科目:gzyy 来源:2012-2013学年吉林长春十一高中学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:单选题
To our great disappointment, a lot of jobs ______ if the factory closes.
A.will lose | B.will be lost | C.are lost | D.lost |
科目:gzyy 来源:2013届江西省高三第四次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单词拼写
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is being interviewed:
Reporter:How did War Horse become so successful?
Michael:War Horse was published in 1982,and it did not sell very well.But my publishers kept it in print,along with all my books.I am very grateful to Egmont and I’m sure now they are very grateful to themselves.
The book was discovered 21 years later,by accident.I was on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 in 2003 when my work was becoming better known.One of the listeners was the mother of a director called Tom Morris,and after reading War Horse herself she told her son to read it.Two years later the play came out,and it was a huge hit that went to the West End,Broadway and now Canada and Australia,then a nationwide American tour in June this year.
In 2009 kathy kennedy,the producer who worked with Steven Spielberg,walked into the New London Theatre to see the play because her daughter liked it very much.She then phoned Spielberg and told him this would be his next film!The way it all happened is better than any of my stories.War Horse has now sold over 1 million copies.
Reporter:Has War Horse changed your life?
Michael:It has made all the difference in the world.The most important gift it has given us is not to have to worry about money,because there has always been a slight anxiety.It has allowed us to ensure our grandchildren’s education.There is a disadvantage to it as well,which is an assumption that I am super rich.I’m not,actually.It is very nice and completely unexpected but I have got to go on writing.If I were younger,I think,it would go to my head.Now I am too old for anything to go to my head.It is not the same as winning the lottery(彩票)。
1.Why are Michael’s publishers grateful to themselves too?
A.Because they never stopped printing it and it finally proved successful. |
B.Because they earned a lot thanks to books of high quality they printed. |
C.Because they have the ability to enlarge their company. |
D.Because they have the potential to film the story. |
2.War Horse got the first huge success thanks to____.
A.Steven Spielberg and his daughter |
B.Tom Morris and his listeners |
C.Kathy Kennedy’s daughter |
D.Tom Morris’ mother |
3.Why did Kathy Kennedy watch the play of War Horse?
A.Because she knew that the film was very popular. |
B.Because her daughter was mad on the play. |
C.Because her friend,Steven Spielberg,advised her to see it. |
D.Because she was looking for a story with an animal in her mind. |
4.What change made Michael feel most valuable because of War Horse?
A.He could stay at home looking after his grandchildren. |
B.He can make friends with famous film directors. |
C.He needn’t worry about his financial problems. |
D.He needn’t spend time writing another book. |
5.What is the attitude of Michael to his great success?
A.Calm. |
B.Unbelievable. |
C.Confused |
D.Excited. |
科目:gzyy 来源:2013届江西省南昌二中高三第四次月考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:填空题
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is being interviewed:
Reporter:How did War Horse become so successful?
Michael:War Horse was published in 1982,and it did not sell very well.But my publishers kept it in print,along with all my books.I am very grateful to Egmont and I’m sure now they are very grateful to themselves.
The book was discovered 21 years later,by accident.I was on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 in 2003 when my work was becoming better known.One of the listeners was the mother of a director called Tom Morris,and after reading War Horse herself she told her son to read it.Two years later the play came out,and it was a huge hit that went to the West End,Broadway and now Canada and Australia,then a nationwide American tour in June this year.
In 2009 kathy kennedy,the producer who worked with Steven Spielberg,walked into the New London Theatre to see the play because her daughter liked it very much.She then phoned Spielberg and told him this would be his next film!The way it all happened is better than any of my stories.War Horse has now sold over 1 million copies.
Reporter:Has War Horse changed your life?
Michael:It has made all the difference in the world.The most important gift it has given us is not to have to worry about money,because there has always been a slight anxiety.It has allowed us to ensure our grandchildren’s education.There is a disadvantage to it as well,which is an assumption that I am super rich.I’m not,actually.It is very nice and completely unexpected but I have got to go on writing.If I were younger,I think,it would go to my head.Now I am too old for anything to go to my head.It is not the same as winning the lottery(彩票)。
【小题1】Why are Michael’s publishers grateful to themselves too?
A.Because they never stopped printing it and it finally proved successful. |
B.Because they earned a lot thanks to books of high quality they printed. |
C.Because they have the ability to enlarge their company. |
D.Because they have the potential to film the story. |
A.Steven Spielberg and his daughter |
B.Tom Morris and his listeners |
C.Kathy Kennedy’s daughter |
D.Tom Morris’ mother |
A.Because she knew that the film was very popular. |
B.Because her daughter was mad on the play. |
C.Because her friend,Steven Spielberg,advised her to see it. |
D.Because she was looking for a story with an animal in her mind. |
A.He could stay at home looking after his grandchildren. |
B.He can make friends with famous film directors. |
C.He needn’t worry about his financial problems. |
D.He needn’t spend time writing another book. |
A.Calm. | B.Unbelievable. | C.Confused | D.Excited. |
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To our great disappointment, a lot of jobs ______ if the factory closes.
A. will lose B. will be lost C. are lost D. lost
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科目:gzyy 来源:2013届山东聊城东昌府高三9月模拟调研(四)英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Three boys and three girls were going to Fort Lauderdale and when they boarded the bus,they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags,dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey,they began to notice Vingo, He sat in front of them,dressed in a plain,ill-fitting suit,never moving,his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot,frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.
Deep into the night,outside Washington,the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's,and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat,and the young people began to wonder about him,trying to imagine his life:perhaps he was a sea captain,a runaway from his wife,an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus,one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
"We're going to Florida,” she said brightly, “I hear it's really beautiful.”
“It is,”he said quietly,as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
"Want some wine?" she said. He smiled and took a swig. He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while,she went back to the others,and Vingo nodded in his sleep.
In the morning,they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's.And this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus,the girl sat with Vingo again,and after a while, slowly and painfully,he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years,and now he was going home.
“Are you married?”
“I don't know.
“You don’t know?” she said.
“Well,when I was in jail I wrote to my wife,”he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time,and that if she couldn't stand it.if the kids kept asking questions,if it hurt too much,well she could just forget me, I'd understand. Get a new guy,I said she's a wonderful woman,really something and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me for nothing. And she didn't. Not for three and a half years.”
"And you’re going home now,not knowing?”
“Yeah,”he said shyly. “Well,last week,when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick,just before Jacksonville,and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you came into town. I told her that if she'd take me back,she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree,and I'd get off and come home, If she didn't want me, forget it, no handkerchief,and I'd go on through.”
"Vow,” the girl exclaimed. "Wow.”
She told the others,and noon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick,looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children. The woman was handsome in a plain way,the children still unformed in the much-handled snapshots.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seat on the right side,waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark,hushed mood,full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con's mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then,suddenly,all of the young people were up out of their seats,screaming and shouting and crying,doing small dances of joy. All except Vingo.
Vingo sat there stunned,looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs,20 of them,30 of them,maybe hundreds,a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted,the old rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
1.Which is right about Vingo?
A.He was a sea captain. |
B.He was a runaway from his wife, |
C.He was an old soldier going home. |
D.He was a prisoner. |
2. The underlined word "`exclaimed" probably indicates that the girl was“______”
A. surprised B: angry C: embarrassed D. puzzled
3. From the story,we know that
A.the young people and Vingo loved New York |
B.Vingo dressed himself decently |
C.Vingo's Wife didn't write to him because she didn't miss him |
D.the young people were happy for Vingo because he could went home |
4.What is the best title for the story?
A.An Unexpected Return |
B.Forgiving My Absence |
C.Going Home |
D.The Old Oak Tree |
科目:gzyy 来源:2013届山东聊城东昌府高三9月模拟调研(四)英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Three boys and three girls were going to Fort Lauderdale and when they boarded the bus,they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags,dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey,they began to notice Vingo, He sat in front of them,dressed in a plain,ill-fitting suit,never moving,his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot,frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.
Deep into the night,outside Washington,the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's,and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat,and the young people began to wonder about him,trying to imagine his life:perhaps he was a sea captain,a runaway from his wife,an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus,one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
"We're going to Florida,” she said brightly, “I hear it's really beautiful.”
“It is,”he said quietly,as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
"Want some wine?" she said. He smiled and took a swig. He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while,she went back to the others,and Vingo nodded in his sleep.
In the morning,they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's.And this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus,the girl sat with Vingo again,and after a while, slowly and painfully,he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years,and now he was going home.
“Are you married?”
“I don't know.
“You don’t know?” she said.
“Well,when I was in jail I wrote to my wife,”he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time,and that if she couldn't stand it.if the kids kept asking questions,if it hurt too much,well she could just forget me, I'd understand. Get a new guy,I said she's a wonderful woman,really something and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me for nothing. And she didn't. Not for three and a half years.”
"And you’re going home now,not knowing?”
“Yeah,”he said shyly. “Well,last week,when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick,just before Jacksonville,and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you came into town. I told her that if she'd take me back,she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree,and I'd get off and come home, If she didn't want me, forget it, no handkerchief,and I'd go on through.”
"Vow,” the girl exclaimed. "Wow.”
She told the others,and noon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick,looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children. The woman was handsome in a plain way,the children still unformed in the much-handled snapshots.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seat on the right side,waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark,hushed mood,full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con's mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then,suddenly,all of the young people were up out of their seats,screaming and shouting and crying,doing small dances of joy. All except Vingo.
Vingo sat there stunned,looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs,20 of them,30 of them,maybe hundreds,a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted,the old rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
【小题1】Which is right about Vingo?
A.He was a sea captain. |
B.He was a runaway from his wife, |
C.He was an old soldier going home. |
D.He was a prisoner. |
A.the young people and Vingo loved New York |
B.Vingo dressed himself decently |
C.Vingo's Wife didn't write to him because she didn't miss him |
D.the young people were happy for Vingo because he could went home |
A.An Unexpected Return | B.Forgiving My Absence |
C.Going Home | D.The Old Oak Tree |
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阅读理解
I gave my housekeeper(管家)an old pair of trousers to wash and went into the study to rea D.My housekeeper usually examined my pockets before she washed any thing,but for some reason she failed to do so this time.As I was reading I suddenly remembered that there was a ten-pound note in the back pocket of the trousers I had given her to wash.I dropped my book right away and rushed to the bathroom.But it was too late.My housekeeper told me that my trousers had been in the washing-machine for ten minutes!I had the machine stop working at once and pulled my trousers as quickly as I coul D.I nearly burnt my fingers when I tried to unbutton(解开钮扣)my back pocket.To my great disappointment(失望),I discovered that it had already become a piece of white paper.I stood there,glaring(盯着看)at my housekeeper in silence(沉默)until she began to cry,begging me to pardon her and not to drive her off.
1.The writer of this passage usually ______.
[ ]
A.did the housekeeper for himself
B.had the housework done by his housekeeper
C.had the housework done by a family robot
D.had to do the housekeeper like a housewife
2.The housekeeper ______ her master’s clothes______.
[ ]
A.had…washed by another servant
B.washed…by hand
C.got…washed by a washing-machine
D.washed…in a basin
3.While reading,the writer suddenly remembered ______ a ten-pound note in a pocket of the trousers.
[ ]
A.to leave
B.that he would leave
C.have left
D.that he had left
4.After unbuttoning the back pocket,the writer found that ______.
[ ]
A.the ten-pound note became pieces of paper
B.it had turned into a piece of white paper
C.nothing had happened to the ten-pound note
D.the ten-pound note remained the same as before
5.From the passage we may conclude(推断)that the writer was ______ the housekeeper.
[ ]
A.very pleased with
B.very kind to
C.getting along well with
D.not kind enough to
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科目:gzyy 来源:2015届福建省高一入学教育考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正: 此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏写符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Lucy was one of my best friend at high school.
76.
At that time, we often spend time together.
77.
Thanks to his great help, I made much progress
78.
of my study. Last year, she decided to study abroad.
79.
That is to say, we would no longer see and
80.
talk with each other for long time.
81.
After her leaving, I prepared a gift to show my best
82.
wishes to her. She said it was the most best gift she had
83.
ever had. From then, we’ve kept in touch with each
84.
other through E-mails. I look forward to see her again.
85.
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科目:gzyy 来源:2012-2013学年辽宁省盘锦市高三9月期初考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Saturday I went to the library as usually. At about noon, I was enjoying my reading near a lake while suddenly I hear someone crying for help. I went up to see what was happened I was shocking to find a little child struggling in the water in the distance while many peoples were standing by without doing anything. Without any hesitation, I had pushed through the crowd as I took off my coat, but jumped into the water quickly. I managed to reach him and carried him back to safety. To his great relief, the kid was saved.
I was proud what I had done. I hope everyone can give a hand when someone else is in need.
科目:gzyy 来源:2012届广东省汕头二中高三5月考前临门一脚模拟考试英语试题(带解析) 题型:填空题
Some teenagers admire those excellent artists who gain their success through their great efforts while ___16___ envy those young actresses who are discovered by famous directors and start glittering careers ___17___ their early 20s. Like Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi who were discovered by Zhang Yimou, the new lucky girl is 19-year-old Zhang Yuqi from Shandong Province.
__18__ (choose) by Hong Kong comedy actor and director Stephen Chow, Zhang made her first film performance in Chow's new successful movie, CJ7 or A Hope. The movie___19__(bring ) to the screen on January 31, 2008.
In the sci-fi movie, Chow plays a poor father working very hard to support his 9-year-old son. One day, Chow discovers a strange "toy" in the garbage __20__gives it to his son as a birthday present. Soon the "toy" turns out to be a communication device lost by aliens, who__21__(desperate) want it back. Zhang stars as his son's beautiful teacher, with __22__ Chow falls in love, not knowing that she is a robot. Although Zhang feels ___23___(fortune), as A Hope has made her__24__ overnight star, the student at Shanghai Drama Academy has to learn to adapt to the competitive film world.
"It's a good start, a good opportunity and a stressful challenge as well for__25__ age," Zhang said.
科目:gzyy 来源:20102011云南武定一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
You might say that Barack Obama was elected President of the US because he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, the little-known Obama gave a speech at the Democratic national Convention(民主党全国会议). It was a great speech---poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express difficult ideas in a straightforward, natural way.
Before becoming President, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer---his two memoirs have become best-sellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker.
As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing arguments. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped students understand without boring them. As a writer, he learned how to use language to have a powerful influence on his audience.
Secret weapons of Obama
Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times.
Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently making fun of his guests. His opening lines attract the audiences’ attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.
Making fun of himself: Obama laughs at his past mistakes and is never afraid of showing them to the public.
Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and small. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written, and just right for each occasion.
1... The third and fourth paragraphs mainly talk about _____.
A. why Obama’s speeches are praised B. how Obama acquired his speaking ability C. what subjects Obama’s speeches about D. Obama’s success as a writer and a lawyer
2.. When delivering a speech, Obama ______.
A. usually starts with some famous sayings B. sometimes turns his speech into a song
C. sometimes shares a joke with the audience D. is very strict most of the time
3.. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Obama won the election campaign. B. Obama is a brilliant speechmaker
C. Obama had taken a couple of jobs. D. Obama is good at writing.
科目:gzyy 来源:2012-2013学年云南省玉溪一中高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and ,my mother got it from hers. But I really need the money.
The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
【小题1】The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for _____.
A.his wife | B.his mother-in-law | C.his own mother | D.no one |
A.to see the perfect pearl | B.to buy some beautiful pearl too |
C.to get in touch with the rich man | D.to sell their own pearl at a high price |
A.he died suddenly |
B.he happened to be out |
C.he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money |
D.he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time |
科目:gzyy 来源:2015届黑龙江省绥化市高一下期第一次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
One day a rich man was invited to dinner at the home of one of his friends. He did not know what to 36 the wine, meat and chicken he had just bought. Certainly he could not 37 them to the servant. Then he had 38 idea. He called up the servant and 39 to him.
"I'll be away for the whole evening, and I'll leave you to look after the house. In the cupboard there are two bottles filled with 40 . Be careful about it. You'll be killed if you take even a 41 of it. There is also some meat and chicken in the cupboard. Take care of them". 42 these words the rich man left the home.
43 the master turned his back, the servant opened the cupboard and began to enjoy all the nice things in it. He 44 the two bottles and ate up the meat, the chicken and 45 he found in the cupboard. He was 46 and soon fell 47 .
At mid-night the rich man returned home. He looked into the cupboard and to his great 48 , all the wine and food were 49 . He was mad with 50 and called the servant up.
"Oh, Master," the servant began to say 51 the rich man could open his mouth; "while you were away, the neighbor's black cat stole into our kitchen and ate up every things in the cupboard. I know you would be angry with me. I was so 52 that I drank the two bottles of poison to kill 53 “there were tears in the servant's eyes.”Oh, Master," he continued, "Please don't get angry with a 54 _ man. I'll soon be dead.
The rich man, of course, did not 55 a word of his story. But again, he could do nothing about it.
1. A.make B.put into C.deal with D.do with
2. A.buy B.cook C.leave D.bring
3. A.some B.an C.the D.no
4. A.said B.told C.spoke D.talked
5. A.water B.oil C.wine D.poison
6. A.piece B.drop C.lot D.bottle
7. A.At B.On C.With D.Hearing
8. A.Before B.While C.Hardly when D.As soon as
9. A.broke B.emptied C.removed D.cleaned
10. A.that B.what C.something D.everything else
11. A.satisfied B.excited C.worried D.disappointed
12. A.sleep B.asleep C.sleepy D.sleeping
13. A.surprising B.surprise C.surprised D.joy
14. A.gone B.left C.missed D.disappeared
15. A.tears B.scene C.anger D.a smile
16. A.when B.after C.as D.before
17. A.afraid B.sad C.anxious D.sure
18. A.the cat B.the man C.myself D.the neighbor
19. A.dead B.dying C.living D.wounded
20. A.say B.hear C.believe D.listen to
科目:gzyy 来源:2013-2014学年山西省高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
_____ is known to us all _____ Lu Xun is famous for his great works_____ a great writer.
A. It; that; for B. It; that; as
C. As; / ; for D. As; that; as
科目:gzyy 来源:2015届山西省高一3月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money.
The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分离地).
1.The story took place ______.
A.France B.England C.Germany D.the US
2.Which of the following is true?
A.The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
B.A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
C.The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.
D.The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
3.Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A.He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B.He fell in love with her.
C.Her birthday was coming soon.
D.They were going to get married.
4.Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?
A.He looked very excited.
B.He looked pale and sad.
C.He was poorly dressed.
D.He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
5.What do you think happened at the end of the story?
A.The manager had cheated the young man.
B.His fiancee must be thankful to him for the present.
C.The guests would be angry because the servant had broken the vase.
D.What the careful servant had done gave the trick away.