四、阅读理解
My name is Henry Adams. When I was 27, I worked in San Francisco. One Saturday afternoon, I sailed my little boat but a strong wind pushed my boat into the Pacific Ocean. Luckily, I was saved by a British ship heading to London.
I had only one dollar when I arrived in London. I was tired and hungry. At that moment, the window of a nearby house opened and a man said to me, “Come in here, please.” I was taken to a beautiful room. ① There were two old gentlemen discussing something.
The two gentlemen were brothers. ② One brother said, “If an honest and clever stranger arrives in London without friends and money, except for a £100,000 bank note (钞票), he will starve (挨饿) to death. If he goes to the bank to change this big note, the police will think he stole it and arrest him.” The other brother answered, “No, I disagree.”
The two gentlemen decided to end their argument with a bet. ③ They chose me because I had an honest, clever face. Also, I was a stranger to England. One of them gave me an envelope and told me not to open it until I was in my hotel room.
④ After leaving the house, I opened the envelope and saw money inside of it! I rushed to the nearest restaurant. After eating, I tried to pay with the money, but discovered that it was a bank note worth five million dollars! No one could possibly cash it. It made my head swim. The owner said, “You can pay for the meal whenever you want, sir. I understand that you are a rich gentleman. You like playing jokes on people by dressing like a poor man.”
I quickly returned to the house but was told that they had left on a trip. Then I remembered the letter inside the envelope. It said, “In this envelope you will find some money. It is yours for only 30 days. At the end of that time, return to this house. We have a bet on you.” How strange!
Then, I entered a clothes store to buy a cheap suit. When I showed the owner the bank note, he was angry since the salesman sold me such a terrible suit.
(To be continued... )
—Adapted from The Million Pound Bank Note
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A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
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A. I was sad about the money.
B. I was so happy that I wanted to swim.
C. I was worried about how to use such a big bank note.
D. I was so excited that I wanted to wash my head.
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A. The salesman continued to sell me such a cheap suit.
B. I left the clothes store because I couldn’t cash the money.
C. The owner served me well and ordered a new suit for me.
D. I learned about the two gentlemen from the store owner.
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① Henry went to a clothes shop to buy a cheap suit.
② Henry was invited into a nice house after arriving in London.
③ The restaurant owner let Henry go without paying right away.
④ Henry found the brothers had left when he went back to the house.
⑤ The rich brothers gave Henry a letter and told him not to open it early.
A. ②⑤③④① B. ②⑤④③① C. ⑤②③④① D. ②③⑤④①
My name is Henry Adams. When I was 27, I worked in San Francisco. One Saturday afternoon, I sailed my little boat but a strong wind pushed my boat into the Pacific Ocean. Luckily, I was saved by a British ship heading to London.
I had only one dollar when I arrived in London. I was tired and hungry. At that moment, the window of a nearby house opened and a man said to me, “Come in here, please.” I was taken to a beautiful room. ① There were two old gentlemen discussing something.
The two gentlemen were brothers. ② One brother said, “If an honest and clever stranger arrives in London without friends and money, except for a £100,000 bank note (钞票), he will starve (挨饿) to death. If he goes to the bank to change this big note, the police will think he stole it and arrest him.” The other brother answered, “No, I disagree.”
The two gentlemen decided to end their argument with a bet. ③ They chose me because I had an honest, clever face. Also, I was a stranger to England. One of them gave me an envelope and told me not to open it until I was in my hotel room.
④ After leaving the house, I opened the envelope and saw money inside of it! I rushed to the nearest restaurant. After eating, I tried to pay with the money, but discovered that it was a bank note worth five million dollars! No one could possibly cash it. It made my head swim. The owner said, “You can pay for the meal whenever you want, sir. I understand that you are a rich gentleman. You like playing jokes on people by dressing like a poor man.”
I quickly returned to the house but was told that they had left on a trip. Then I remembered the letter inside the envelope. It said, “In this envelope you will find some money. It is yours for only 30 days. At the end of that time, return to this house. We have a bet on you.” How strange!
Then, I entered a clothes store to buy a cheap suit. When I showed the owner the bank note, he was angry since the salesman sold me such a terrible suit.
(To be continued... )
—Adapted from The Million Pound Bank Note
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B
) 1. We can best put “For several days, they had been arguing about a very strange subject.” in .A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
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C
) 2. What can we learn from the underlined sentence “It made my head swim.” in paragraph 5?A. I was sad about the money.
B. I was so happy that I wanted to swim.
C. I was worried about how to use such a big bank note.
D. I was so excited that I wanted to wash my head.
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C
) 3. What will happen in the following story?A. The salesman continued to sell me such a cheap suit.
B. I left the clothes store because I couldn’t cash the money.
C. The owner served me well and ordered a new suit for me.
D. I learned about the two gentlemen from the store owner.
(
A
) 4. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?① Henry went to a clothes shop to buy a cheap suit.
② Henry was invited into a nice house after arriving in London.
③ The restaurant owner let Henry go without paying right away.
④ Henry found the brothers had left when he went back to the house.
⑤ The rich brothers gave Henry a letter and told him not to open it early.
A. ②⑤③④① B. ②⑤④③① C. ⑤②③④① D. ②③⑤④①
答案：1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A
解析：
【分析】
本题为阅读理解题，需结合文章内容及题型特点逐一分析：1. 第1题是句子还原题，需关注上下文逻辑衔接，匹配原句与对应段落的语境；2. 第2题是句意猜测题，需定位划线句的上下文，结合前文情节推断含义；3. 第3题是推理判断题，需根据前文情节推断后续发展；4. 第4题是事件排序题，需梳理文章中各事件的先后顺序，对应选项匹配。
【解析】
1. 第1题：句子还原题。原句意为“几天来，他们一直在争论一个非常奇怪的话题”。原文②处前一句介绍两位是兄弟，后一句是其中一位兄弟阐述关于百万英镑钞票的赌约内容，正好衔接“争论奇怪话题”的语境，因此该句应放在②处，选B。
2. 第2题：句意猜测题。定位到第5段划线句前文，Henry发现信封里是面值五百万美元的钞票，无人能兑换，因此“It made my head swim.”意为“我担心怎么使用这么大的钞票”，对应选项C。
3. 第3题：推理判断题。前文餐厅店主看到Henry持大钞，认为他是有钱人，对他态度友好；结合后续Henry进入服装店的情节，可推断服装店店主也会因看到大钞而服务周到，对应选项C。
4. 第4题：事件排序题。梳理文章事件顺序：②Henry抵达伦敦后被邀请进入漂亮房子；⑤两位兄弟给Henry一个信封并叮嘱不要提前打开；③Henry打开信封后去餐厅用餐；④Henry返回房子时发现两位兄弟已离开；①Henry进入服装店买便宜西装。正确顺序为②⑤③④①，选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解，逻辑衔接，推理判断
【点评】
本题改编自经典作品《百万英镑》，考查学生对文章内容的逻辑衔接、句意理解、推理判断及事件顺序的把握，题型常规，需学生仔细梳理文章脉络即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为阅读理解题，需结合文章内容及题型特点逐一分析：1. 第1题是句子还原题，需关注上下文逻辑衔接，匹配原句与对应段落的语境；2. 第2题是句意猜测题，需定位划线句的上下文，结合前文情节推断含义；3. 第3题是推理判断题，需根据前文情节推断后续发展；4. 第4题是事件排序题，需梳理文章中各事件的先后顺序，对应选项匹配。
【解析】
1. 第1题：句子还原题。原句意为“几天来，他们一直在争论一个非常奇怪的话题”。原文②处前一句介绍两位是兄弟，后一句是其中一位兄弟阐述关于百万英镑钞票的赌约内容，正好衔接“争论奇怪话题”的语境，因此该句应放在②处，选B。
2. 第2题：句意猜测题。定位到第5段划线句前文，Henry发现信封里是面值五百万美元的钞票，无人能兑换，因此“It made my head swim.”意为“我担心怎么使用这么大的钞票”，对应选项C。
3. 第3题：推理判断题。前文餐厅店主看到Henry持大钞，认为他是有钱人，对他态度友好；结合后续Henry进入服装店的情节，可推断服装店店主也会因看到大钞而服务周到，对应选项C。
4. 第4题：事件排序题。梳理文章事件顺序：②Henry抵达伦敦后被邀请进入漂亮房子；⑤两位兄弟给Henry一个信封并叮嘱不要提前打开；③Henry打开信封后去餐厅用餐；④Henry返回房子时发现两位兄弟已离开；①Henry进入服装店买便宜西装。正确顺序为②⑤③④①，选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解，逻辑衔接，推理判断
【点评】
本题改编自经典作品《百万英镑》，考查学生对文章内容的逻辑衔接、句意理解、推理判断及事件顺序的把握，题型常规，需学生仔细梳理文章脉络即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6