阅读理解.

　　A man was selling medicine at a fair (集市).At first he sold bottles of a cure (药剂)for colds(感冒)for just a dollar a bottle.

　　Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

　　Then，when he had a big crowd，the man held up a very small bottle.

　　“And now. ladies and gentlemen.” he shouted．“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.”

　　“And，ladies and gentlemen，”the man continued(继续).“I am not going to charge (向……要价……) you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen. I am going to charge you just ten dollars you can live forever.”

　　Most of the people in the crowd did not believe (相信)this.

　　One person shouted．“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it?”

　　Then the other man cried，“Yes，you look as if you are at least sixty years old．”

　　“Thank you，sir，thank you，”the man answered，“I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.”

　　The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by.“Is that true?” he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?”

　　“Don't ask me，”the assistant said，“I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

(1)What did the man sell at first at the fair? He sold ________ .

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A．a cure for colds

B．bottles

C．a cure for old age

D．a medicine that made people live forever

(2)The people didn't believe his medicine could cure old age because ________ .

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A．the medicine was too cheap

B．the medicine was too expensive

C．he looked quite old himself

D．he didn't look honest

(3)How much did the man charge for the cure for old age? He charged ________ .

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A．one dollar a bottle

B．twenty-five dollars a bottle

C．ten dollars a bottle

D．fifty dollars a bottle

(4)What does the word “assistant” mean in this passage (段落)?

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(5)What does this passage really mean?

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A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B．The man is not honest and so is his assistant.

C．The cheaper the medicine is the mole people will buy.

D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people  

live forever.

完形填空

　　Once a beggar(乞丐)had walked about five miles in the hot sun. He was quite tired and wanted to 1 . As he came to a crossing, he saw a tall tree. On one side 2 the tree he saw a board(木牌). “Take This Road To Franklin”was written on the board.

　　“I will rest under the 3 ,”said the beggar. “I can lie on the board while I sleep. ”

　　As the beggar 4 , a doctor rode up to him.

　　“Wake up, beggar!”said the doctor. “I am lost. Can you tell me 5 road to take to Franklin?”

　　“It is too hot to think. ”said the beggar. “Thinking is work in such a 6 day.”

　　“Here is a dollar, ”said the doctor, “now, will you think?”

　　“Of course, I will, sir!”said the beggar, “ 7 that road to Franklin. ”

　　After a while, a driver stopped 8 the beggar which road to take to Franklin.

　　“You must give me a dollar, ”said the beggar, “for me to start thinking.”The driver gave him a dollar. “Turn to the left. ”the beggar said. The beggar went back to 9 . Before long a farmer woke him up.

　　“Which is the road to Franklin?”he asked. The beggar got 10 dollar and the farmer went along the road.

　　“A doctor gets paid when he doctors. ”Said the beggar to himself, “a driver gets paid when he drives, and a farmer gets paid when he farms. But this time a beggar got paid, and all he did was thinking!”

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完形填空

　　 Once a beggar had walked about five miles in the hot sun.He was quite tired and wanted to （ 1） .As he came to a crossing,he saw a tall tree.On one side （2） the tree he saw a board.“Take This Road To Franklin” was written on the board.

　　“I will rest under the （3） ,”said the beggar.“I can lie on the board while I sleep.”

　　 As the beggar （4） ,a doctor rode up to him.

　　“Wake up,beggar!” said the doctor.“I am lost.Can you tell me （5） road to take to Franklin?”

　　 “It is too hot to think,”said the beggar.“Thinking is work in such a （6 ） day.”

　　 “Here is a dollar，”said the doctor，“Now,will you think?”

　　 “Of course,I will,sir!”said the beggar,“He took the money and told the doctor which road to （7） to Franklin.”

　　 After a while,a driver stopped to （ 8 ） the beggar which road to take to Franklin.

　　“You must give me a dollar,” said the beggar.“For me to start thinking.”

　　 The driver gave him a dollar.“Turn to the left,” the beggar said.

　　 The beggar went back to （9 ） .Before long a farmer woke him up.

　　 “Which is the road to Franklin?”He asked.The beggar got （10 ）dollar and the farmer went along the road.

　　 “A doctor gets paid when he doctors,” said the beggar to himself.“A driver gets paid when he drives,and a farmer gets paid when he farms.But this time a beggar got paid,and all he did was—telling the way.”

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　　In many big cities there are people who cannot get work. Sometimes they do not want to work, but sometimes there isn't any work for them to do.

　　Some of these people beg for money. Some of them sell boxes of matches or cheap pens, and some or them sell flowers.

　　Andrew never gave money to beggars. "People should work for their money," he believed. He also believed there was work for everyone, which was however not true.

　　One day when he was waiting for a bus, he met a beggar who was an old woman wearing very old and dirty clothes. She had no shoes and she was selling some flowers.

　　"Give an old woman ten dollars, mister," she said to Andrew. "I haven't had a meal for three days."

　　"I'm not giving you ten dollars," Andrew said.

　　"What about five dollars, then, mister?" the poor old woman asked. "That'll buy me a couple of pieces of bread."

　　"No," Andrew said.

　　"Then what about one dollar?" the old woman asked. "I can buy an orange."

　　"I haven't got one dollar," Andrew said. "Now go away."

　　The old woman looked at him sadly, and then gave him her flowers.

　　"Here, mister," she said. "You have these. You need them more than I do."

(1)Andrew never gave money to beggars because _______.

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A．he didn't like them

B．they didn't need money

C．he thought they should work

D．he had no money

(2)The beggar was _______.

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A．an old man

B．a young man

C．a young woman

D．an old woman

(3)At first the beggar asked Andrew for ________.

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A．a dollar	B．ten dollars
C．five dollars	D．a hundred dollars

(4)Why did the beggar give Andrew the flowers?

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A．Because Andrew liked flowers.

B．Because she thought Andrew had nothing.

C．Because Andrew asked for them.

D．Because she was tired of them.

阅读理解　　

    One day we invited my friends to dinner. When it was about six o'clock, my wife found that we had little bread.

　　So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.

　　“Here's a dollar,” my wife said, “get two loaves (条) of bread, if they have it. If they don't have it, get anything. But hurry!”

　　Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop (拉啦圈) whirling (旋转) round her middle.

　　“Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where's the bread?”

　　“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold all their bread,” answered Kathy, “and you said‘ If they don't have that, get anything!'”

(1) One day Kathy's parents invited some friends to________.

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(2) How much did Kathy's mother give her?

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(3) Kathy ________ in a hurry.

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(4) What did Kathy buy at last?

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A. Other food.

B. Nothing.

C. Hula.

D. Two loaves of bread.