摘要：55．A．bad B．good C．rich D．poor

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Hilary Smith belonged to a good family. But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had. He then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison. He escaped from the prison and ran to Australia without delay.

Hilary did not like Australia and Australia did not like Hilary. What he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work. The thought of neither of these gave him any pleasure. Then he remembered that he was not alone in the world. He possessed an aunt.

She was his father’s only sister, but his father used to say she brought no glory to the family. Hilary, of course, tried to discover what she had done. It seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman. Instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with trade. Of course as soon as she became “Mrs Parks”, her brother considered her dead. Later on, Mr. Parks died and left her a lot of money; but that did not bring her back to life in her brother’s opinion.

Hilary discovered his aunt’s address. Fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill. So Hilary’s star shone again. When he was feeling honest, he could talk attractively. He frequently visited his aunt’s house; and soon he was living comfortably in the building which the profits of trade had provided.

One thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness. Hilary was very worried. Fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. There was only one thing that could save him: her will.

“Will?” she said, “yes, I have made one. That was when I was a girl and had not much money. I left all my money to some religious people.”

“Didn’t you make another will when you were married?” Hilary asked.

His aunt shook her head. “No,” she said in a low voice, “There was no need. When I finally had a lot of money I found I had no relations.”

On the next day he went to the public library and examined a book of law. It told him what he already believed. When a woman is married, an earlier will loses its value. A new will must be made. If no new will is made, the money goes to the nearest relation. Hilary knew that he was his aunt’s only relation. His future was safe.

After a few months had passed, Hilary’s problems became serious. He badly needed money. He had expensive tastes, and owed a lot of money to shopkeepers. They trusted him because his aunt was rich; but the debt was terrible.

Unfortunately his aunt did not want to discuss money matters at all. In the end they had a quarrel about the small amount of ten pounds. Hilary was now very angry. He began to wonder about a new problem. Was it kind to want his aunt to live any longer? Was it not better for her to die now? While he was considering what to do, his aunt told him that she was going to send for her lawyer. So she was going to make a new will. Hilary thought she might leave all her money to someone else. Soon he reached a clear decision．He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman.

One night when the old servant who had been nursing his aunt went off, he doubled the amount of some medicine. The total amount was too great and it could just put her to sleep forever.

“Thank you,” his aunt took the glass from his hand with a grateful look. “I want, more than anything, to sleep, and never to wake up again. Is that what you wish, Hilary? I have given you your chance. Don’t blame me if I have some doubts about what you intended to do. Sick people get these ideas, you know. One thing I ought to explain to you. Mr. Parks never married me. He already had a wife and couldn’t marry again. That made your foolish father very angry with me… Well, if I am alive tomorrow I shall make another will in your favor. If I die tonight, you’ll get nothing… No, Hilary, don’t try to take the glass away. If you do that, I shall know; and I don’t want to know. Good night, Hilary.”

Then, very carefully, she raised the glass to her mouth and drank.

1.From the story, we learn that Hilary’s aunt was ______.

A. bad-tempered and lonely                    B. kind-hearted and wise

C. careless about money                       D. cruel to her nephew

2.Why did Hilary’s father consider his aunt dead?

A. Because they lost contact with each other after her marriage.

B. Because she married a businessman.

C. Because she broke away from the family for a better life.

D. Because he thought she was a shame to the family.

3.The underlined sentence “He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman” in Paragraph 11 suggests that Hilary Smith ______.

A. was determined to put his aunt’s life to an end

B. decided to do his aunt a favor to call in a lawyer

C. made up his mind to take good care of his aunt

D. would help his aunt to donate all her money to religious people

4.Which of the following is the focus of the story?

A. Hilary’s aunt’s money.                    B. Hilary Smith’s debts.

C. The intended murder.                     D. Hilary’s aunt’s marriage.

5.Which part of what Hilary’s aunt said finally might make Hilary frustrated?

A. She wanted to sleep and never to wake up again.

B. She never got married to Mr. Parks.

C. Mr. Parks had a wife.

D. She would make a new will tomorrow.

6.Which detail from the story is the climax（高潮）of the story?

A. Hilary escaped from the prison.

B. Hilary quarreled with his aunt about ten pounds.

C. Hilary’s aunt drank the medicine her nephew prepared for her.

D. Hilary’s aunt made a will to leave all her money to someone else.

 

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Hilary Smith belonged to a good family. But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had. He then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison. He escaped from the prison and ran to Australia without delay.

Hilary did not like Australia and Australia did not like Hilary. What he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work. The thought of neither of these gave him any pleasure. Then he remembered that he was not alone in the world. He possessed an aunt.

She was his father’s only sister, but his father used to say she brought no glory to the family. Hilary, of course, tried to discover what she had done. It seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman. Instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with trade. Of course as soon as she became “Mrs Parks”, her brother considered her dead. Later on, Mr. Parks died and left her a lot of money; but that did not bring her back to life in her brother’s opinion.

Hilary discovered his aunt’s address. Fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill. So Hilary’s star shone again. When he was feeling honest, he could talk attractively. He frequently visited his aunt’s house; and soon he was living comfortably in the building which the profits of trade had provided.

One thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness. Hilary was very worried. Fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. There was only one thing that could save him: her will.

“Will?” she said, “yes, I have made one. That was when I was a girl and had not much money. I left all my money to some religious people.”

“Didn’t you make another will when you were married?” Hilary asked.

His aunt shook her head. “No,” she said in a low voice, “There was no need. When I finally had a lot of money I found I had no relations.”

On the next day he went to the public library and examined a book of law. It told him what he already believed. When a woman is married, an earlier will loses its value. A new will must be made. If no new will is made, the money goes to the nearest relation. Hilary knew that he was his aunt’s only relation. His future was safe.

After a few months had passed, Hilary’s problems became serious. He badly needed money. He had expensive tastes, and owed a lot of money to shopkeepers. They trusted him because his aunt was rich; but the debt was terrible.

Unfortunately his aunt did not want to discuss money matters at all. In the end they had a quarrel about the small amount of ten pounds. Hilary was now very angry. He began to wonder about a new problem. Was it kind to want his aunt to live any longer? Was it not better for her to die now? While he was considering what to do, his aunt told him that she was going to send for her lawyer. So she was going to make a new will. Hilary thought she might leave all her money to someone else. Soon he reached a clear decision．He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman.

One night when the old servant who had been nursing his aunt went off, he doubled the amount of some medicine. The total amount was too great and it could just put her to sleep forever.

“Thank you,” his aunt took the glass from his hand with a grateful look. “I want, more than anything, to sleep, and never to wake up again. Is that what you wish, Hilary? I have given you your chance. Don’t blame me if I have some doubts about what you intended to do. Sick people get these ideas, you know. One thing I ought to explain to you. Mr. Parks never married me. He already had a wife and couldn’t marry again. That made your foolish father very angry with me… Well, if I am alive tomorrow I shall make another will in your favor. If I die tonight, you’ll get nothing… No, Hilary, don’t try to take the glass away. If you do that, I shall know; and I don’t want to know. Good night, Hilary.”

Then, very carefully, she raised the glass to her mouth and drank.

50. From the story, we learn that Hilary’s aunt was ______.

A. bad-tempered and lonely                    B. kind-hearted and wise

C. careless about money                       D. cruel to her nephew

51. Why did Hilary’s father consider his aunt dead?

A. Because they lost contact with each other after her marriage.

B. Because she married a businessman.

C. Because she broke away from the family for a better life.

   D. Because he thought she was a shame to the family.

52. The underlined sentence “He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman” in Paragraph 11 suggests that Hilary Smith ______.

A. was determined to put his aunt’s life to an end

B. decided to do his aunt a favor to call in a lawyer

   C. made up his mind to take good care of his aunt

   D. would help his aunt to donate all her money to religious people

53. Which of the following is the focus of the story?

A. Hilary’s aunt’s money.                    B. Hilary Smith’s debts.

C. The intended murder.                     D. Hilary’s aunt’s marriage.

54. Which part of what Hilary’s aunt said finally might make Hilary frustrated?

   A. She wanted to sleep and never to wake up again.

B. She never got married to Mr. Parks.

C. Mr. Parks had a wife.

D. She would make a new will tomorrow.

55. Which detail from the story is the climax（高潮）of the story?

   A. Hilary escaped from the prison.

   B. Hilary quarreled with his aunt about ten pounds.

   C. Hilary’s aunt drank the medicine her nephew prepared for her.

D. Hilary’s aunt made a will to leave all her money to someone else.

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　　When the world was a simpler place, the rich were fat, the poor were thin, and right-thinking people worried about how to feed the hungry．Now, in much of the world, the rich are thin, the poor are fat, and right-thinking people are worrying about fatness．

　　Evolution(进化)is mostly to blame．It has designed mankind to deal with lack, not plenty．People are perfectly fit to store energy in good years to see them through lean ones．But when bad time never comes, they are stuck with that energy, stored around their expanding bellies．

　　Thanks to rising agricultural productivity, lean years are rarer all over the globe．According to the UN, the number of people short of food fell from 920 m in 1980 to 799 m 20 years later, even though the world's population increased by 1.6 billion over the period．This is mostly a cause for celebration．Mankind has won what was, for most of his time on this planet, his biggest battle：to ensure that he and his offspring had enough to eat．But every silver lining has a cloud, and the result of prosperity is a new trouble．

　　Fatness is the world's biggest public-health topic today－the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria(疟疾)，war; the major risk factor in diabetes(糖尿病)；heavily connected with cancer and other diseases．Since the World Health Organization labeled fatness an “epidemic(流行病)” in 2000, reports on its fearful results have come thick and fast．

　　Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco?Possibly．In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history．But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century's dining to overload．And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds．That's why there is now an agreement among doctors that governments should do something to stop them．

(1)

What's the main idea the writer intends to tell us in this passage?

[　　]

A．

It's harmful to have enough to eat．

B．

It's better to be thin than fat．

C．

Fatness is the greatest danger in the world．

D．

Fatness has become a great health problem．

(2)

It can be inferred from the passage that the biggest problem in history is ________．

[　　]

A．

people were thin

B．

people smoked heavily

C．

there was not enough food to eat

D．

people stored energy in good years

(3)

Why does the author compare smoking with the fat problem in this passage?

[　　]

A．

Because they are both difficult problems to be settled．

B．

Because they both lead to the same diseases．

C．

Because they are both bad habits．

D．

Because they are both harmful to health．

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

[　　]

A．

Man has got rid of lean years by increasing agricultural productivity．

B．

Though fatness is a difficult problem, man may break away from it．

C．

Fatness may cause many diseases such as heart disease, AIDS and cancer．

D．

The fat problem won't be settled until governments take measures．

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　　When the world was a simpler place, the rich were fat, the poor were thin, and right-thinking people worried about how to feed the hungry．Now, in much of the world, the rich are thin, the poor are fat, and right-thinking people are worrying about fatness．

　　Evolution(进化)is mostly to blame．It has designed mankind to deal with lack, not plenty．

　　People are perfectly fit to store energy in good years to see them through lean ones．But when bad time never comes, they are stuck with that energy, stored around their expanding bellies．

　　Thanks to rising agricultural productivity, lean years are rarer all over the globe．According to the UN, the number of people short of food fell from 920 m in 1980 to 799 m 20 years later, even though the world’s population increased by 1．6 billion over the period．This is mostly a cause for celebration．Mankind has won what was, for most of his time on this planet, his biggest battle：to ensure that he and his offspring had enough to eat．But every silver lining has a cloud, and the result of prosperity is a new trouble．

　　Fatness is the world’s biggest public-health topic today－the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria(疟疾), war；the major risk factor in diabetes(糖尿病)；heavily connected with cancer and other diseases．Since the World Health Organization labeled fatness an“epidemic(流行病)”in 2000, reports on its fearful results have come thick and fast．

　　Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco? Possibly．In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history．But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century’s dining to overload．

　　And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds．That’s why there is now an agreement among doctors that governments should do something to stop them．

(1)

What’s the main idea the writer intends to tell us in this passage?

[　　]

A．

It’s harmful to have enough to eat．

B．

It’s better to be thin than fat．

C．

Fatness is the greatest danger in the world．

D．

Fatness has become a great health problem．

(2)

It can be inferred from the passage that the biggest problem in history is _________．

[　　]

A．

people were thin

B．

people smoked heavily

C．

there was not enough food to eat

D．

people stored energy in good years

(3)

Why does the author compare smoking with the fat problem in this passage?

[　　]

A．

Because they are both difficult problems to be settled．

B．

Because they both lead to the same diseases．

C．

Because they are both bad habits．

D．

Because they are both harmful to health．

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

[　　]

A．

Man has got rid of lean years by increasing agricultural productivity．

B．

Though fatness is a difficult problem, man may break away from it．

C．

Fatness may cause many diseases such as heart disease, AIDS and cancer．

D．

The fat problem won’t be settled until governments take measures．

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Human life has not only been changed within the past few hundred years．it has been revolutionized．In the old days there was little difference between the houses．dress and food of those who were chiefs and those who were their servants．There was, to a large degree．social equality．The contrast（差别）today between the palaces of the millionaires and the cottages of the laborers shows us the change which has come with civilization（文明）．  

    This change．however．is not to be regretted．but welcome as highly beneficial（helpful）．For progress there must be homes of great wealth to keep the best things of civilization．Therefore it is much better to have this great difference between rich and poor than to have general poverty．Neither master nor servant was as rich in the “good old times” as today．Whether the change is for good or bad．it has come，and it is beyond our power to turn back．Therefore．it should be accepted and made the best of．It is a waste of time to discuss what must happen．

    By today’s production methods the world gots goods of excellent quality at prices which even people of 25 years of age would have thought unbelievable．The poor enjoy what once the rich could not．The poor are more richly clothed and better housed．The laborer now has more comforts than the farmer had many years ago．The farmer has more luxuries（奢侈品）than the landlord had．The landlord has more rare books and pictures and more works of art than the king could have in older tires．

1．The writer thinks that the contrast between the living conditions of the workers and those of the rich________．

      A．should be regretted                                  B．is not a bad thing

      C．will cause a lot of trouble                           D．should not be accepted

2．Which of the following shows the change that has come with civilization?

    A．Neither the rich nor the poor live better than before

    B．Both the rich and the poor live better than before

    C．The rich live better that before but the poor don’t

    D．The poor live better than before but the rich don’t

3．According to the writer，it is much better to have a great difference between the rich and the poor than to have general poverty because ________．

    A．social equality is not as important as it used to

    B．the poor people have more comforts than before

    C．it is not right for master and servant to live a like

    D．this difference helps to keep the best things of civilization for progress

4．It is inferred but not mentioned that __________．

    A．the landlord is more interested in art today than the king was in older times．

    B．the king does not have as many works of art as he used to

    C．the landlord did not own as many things of civilization as he does today．

    D．the king no longer has interest in art

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