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 (太平洋). 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 (争论) 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 (兑现金) 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...)
(
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
(
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.
(
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.
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 (太平洋). 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 (争论) 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 (兑现金) 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...)
(
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
(
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.
(
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.
答案：1.B 2.C 3.C
解析：
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### 四、阅读理解
我的名字叫亨利·亚当斯。27岁时，我在旧金山工作。一个周六的下午，我驾驶着我的小船，但是一阵强风把我的船吹进了太平洋。幸运的是，我被一艘开往伦敦的英国船救了。
我到达伦敦时只有一美元。我又累又饿。就在那时，附近一所房子的窗户打开了，一个男人对我说：“请进这里来。”我被带到一个漂亮的房间里。①有两位老先生正在讨论着什么。
这两位先生是兄弟。②一位兄弟说：“如果一个诚实又聪明的陌生人来到伦敦，没有朋友也没有钱，除了一张10万英镑的钞票，他会饿死的。如果他去银行兑换这张大钞，警察会认为他偷了它并逮捕他。”另一位兄弟回答：“不，我不同意。”
这两位先生决定用一场打赌来结束他们的争论。③他们选择了我，因为我有一张诚实、聪明的脸。而且，我对英国来说是个陌生人。他们中的一个给了我一个信封，告诉我直到我到了酒店房间才能打开它。
④离开那所房子后，我打开了信封，看到里面有钱！我冲到最近的一家餐馆。吃完后，我试图用这笔钱付款，但发现这是一张价值500万美元的钞票！没有人能兑现它。这让我头晕目眩。店主说：“先生，您什么时候想付这顿饭的钱都可以。我知道您是一位富有的绅士。您喜欢打扮成穷人来捉弄人。”
我很快回到那所房子，但被告知他们已经去旅行了。然后我想起了信封里的信。信上说：“在这个信封里你会找到一些钱。它只属于你30天。在那段时间结束时，回到这所房子。我们和你打了个赌。”多么奇怪啊！
然后，我走进一家服装店买一套便宜的西装。当我给店主看那张钞票时，他很生气，因为售货员卖给我这么糟糕的一套西装。
（未完待续……）
（ ）1. 我们可以把“几天来，他们一直在为一个非常奇怪的话题争论。”放在______处。
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
（ ）2. 从第5段中划线的句子“It made my head swim.”我们能了解到什么？
A. 我为这笔钱感到难过。
B. 我太高兴了，以至于想游泳。
C. 我担心如何使用这么大的一张钞票。
D. 我太兴奋了，以至于想洗头。
（ ）3. 接下来的故事中会发生什么？
A. 售货员继续卖给我这么便宜的一套西装。
B. 我因为不能兑现钱而离开了服装店。
C. 店主好好地招待了我，并为我订了一套新西装。
D. 我从店主那里了解到了那两位先生的情况。
### 四、阅读理解
我的名字叫亨利·亚当斯。27岁时，我在旧金山工作。一个周六的下午，我驾驶着我的小船，但是一阵强风把我的船吹进了太平洋。幸运的是，我被一艘开往伦敦的英国船救了。
我到达伦敦时只有一美元。我又累又饿。就在那时，附近一所房子的窗户打开了，一个男人对我说：“请进这里来。”我被带到一个漂亮的房间里。①有两位老先生正在讨论着什么。
这两位先生是兄弟。②一位兄弟说：“如果一个诚实又聪明的陌生人来到伦敦，没有朋友也没有钱，除了一张10万英镑的钞票，他会饿死的。如果他去银行兑换这张大钞，警察会认为他偷了它并逮捕他。”另一位兄弟回答：“不，我不同意。”
这两位先生决定用一场打赌来结束他们的争论。③他们选择了我，因为我有一张诚实、聪明的脸。而且，我对英国来说是个陌生人。他们中的一个给了我一个信封，告诉我直到我到了酒店房间才能打开它。
④离开那所房子后，我打开了信封，看到里面有钱！我冲到最近的一家餐馆。吃完后，我试图用这笔钱付款，但发现这是一张价值500万美元的钞票！没有人能兑现它。这让我头晕目眩。店主说：“先生，您什么时候想付这顿饭的钱都可以。我知道您是一位富有的绅士。您喜欢打扮成穷人来捉弄人。”
我很快回到那所房子，但被告知他们已经去旅行了。然后我想起了信封里的信。信上说：“在这个信封里你会找到一些钱。它只属于你30天。在那段时间结束时，回到这所房子。我们和你打了个赌。”多么奇怪啊！
然后，我走进一家服装店买一套便宜的西装。当我给店主看那张钞票时，他很生气，因为售货员卖给我这么糟糕的一套西装。
（未完待续……）
（ ）1. 我们可以把“几天来，他们一直在为一个非常奇怪的话题争论。”放在______处。
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
（ ）2. 从第5段中划线的句子“It made my head swim.”我们能了解到什么？
A. 我为这笔钱感到难过。
B. 我太高兴了，以至于想游泳。
C. 我担心如何使用这么大的一张钞票。
D. 我太兴奋了，以至于想洗头。
（ ）3. 接下来的故事中会发生什么？
A. 售货员继续卖给我这么便宜的一套西装。
B. 我因为不能兑现钱而离开了服装店。
C. 店主好好地招待了我，并为我订了一套新西装。
D. 我从店主那里了解到了那两位先生的情况。