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Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.
Every day he opened his shop at six a.m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometime in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doormat, and at 4 o’clock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.
He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.
“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.
For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right.”
I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.
1．Bill opened the shop so early in the day because ___________.
A．he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work
B．the shop had to be open when the morning papers came
C．he was never sure of the time
D．it was then that he did a lot of business
2．You might say “hard luck” to someone who __________.
A．has just heard some very good news
B．is less fortunate than he or she ought to be
C．puts great effort into whatever he or she tries
D．fails through his or her own fault entirely
3．On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because ________.
A．he thought it was late for Bill to be still fishing
B．he thought Bill was ill, since he was not moving at all
C．Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange
D．Bill stayed in his flat
4．From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?
A．The bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time.
B．Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.
C．The writer’s watch was fast.
D．Bill’s clock was wrong; it was very old.
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Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was readymade. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.
Every day he opened his shop at six a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bill's customers were city workers and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o'clock , so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon , for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometime in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doormat, and at 4 o'clock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worth while.
He lived in a flat above the shop, alone, except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had had no luck , I could see , but he was making no effort to move.
“What's wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.
For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right. ”
I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.
1．Bill Javis became a news-agent when ________.
[ ]
A．he needed the money
B．he decided to take things easy
C．he was quite an old man
D．he gave up clock-repairing
2．Bill opened the shop so early in the day because ________.
[ ]
A．he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work
B．the shop had to be open when the morning papers came
C．he was never sure of the time
D．it was then that he did a lot of business
3．You might say “Hand luck” to someone who ________.
[ ]
A．has just heard some very good news
B．is less fortunate than he or she ought to be
C．puts great effort into whatever he or she tries
D．fails through his or her own fault entirely
4．On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because ________.
[ ]
A．he thought is was late for Bill to be still fishing
B．he thought Bill was ill , since he was not moving at all
C．Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange
D．Bill stayed in his flat
5．From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?
[ ]
A．Bill opened his shop and read the papers every morning.
B．Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.
C．The writer's watch was fast.
D．Bill's clock was wrong; it was very old.
查看习题详情和答案>>Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder．The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVFS LIFF SENTENCE．
Frank Cleary, aged 26,professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Cumming, aged 32,laborer ,last July．The jury （陪审团）reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most sever punishment the court could give out．It was, said the judge, a simple case．Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cumming． When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking…
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour ．Asked if he had anything to say , Cleary answered，“Just don't tell my mother．”
"It happened over three years ago, " Paddy said helplessly． No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do．“Just don't tell my mother,” said Fee numbly．"And no one did! Oh．God! My poor, poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said． “Fee dear, pack your things．We'll go to see him．"
She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"I can't go ．" she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there． "It would kill him to see me．I know him so well - his pride, his ambition．Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants． We've got to help him keep his secret． What good will it do him to see us? "
Paddy was still weeping．but not for Frank, for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes．Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune ,always stood between Fee and himself． He was the cause of her withdrawal from his hart and the hearts of his children．
Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away． But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank．
So he said． " Well, Fee, we won't go．But we must make sure he is taken care of． How about if Iwrite to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?
The eyes didn't liven , but a faint pink stole into her cheeks “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out．Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know．”
66．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer．
B．The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later
C．The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder．
D．Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him．
67．Paddy didn't cry for Frank because he thought .
A．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B ．Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character
68．Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank?
A． " Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"
B． " Let him bear the shame alone , its what he wants．"
C．"Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee , Frank took it away "
D．"The eyes didn't liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks "
69．"She half-rose before sinking back…" （in Paragraph 6） shows that____．
A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up
B ．Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
C ．Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank
D Fee struggled between wanting to See Frank and respecting his wish
70．What is Fee's probable relationship with Frank and Paddy?
A．Sister and brother B．Mother and husband
C．Girlfriend and lover D．Wife and husband
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A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going. "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from here. This clearly was going to be a long night.
I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no light number above its
windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver. "I just can't
leave you here," she said. "This isn't the nicest place. I will give you a ride home. "
"You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
"No, I will take you in my car, "she said.
"It's a long way, "I insisted.
"Come on, " she said. "I have nothing else to do. "
As we drove from, the station in the car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother
had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car.
"I'm just passing the favour on," she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept. "Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it on. "she said.
B. No driver would give him a ride.
C. He didn't know the routes.
D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.
B. dark without street lights
C. neither clean nor beautiful
D. a little unsafe
B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable.
C. He became impatient and a bit worried.
D. He knew the driver would never return.
B. she wanted to do something good for other people
C. her brother told her to do so
D. she wanted to earn more money