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A poor traveler stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away, there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying fish and selling it to travellers. The woman watched the poor traveler carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You have’ t paid me for the fried fish!”
“But I have not had your fried fish!” he said.
“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables, ” said the woman, “If you had not smelled the fish, your meal would not have been so pleasant!”
Soon a crowd collected , and although they supported the poor traveler, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.
Finally, the woman took the poor traveler to a judge, who said: “ The woman says that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish. The traveler agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman’s shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost?” he asked the woman.
“25 cents a plate, ” she answered , delighted.
“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveler must hold up a 25 cent piece so that its shadow falls on the woman’s hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of 25 cents.
1．Why did the traveler refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish?
A．Because he was poor.
B．Because he was rude.
C．Because he was supported by a crowd.
D．Because he hadn’t eaten her fried fish at all.
2．When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt .
A．excited B．anxious C．glad D．angry
3．Which of the following statements is true?
A．The traveler bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.
B．The judge had no idea what the woman meant.
C．In the fifth paragraph, the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it”.
D．The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end
4．What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?
A．He was foolish
B．He was clever
C．He was neither foolish nor clever
D．He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents
查看习题详情和答案>>A poor traveler stopped under a tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away, there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying（煎）fish and selling it to travelers. The woman watched the poor traveler carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “Stop! You haven't paid me for the fried fish!”
“But I have not had any fried fish!” he said.
“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables,” said the woman. “If you had not smelled the fish, your meal would not have been so pleasant.”
Soon passers-by gathered around, and although they supported the poor traveler, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.
Finally, the woman took the poor traveler to a judge, who said, “The woman says that you ate your meal with the smell of her fried fish.” The traveler agreed that the wind was blowing from the woman's shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating. “So he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost?” he asked the woman.
“Twenty-five cents a plate,” she answered, delighted.
“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveler must hold up a twenty-five-cent coin so that its shadow（影子）falls on the woman's hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of the twenty-five-cent coin.”
(1) Why did the traveler refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish? Because ________.
[ ]
A．he was poor
B．he was rude
C．he was supported by a crowd
D．he hadn't eaten her fried fish at all
(2) When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt ________.
[ ]
(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．The traveler bought the boiled rice and vegetables from the woman and ate them by the Side of the road.
B．The judge had no idea what the woman meant.
C．In the 5th paragraph, the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it”.
D．The woman got nothing but the shadow of a twenty-five-cent coin in the end.
(4) What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?
[ ]
A．He was foolish.
B．He was neither foolish nor clever.
C．He was clever.
D．He was kind enough to give the woman 25 cents.
查看习题详情和答案>>My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress.
Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I looked up to Helen 1 she was doing what she loved— 2 people--and nobody did it 3 . She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 4 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 5 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him 6 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 7 from Helen, I dreamed of having my own
8 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, "We just don't have the
9 ."
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What's up? You're not smiling today”. I 10 my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have 11 in me."
Before long he handed me checks totaling $ 50,000--along with a 12 that read, "The only collateral（抵押） on this loan is my trust in your 13 as a person. Good people with a dream should have the 14 to realize that dream."
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 15 working at the diner, making 16 for the restaurant I would open. My plans failed, 17 , and I lost the money.
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was
18 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 19 I paid back Fred the $ 50,000, plus 14 percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to 20 my own firm.
1. A．because B．though C．while D．unless
2. A．helping B．respecting C．serving D．praising
3. A．faster B．better C．harder D．later
4. A．drink B．digest C．smile D．sing
5. A．regular B．favorite C．tough D．fresh
6. A．eating B．greeting C．ordering D coming
7. A．found out B．picked up C．got back D．took away
8. A．restaurant B．confidence C．house D．work
9. A．choice B．way C．idea D．money
10. A．exchanged B．discussed C．shared D．analyzed
11. A．patience B．pride C．faith D．interest
12. A．letter B．sign C．notice D．note
13. A．honesty B．responsibility C．devotion D．motivation
14. A．ability B．luck C．time D．chance
15. A．loved B．practiced C．continued D．enjoyed
16. A．adjustments B．plans C．decisions D．suggestions
17. A．instead B．therefore C．though D．meanwhile
18. A．hired B．rejected C．encouraged D．determined
19. A．Fortunately B．Excitedly C．Personally D．Eventually
20. A．design B．open C．restart D．expand
查看习题详情和答案>>My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 1 .
Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I looked up to Helen 2 she was doing what she loved－ 3 people－and nobody did it 4 . She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 5 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 6 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him 7 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 8 from Helen, I dreamed of having my own 9 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan （贷款）, they said, "We just don't have the 10 ."
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What's up? You're not smiling today." I 11 my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me."
Before long he handed me checks totaling $50,000 -- along with a 12 that read, "The only collateral （抵押品） on this loan is my trust in your 13 as a person. Good people with a dream should have the 14 to realize that dream."
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 15 working at the diner, making 16 for the restaurant I would open. My plans failed, 17 , and I lost the money.
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was 18 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 19 I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14－percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to 20 my own firm.
1．A．member B．waitress C．citizen D．student
2．A．because B．though C．while D．unless
|
4．A．faster B．better C．harder D．later
5．A．drink B．digest C．smile D．sing
6．A．regular B．favorite C．tough D．fresh
7．A．eating B．greeting C．ordering D．coming
8．A．found out B．picked up C．got back D．took away
9．A．restaurant B．confidence C．house D．work
10．A．choice B．way C．idea D．money
11．A．exchanged B．discussed C．shared D．analyzed
12．A．letter B．sign C．notice D．note
13．A．honesty B．responsibility C．devotion D．motivation
14．A．patience B．luck C．time D．chance
15．A．loved B．practiced C．continued D．enjoyed
16．A．adjustments B．plans C．decisions D．suggestions
17．A．instead B．therefore C．though D．meanwhile
18．A．hired B．rejected C．encouraged D．determined
19．A．Fortunately B．Excitedly C．Personally D．Eventually
20．A．design B．open C．manage D．expand
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A poor traveller stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away , there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying （油炸） fish and selling it to travellers. The woman watched the poor traveller carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You haven't paid me for the fried fish!”
“But I have not had any fried fish!” he said.
“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables ,” said the woman , “If you had not smelled the fish , your meal would not have been so pleasant!”
Soon a crowd collected, and although they supported the poor traveller, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.
Finally, the woman took the poor traveller to a judge , who said , “The woman says that the traveller ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish. The traveller agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman's shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost” he asked the woman.
“Twenty-five cents a plate ,” she answered , delighted.
“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveller must hold up a twenty-five cent piece so that its shadow （影子） falls on the woman's hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of twenty-five cents.”
1．Why did the traveller refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish? Because ________.
[ ]
A．he was poor
B．he was rude
C．he was supported by a crowd
D．he hadn't eaten her fried fish at all
2．When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt ________.
[ ]
3．Which of the followng statements is true?
[ ]
A．The traveller bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.
B．The judge had no idea what the woman meant.
C．In the fifth paragraph , the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it” .
D．The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end.
4．What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?
[ ]
A．He was foolish.
B．He was clever.
C．He was neither foolish nor clever.
D．He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents.
5．What is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．The Smell and the Shadow
B．A Poor Traveller
C．A Rude Woman
D．A Woman and a Traveller
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