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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上画勾。

　　My grandfather used to have a beautiful gold pocket watch. He wore it on a fine gold chain across the front of his waistcoat, and when I was small he promised to leave it to me in his will.

　　“When I'm gone,” he said, “this is going to be yours.”

　　Unfortunately that will never happen now. About three months ago, my grandfather came up to London to visit us. The first Sunday morning after he arrived, my youngest son said he wanted to go to the park.

　　“We'll do better than that,” said my grandfather, “we'll go and feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square.” So off they went. They got home about tea-time and my grandfather was looking very upset.

　　“My watch,” he said, “it's gone. Someone must have stolen it while we were feeding the pigeons.”

　　“Did you tell the police?” I asked.

　　“No,” he said, “I didn't think it would do any good.”

　　“You should have reported it,” I said. “Perhaps you just lost it.”

　　“No,” he replied, shaking his head. “Someone must have taken it. But I know what I'm going to do.”

　　My grandfather put an advertisement in the Personal Column of the Evening Standard and Evening News for a week.

　　A few minutes after one on an afternoon, a small, nervous man, wearing a cloth cap, approached my grandfather. “Excuse me, Sir,” he asked, “are you the gentleman enquiring about his pocket watch?”

　　My grandfather nodded. “Well, you must understand, Sir, that I didn't have it, but the gentleman who did has asked me to give it back.”

　　From the pocket of his rather dirty overcoat, he produced my grandfather's watch. My grandfather was delighted. He paid the man 100 pounds, as promised, fixed the watch chain back where they belonged, and solemnly shook hands with the little man.

　　My grandfather went back to the bus stop. He thought he would like to have another look at his watch. So, smiling to himself, he unbuttoned his coat and looked down. The smile froze on his lips. The watch and chain were no longer there.

1．On the first morning Grandfather insisted on going to the Trafalgar Square because ________.

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A．he might talk to different people

B．he would be able to take a long walk

C．he liked the views there

D．he could feed the pigeons there

2．Grandfather didn't call the police when he found his watch missing because ________.

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A．he though it would be useless

B．he feared it would cost a great deal of money

C．he was afraid of the policemen

D．he had been disappointed by the police before

3．When Grandfather met a small man on an afternoon, ________.

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A．he paid him 100 dollars to the man for the watch

B．he thanked the man for finding the watch

C．the man denied having stolen the watch

D．the man gave him the watch for free

4．Grandfather realized at last that ________.

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A．the small man had always been innocent (清白的，无辜的)

B．it must have been the small man who had stolen his watch

C．it was wise for him to have found the thief in his own way

D．his watch had been changed into a cheap watch

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

　A beautiful and very successful actress (女演员) , Miss Hall, was the star of a new musical show．Her home was in the country, but she didn't want to go back every night, so the rented (租) an expensive house in the center of the city and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colors．

　It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it．She decided to give the painter two of the best seats．She thought that this would make him work better for her．The painter took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter's bill, at the bottom of which were the words：“Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance after 5 p. m. I get fifteen shillings (先令) an hour instead of ten shillings．”

(1) Why did Miss Hall rent an expensive house in the centre of the city?

　　Because ________．

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A．She wasn't satisfied with living in the country

B．She didn't want to go back every night

C．She lived in that country

D．She didn't want to go home in the country after her show at night

(2) Everybody wanted to see Miss Hall's show so ________ ．

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A．anybody could get tickets

B．nobody could get tickets

C．tickets were not easy enough to get

D．everybody couldn't get tickets

(3) Miss Hall gave the painter two of the best seats ________．　　　

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A．in order to let him enjoy her show

B．in order to let him serve her better

C．in order to thank him

D．instead of paying him any money

(4) Which of the following is true?　　　

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A．The painter was much interested in the show．

B．When the painter took the tickets given by Miss Hall he was very thankful．

C．The painter refused to pay for the tickets．

D．Miss Hall must have been surprised when she got the bill．

(5) From the bill, we can see ________．　　　

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A．he paid enough money for the tickets

B．he wanted 60 shillings for seeing her show

C．he paid ￡3 for the tickets

D．Miss Hall should pay the painter 15 shillings

　A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess（女家庭教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

　　“Forty.”

　　“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

　　“Two months and five days.”

　　“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct？”

　　Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.

　　“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect （疏忽）, Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

　　“You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

　　“But I made a note of it.”

　　“Well... if you say so.”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”

　　Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”

　　I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

　　“Merci （法语: 谢谢）,”she whispered.

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.

　　“For the money. ”

　　“But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’？”

　　“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

　　“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless （懦弱）?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws（爪）—to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !”

While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her ________.

　　A. a protest　　　　　　　　　　　B. gratitude

　　C. obedience　　　　　　　　　　 D. an explanation

What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.

　　A. nervousness in front of her boss

　　B. acceptance of injustice

　　C. shyness when talking about money

　　D. reluctance to express herself

The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

　　A. to be more aggressive

　　B. to be more careful in her work

　　C. to protect her right

　　D. to live independently

At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________.

　　A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

　　B. his worry about Julia’s future

　　C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people

　　D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited