摘要：I had wanted to go and help him,but I to do so because of the heavy rain. A.have failed B.failed C.had failed D.didn't fail
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In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University,
but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the
sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.
"You can't say it's not a great university, just because Papa went there."
"That's not it at all. And it is a top university." She was still holding the pieces in her hand. "But we
can't afford to send you to college."
"I wouldn't dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and
Papa? Things aren't that bad, are they?"
"No, " she said."I don't expect you to help support us."
Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers
were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a
longforgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people.
Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to
wait for quite a long time before their small investment(投资) could show returns. What's more, they
had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed
their lives so badly.
I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to
repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study
I won a full college scholarship (奖学金). My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my
mother eventually gave in before my success.
but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the
sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.
"You can't say it's not a great university, just because Papa went there."
"That's not it at all. And it is a top university." She was still holding the pieces in her hand. "But we
can't afford to send you to college."
"I wouldn't dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and
Papa? Things aren't that bad, are they?"
"No, " she said."I don't expect you to help support us."
Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers
were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a
longforgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people.
Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to
wait for quite a long time before their small investment(投资) could show returns. What's more, they
had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed
their lives so badly.
I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to
repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study
I won a full college scholarship (奖学金). My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my
mother eventually gave in before my success.
1. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because________.
A. his father graduated from the university
B. his mother did not think it a great university
C. his parents needed him to help support the family
D. his parents did not have enough money for him
B. his mother did not think it a great university
C. his parents needed him to help support the family
D. his parents did not have enough money for him
2. The father started his small shop with the money from________.
A. a local league
B. his university
C. his relatives
D. his college friends
B. his university
C. his relatives
D. his college friends
3. Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?
A. To help with her husband's business.
B. To raise money for her son.
C. To meet her longforgotten friends.
D. To better manage her life.
B. To raise money for her son.
C. To meet her longforgotten friends.
D. To better manage her life.
4. According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?
A. To get a wellpaid job for himself.
B. To improve relations with his mother.
C. To go to his dream university.
D. To carry on with his father’s business.
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B. To improve relations with his mother.
C. To go to his dream university.
D. To carry on with his father’s business.
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred- dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.
The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied（否认）it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don’t hand it over immediately, I’ll be forced to call the police.”
The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what you suppose he answered?
He said, “Oh, don’t thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”
1.The man went to a Detroit hotel one day to___________.
A.get his money back
.B.put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe
C.ask to be a desk clerk
D.stay for the night
2.The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the man because _________.
A.he knew the lawyer’s plan very well
B.he found the lawyer tricking him
C.he didn’t want to get into trouble with the police
D.he wanted to give the man a surprise
3.It is clear that the hotel clerk was________.
A. dishonest B. ready to help
C. afraid of the lawyer D. foolish
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The man didn’t get his 200 dollars back.
B.The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.
C.The lawyer asked for 100 dollars.
D.The man thanked the lawyer by paying him some money.
5.The man was _______.
A.wise B. foolish C. happy D. sad
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Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.
The agent advertised(登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”
1. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____.
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A．he needed some money to support his family |
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B．his house was too old to live in |
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C．he wanted some money to buy a new one |
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D．he didn't want to live in the house any longer |
2.The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was _____.
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A．he had failed in selling his house by himself |
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B．he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price |
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C．he was sure that the estate agent could help him |
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D．he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine |
3. At last Mr. Jones _____.
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A．was successful in selling the house |
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B．felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job |
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C．was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement |
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D．didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind |
4. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?
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A．They are worth reading. |
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B．They usually make things far better than they really are. |
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C．They are a great help to those who want to buy something. |
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D．They describe things as they really are. |
5.What’s the meaning of “an estate agent” in paragraph one?
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A．a person who has a house to sell |
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B．a person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines |
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C．a person whose work is to sell houses for others |
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D．a person who likes beautiful houses |
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Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent房产经纪人）.
The agent advertised(登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”
46. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____.
A. he needed some money to support his family
B. his house was too old to live in
C. he wanted some money to buy a new one
D. he didn't want to live in the house any longer
47. The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was _____.
A. he had failed in selling his house by himself
B. he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price
C. he was sure that the estate agent could help him
D. he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine
48. At last Mr. Jones _____.
A. was successful in selling the house
B. felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job
C. was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement
D. didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind
49. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?
A. They are worth reading.
B. They usually make things far better than they really are.
C. They are a great help to those who want to buy something.
D. They describe things as they really are.
查看习题详情和答案>>Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.
The agent advertised(登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”
- 1.
Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____.
- A.he needed some money to support his family
- B.his house was too old to live in
- C.he wanted some money to buy a new one
- D.he didn't want to live in the house any longer
- A.
- 2.
The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was _____.
- A.he had failed in selling his house by himself
- B.he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price
- C.he was sure that the estate agent could help him
- D.he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine
- A.
- 3.
At last Mr. Jones _____.
- A.was successful in selling the house
- B.felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job
- C.was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement
- D.didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind
- A.
- 4.
What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?
- A.They are worth reading.
- B.They usually make things far better than they really are.
- C.They are a great help to those who want to buy something.
- D.They describe things as they really are.
- A.
- 5.
What’s the meaning of “an estate agent” in paragraph one?
- A.a person who has a house to sell
- B.a person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines
- C.a person whose work is to sell houses for others
- D.a person who likes beautiful houses
- A.