One morning, a young man leading a goat lost his way due to the thick mist.Then he met a blind man and asked whether he also lost his way.The blind man said, “I cannot see anything.Therefore, the mist doesn’t affect me.I followed the path in my memory and it never goes wrong.”
Happily the young man led the goat following him forward.The blind man asked where he was going.He said he wanted to sell his goat.“Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!”
The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man.He shouted ,“Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!”
The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him.He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?”
The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices.The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female.The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years.Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner.So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down.
1.The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________
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A.he didn’t lead a goat |
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B.he couldn’t see anything |
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C.he wasn’t affected by the thick mist |
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D.he had a better memory than the young man |
2.According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______
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A.the blind man was a detective |
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B.the young man was an honest man |
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C.the young man familiar with the goat |
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D.the blind man was very careful |
3.The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______
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A.express in detail |
B.tell a lie |
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C.learn by heart |
D.make up one’s mind |
4.We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation.
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A.humorous |
B.nervous |
C.depressed |
D.satisfied |
One evening, a young man at a certain college who was known to be something of a poet read one of his poems to a small group of his friends in a room.The poem was greatly admired.But afterwards, one of them, who was called Crick, said, "I was very interested in Hand’s poem, but it was stolen from a book."
His words were reported to Hand, who was very angry and required an apology."Well," said Crick, "I don’t often take back what I said, but this time I admit (承认) I was mistaken.When I got to my room, I looked in the book which I thought the poem was stolen from, and I saw it was still here!"
1.The poem Hand read one evening was written by .
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A.Hand |
B.Crick |
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C.one of his friends |
D.another poet |
2.Hand’s friends admired the poem mainly because .
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A.it was read by Hand |
B.Hand was a poet |
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C.it was really wonderful |
D.it was stolen from a book |
3.From the story, we know that Crick .
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A.was really mistaken |
B.really took back what he said |
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C.was a poet himself |
D.was quite familiar with the poem |
4.When Hand required an apology, Crick .
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A.didn’t do as Hand asked |
B.admitted he was wrong |
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C.was unwilling to do so |
D.showed the poem to Hand |
5.According to the passage, we can infer that Hand .
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A.was a young poet |
B.liked poems very much |
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C.would be a poet |
D.was regarded as a poet |
根据短文内容,从下框的A – F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。
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Remembering names is an important social skill.Here are some ways to master it.
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When you hear a person’s name and want to remember it, repeat it.Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips.You could also say the name again in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.
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You can let other people help you remember their names.After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you.Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.
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Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed.Most of them will feel sympathy if you say “I’m working to remember names better.Yours is right on the tip of my tongue.What is it again?”
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When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names.Free yourself from remembering every one.Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names.Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names.Last names can come later.
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Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes.Sometimes just a few people show up on time.There are fewer names for you to remember.And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others — an automatic review for you.
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She always ________(表现)well towards the customers.
---- Tom must have been in his girlfriend’s house on Christmas Eve, ________?
----- ___________.He was seeing a film all night long with us .
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A.Yes ; he mustn’t |
B.No ; he wasn’t |
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C.Yes; he hasn’t |
D.No; he didn’t. |
Mr.Jones was so late that his dinner got cold; his wife ______ warm it up.
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A.must |
B.had to |
C.ought to |
D.might |
Though the long-distance runner ______ his previous record last month, his trainer let him ______ its speed as he went around the curve..
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A.bettered; slowed |
B.better ; to slow |
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C.bettered; slow |
D.better; slow |
--- I’d like to quit my job and start my own business.
-- You don’t have a good knowledge of the market. _________
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A.Better play it safe |
B.I can’t agree more |
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C.Sounds great |
D.Good luck |
When the foreigners hear about ______ tale about the Milky Way, they call it _____Chinese Valentine’s Day.
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A.a; the |
B.the; a |
C.the ; the |
D.a; / |