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，“I'm not going to charge（向……要价……）you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine．I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle．I'm not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle．Now，ladies and gentlemen，I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle． Think，my friends，for ten dollars you can live forever．
Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this．
One person shouted，“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it？Then another person cried，“Yes， you look as if you're at least sixty years old．
“Thank you，sir，thank you，the man answered，“I'm 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've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years．
【小题1】What did the man sell at first at the fair？
| A．bottles |
| B．a cure for colds |
| C．a cure for old age |
| D．a medicine that made people live forever |
| A．one dollar a bottle | B．twenty-five dollars a bottle |
| C．fifty dollars a bottle | D．ten dollars a bottle |
| A．仆人 | B．朋友 | C．助手 | D．同伴 |
| A．The man is not honest，and so is his assistant |
| B．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive． ． |
| C．The cheaper the medicine is，the more people will buy． |
| D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people live forever． |
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：文章大意：本文主要讲述了一个人和他的助手在集市上卖长寿药行骗的故事。
【小题1】B细节理解题。结合At first he sold bottles of a cure（药剂）for colds（感冒）for just a dollar a bottle（起先他卖一美元一瓶的治感冒的药）可知答案。细节理解题。结合At first he sold bottles of a cure（药剂）for colds（感冒）for just a dollar a bottle（起先他卖一美元一瓶的治感冒的药）可知答案。故B正确。
【小题2】D细节理解题。结合I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle（我只打算卖一瓶10美元。）可知答案。故D正确。
【小题3】C词义理解题。结合“其中一人当那个助手经过时问她，“他已329岁了，这是真的吗？”他问。
”可知答案。故C正确。
【小题4】A推理判断题。结合文章内容可买药的人和他的助手都是骗子。故A正确。
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| A．He wanted to take a voyage. |
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| D．By raising the floor. |
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| A．She is the first woman pilot |
| B．She is a disabled Taekwondo champion |
| C．She is the director of a documentary |
| D．She is an armless woman with strong faith |
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