The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. The miller lent him the small cart and horse to carry his goods to Christminster, the city of his destination. Such a vehicle proved of quite enough size of the teacher’s belongings, for his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music. But the eagerness having faded, he had never acquired the skill of playing, and the purchased article had been a permanent trouble to him.

The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes. He didn’t mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.

The blacksmith, the carpenter and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument. The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.

A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, “Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.”

“Good idea,” said the blacksmith. The smith and the carpenter started to see about possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.

“Sorry I am going, Jude?” asked the latter kindly.

Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.

“So am I,” said the teacher. He continued, “Well---don’t speak of this everywhere. You know what a university is, and a university degree? It is the necessary hallmark(标志) of a man who want to do anything in teaching. My plan, or dream, is to be a university graduate. By going to Christminster, I shall be at headquarters(总部), so to speak, and if my plan is practical at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.”

The smith and his companion returned. Old Miss Fawly’s fuel-house was big enough, and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there. So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.

1.The teacher purchased the instrument to ___________________.

A．teach his students instrumental music

B．better equip the village school

C．learn to play it himself

D．let students appreciate elegant art of music

2. It seemed that the teacher __________________.

A．was not getting on well with the headmaster

B．had lived a rather simple life in the village

C．was likely to continue to practise playing the piano

D．was tired of teaching

3. Why did the teacher leave for Christminster?

A．Because he was admitted to a university there.

B．Because he was offered a temporary job with better pay there.

C．Because he preferred the life in a big city to that in a village.

D．Because he thought he had better chance to attend university there.

4.Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A．The teacher was torn between the eagerness to go to the city and his love for the village.

B．The teacher was going into a temporary place in Christminster at first.

C．The teacher moved his piano into the fuel-house with the help of some other people.

D．The teacher had so much belongings that he had to borrow a cart.

5.The motivation of the teacher’s moving lay in his ___________.

A．devotion          B．admiration         C．inspiration         D．ambition

　　A man walked into a restaurant that advertised having the longest menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how unusual.

　　At the bottom of the menu, there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you require on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately.”

　　The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef. He would order something that was very unusual.

　　When the waiter came up to take his order, he said,“You say you can serve any dish, anything at all, even if it's not on your menu, which is the longest menu in the world.”

　　“That is correct, sir. We have never yet been unable to meet our customers' requirements.”

　　“Very well,” the man said.“In that case, bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian, not African.”

　　The waiter wrote down on his pad：Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

　　“Very good, sir,”he said.“That shouldn't take long.”

　　He walked away quickly.

　　The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

　　Then he smiled as the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face. “Ah!” the man said. “You can't bring me elephant ears on toast, can you?”

　　The waiter was very apologetic.

　　“I'm very sorry, sir, and this is most embarrassing,” he said, “but I'm afraid we can't. Unfortunately, we've run out of bread.”

(1) What did the man want to do?

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A．Embarrass the manager.

B．Have some toast.

C．Buy an elephant.

D．Read the longest menu in the world.

(2) What did the notice at the bottom of the menu mean?

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A．Please order elephant ears.

B．We will serve any dish you want.

C．We have the newest menu in the world.

D．If you think a certain dish isn't to your taste, you can leave it out.

(3) Why did the customer order elephant ears?

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A．He was hungry.

B．He had never eaten them.

C．He thought they would be tasty.

D．He didn't think the restaurant had any.

(4) The customer was disappointed because _______.

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A．the waiter was not worded by his order

B．the waiter was too slow

C．he wanted to eat Indian elephant ears

D．there were too many people

(5) The waiter was unhappy because _____.

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A．the man didn't order elephant ears

B．they had no elephant to cook

C．they didn't want to serve the customer

D．the chef didn't know how to cook the elephant ears

The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. The miller lent him the small cart and horse to carry his goods to Christminster, the city of his destination. Such a vehicle proved of quite enough size of the teacher’s belongings, for his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music. But the eagerness having faded, he had never acquired the skill of playing, and the purchased article had been a permanent trouble to him.
The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes. He didn’t mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.
The blacksmith, the carpenter and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument. The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.
A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, “Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.”
“Good idea,” said the blacksmith. The smith and the carpenter started to see about possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.
“Sorry I am going, Jude?” asked the latter kindly.
Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.
“So am I,” said the teacher. He continued, “Well---don’t speak of this everywhere. You know what a university is, and a university degree? It is the necessary hallmark(标志) of a man who want to do anything in teaching. My plan, or dream, is to be a university graduate. By going to Christminster, I shall be at headquarters(总部), so to speak, and if my plan is practical at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.”
The smith and his companion returned. Old Miss Fawly’s fuel-house was big enough, and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there. So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.
【小题1】The teacher purchased the instrument to ___________________.

The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry.  The miller at Cresscombe lent him the small cart and horse to carry his goods to Christminster, the city of his destination, such a vehicle proving of quite enough size for the teacher’s belongings.  For his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music.  But the eagerness having faded, he had never acquired any skill in playing, and the purchased article had been a permanent trouble to him.

The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes.  He did not mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.

The blacksmith, the farm bailiff and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument.  The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.

A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, “Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.”

“Good idea,” said the blacksmith.

The smith and the bailiff started to see about the possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.

“Sorry I am going, Jude.” said the latter gently.

Tears rose into the boy’s eyes.  He admitted that he was sorry.

“So am I,” said Mr. Phillotson.

“Why do you go, sir?” asked the boy.

“Well ----- don’t speak of this everywhere.  You know what a university is, and a university degree?  It is the necessary hallmark of a man who wants to do anything in teaching.  My scheme, or dream, is to be a university graduate.  By going to live at Christminster, I shall be at headquarters, so to speak, and if my scheme is practicable at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.”

The smith and his companion returned.  Old Miss Fawley’s fuel-house was practicable; and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there.  So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.

At nine o’clock Mr. Phillotson mounted beside his box of books, and waved his friends good-bye.

1.It can be inferred that the teacher _______.

2.The motivation of the teacher’s moving lay in his _________.

3.The boy named Jude may be described as _________.

4.From the passage, we could get a general idea of the teacher’s ______.

5.Which person does the underlined “his companion” refer to?

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　　In the winter of 1990, I was asked to appear on a television talk show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At the end of our first day of taping, I was on my way hack to my hotel, (1) I saw something I'd never seen before. Lying on the sidewalk (2) a building, in four inches of snow, was a man sleeping with only a cardboard (纸板)blanket. What really (3) my heart was when I realized that he wore no shoes and (4) . I thought to stop and help him but was not quite sure what to do. As the traffic light turned green, it seemed that life was demanding that I (5) along. So I did. Back in the smile (6) I wanted was mine“environment of my hotel, I forgot about the man on the street.”

　　Several days later, before the morning taping, I was having coffee in the green room at the station. All of the“important”people had left the room and it was just me and the janitor (看门人工合成) (7) I had seen him (8) go about his business every day while I was there, and he never said a word except“Good morning”or“Can I help you, sir?”He always had (9) to give to everyone. When I asked him how he was feeling today, he told me that he' d been having to ride his bike to work in the snow and that he' d been feeling rather (10) for himself. , that is, until he saw a man sleeping down on the comer of Yunge Street and floor with just a piece of cardboard for (11) him from cold and no shoes. I almost choked on my coffee as I heard him go on to relate how he was so (12) with compassion (同情)for the man that he went (13) the comer to a store and bought the man a pair of socks and shoes.

　　I stood there (14) it was I who had bought the shoes and socks for the man? when they called my name to come to the (15) As I got to the studio, they were just (16) an interview with a social worker who specialized in benevolence (慈善事业)for eastern Ontario. The social worker told a story about Mother Teresa, who when (17) once how she had achieved such great things in her life answered, (18) of us can do a big thing by himself, but we can do a small thing with great (19) When I went home that day, I looked for the man on the street. He was gone, but I knew it (20) be long before someone took his place.

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