her　　　　B. not really interested in her　　　　　　 C. cheating her　　　　D. making fun of her problems　　　　

(2) When the author goes to the welfare office, she needs help 　　 because she ________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　　　 A. wants to quit her job　　　　　　 B. wants to move out of her son's house　　　　　　 C. has to take care of George　　　　　　 D. can't get help at Hub Center　　　　　　

(3) A."punch press" is most likely a ________.　　　　［　　］　　　　　　 A. screwdriver　　　　　　B. farm machine　　　　　　 C. factory machine　　　　D. electric drill　　　　

(4) From the information in the passage, you can infer that the 　　　　　　 writer thought that she should get government benefits because　　　　　　 she ________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　　　 A. was too old to work　　　　B. had paid her taxes　　　　　　 C. had asked for them　　　　 D. was working in a factory　　　　

(5) When the author talks about asking for help from the　　　　　　 government, her tone is ________.　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　　　 A. frightened　　B. desperate　　c. lazy　　D. upset

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阅读理解

　　Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard．

　　“I'll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast．

　　“And you'll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I'll be the best lawyer in town!”

　　Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George．But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival．Perhaps missed him?

　　George was very interested in old dictionaries, He'd recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition．When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted．But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in．He was astonished－the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable!Trembling, George started reading．

　　“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans．The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia．”

(1)

George and Richard were ________ at school．
[　　]
A．	roommates
B．	good friends
C．	competitors
D．	booksellers

(2)

How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?
[　　]
A．	He envied Richard's marriage
B．	He thought of Richard from time to time．
C．	He felt lucky with no rival in town．
D．	He was guilty of Richard's death．

(3)

George got information about Richard from．
[　　]
A．	a dictionary collector in Australia
B．	the latter's rivals Dylans
C．	a rare first edition of a dictionary
D．	the wrapping paper of a book

(4)

What happened to George and Richard in the end?
[　　]
A．	Both George and Richard became millionaires．
B．	Both of them realized their original ambitions．
C．	George established a successful business white Richard was missing．
D．	Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success．

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