What would you like ________ breakfast?

　　A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. for

 

　　Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford (牛津大学) for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parent about Oxford.

　　It happened one night that the father, the mother and the young student were sitting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, “My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned. ”The son smiled and said, “Father, I have studied a science which can make prove (证明) that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens. ”“Well, ” said the father, “this is something I would like very much to know. ”

　　“There are two chickens on the plate, ” said the student, he took one of the chickens in his hand and said. “Here is one more; and one and two makes three. So here are three chickens. ” Then the father took one of the chickens to himself, gave the other to his wife, and said, “I will have one of the chickens myself; your mother shall have another; and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

1．The rich man loved his son very much, so he ________ .

[　　]

A．sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years.

B．wanted him to live at Oxford for two or three years.

C．sent him to Oxford to study.

2．The story happened ________ .

[　　]

A．one morning when the family were having breakfast

B．One night when the student and his parents were having dinner

C．one evening when they were sitting at the table

3．The father asked his son ________ .

[　　]

A．how much money he had spent at the university

B．how he likes Oxford

C．what he had learned by the end of the first year at the university

4．The student said that ________ .

[　　]

A．he could make three chickens

B．he could change the two chickens on the plate into three

C．he could prove the two chickens on the plate were really three

5．In the end ________ .

[　　]

A．the student had nothing to eat for his supper

B．each of them had a chicken for their supper

C．the father gave his son the third chicken to eat

One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with   36 .
I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be   37 .
I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to   38  on the bus.
In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”
Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I   39  to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a   40 .
I thought I had made it safely through the whole day,   41  what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.
My parents looked at each other. My father   42  again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.
“Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another   43   
and were becoming annoyed.
“Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.
“It   44  the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for   45  information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.”
“I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my   46 .
“I think it worked   47 !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.”                              

【小题1】

A．actions B．answers C．gestures D．questions

【小题2】

A．deep B．free C．quick D．strong

【小题3】

A．get B．sit C．come D．take

【小题4】

A．fail B．have C．want D．manage

【小题5】

A．habit B．step C．goal D．rule

【小题6】

A．or B．so C．but D．and

【小题7】

A．tried B．asked C．guessed D．ordered

【小题8】

A．look B．word C．mind D．topic

【小题9】A. refers to            B. belongs to     C. puts on        D. depends on

【小题10】

A．sending B．finding C．sharing D．keeping

【小题11】

A．test B．idea C．plan D．wonder

【小题12】

A．slowly B．safely C．perfectly D．properly