A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith （信任）in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.（腰，腰部） At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
【小题1】.When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.     

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith （信任）in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.（腰，腰部） At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
【小题1】When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.                

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith （信任）in God and he will save me."

Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.（腰，腰部） At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

1.When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.                

A．Smith pulled the pilot up　　　　　        B．Smith did so

C．Smith didn’t do so　　　　　　　　       D．Smith didn’t hear him

2.At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

A．went to his reward　　　　　　　　       B．passed away

C．went to heaven　　　　　　　　　        D．all of the above

3.What do we know about Smith? __      ____.

A．He was a lazy man                       B．He was a lucky man who believed in God

C．He was a poor man                      D．He was a silly man who believed in God

4.What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

A．moving　　　　    B．humorous　　　    C．depressing　　　   D．surprising

5.The best title of this passage is" ______" .

A．What Do You Want from Me?　　　         B．How Do You Believe in God?

C．How God Loved Smith!　　　　　　        D．Smith Obeyed God’s Order

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　Balzac（巴尔扎克）was good at buying things at its lowest price．One day he wanted to buy a vase （花瓶）in a shop window, the price of which, however, was much higher than he could offer．Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking．Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked out a plan．The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price．Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out．Shortly after another would enter and ask for a lower price than the first．In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price．Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck．The plan worked --Balzac got the vase at his price!

(1)Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．A vase in a window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach．

B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer．

C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much higher than he could pay．

D．Balzac was very poor, he couldn't buy the vase at a high price．

(2)How many friends did Balzac gather?

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A．Five．　　　B．Twelve．　　　C．Ten．　　　D．Six．

(3)Who asked for the lowest price?

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A．Balzac．　　　　　B．The second one．

C．The first one．　　　D．The last of his friends

(4)What's the best translation for “trust to luck”?

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A．听天由命　　　 B．相信运气　　　C．碰碰运气　　　D．信任运气

(5)What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?

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A．Unkind．　　　B．Dishonest．　　　C．Selfish．　　　D．Clever．