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【题目】 There have never been many adventurers. You can read stories about men called adventurers. But they were really businessmen. There was something they wanted----- a lady, or money, or a country, or honor. And so they got it. But a true adventurer is different. He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet.

There have been many half-adventurers. And they were great men. History is rich with their stories. But each of them had a special purpose. They were not followers of true adventure.

In the big city of New York, Romance and Adventure are always waiting.

As we walk along the street, they are watching us. We look up suddenly and see a face in a window. The face seems to interest us strangely. Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. A car takes us to a strange door, instead of to our own. The door opens and we are asked to enter. At every corner, eyes look toward us, or hands are raised, or fingers point. Adventure is offered.

But few of us are ready to accept. We are ready to do only the things we do every day. We wish to do only the things that everyone else does. We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life. Then we begin to think. Then, when it is too late, we are sorry that we have never known true Romance and Adventure.

【1】In the author’s opinion, there are ____ true adventurers.

A. many B. few C. no D. a few

【2】In what way does the author say a true adventurer is different from a businessman?

A. He is ready for anything he may meet.

B. He is not interested in money.

C. He enjoys excitement while a business man does not.

D. A true adventurer is romantic, while a businessman is dull.

【3】According to the passage, a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives in a quiet street means____.

A. a number B. a fight C. wealth D. adventure

【4】The passage doesn’t mention it, but we can infer from the passage that when most people meet an offer of adventure, they will ____.

A. grow angry but curious

B. accept the offer

C. grow embarrassed and reject the offer

D. be frightened and cry for help.

【5】When do most people wish that they had known romance and adventure?

A. When they are young.

B. When it involves a beautiful lady or handsome man.

C. When something interests them strangely.

D. When they reach the end of a long quiet life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【小题1】B

【小题2】A

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

【小题5】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者认为人们真正的想要冒险者不多，当有人提供冒险的活动时，大多数人很少接受。

【小题1】B细节理解题。根据There have never been many adventurers. 冒险者不多，故选B。

【小题2】A细节理解题。根据He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet.他能准备好一切他能遇到的事情，故选A。

【小题3】D细节理解题。根据Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. 在一个安静的街道，我没听到一种可怕的或者痛苦的一个声音从一个没有人居住的一个房子里传出来，这就是一个非常冒险的事情，故选D。

【小题4】C推理判断题。根据But few of us are ready to accept. We are ready to do only the things we do every day. 很少有人接受这种冒险，他们愿意做的就是每天我们能够做的事情，故选C。

【小题5】D细节理解题。根据We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life.当我们走到了一个非常长的安静的生活快要结束的时候，大多数人希望知道这种浪漫和冒险，故选D。