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A poor traveller stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away , there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying (油炸) fish and selling it to travellers. The woman watched the poor traveller carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You haven't paid me for the fried fish!”
“But I have not had any fried fish!” he said.
“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables ,” said the woman , “If you had not smelled the fish , your meal would not have been so pleasant!”
Soon a crowd collected, and although they supported the poor traveller, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.
Finally, the woman took the poor traveller to a judge , who said , “The woman says that the traveller ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish. The traveller agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman's shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost” he asked the woman.
“Twenty-five cents a plate ,” she answered , delighted.
“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveller must hold up a twenty-five cent piece so that its shadow (影子) falls on the woman's hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of twenty-five cents.”
1.Why did the traveller refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish? Because ________.
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A.he was poor
B.he was rude
C.he was supported by a crowd
D.he hadn't eaten her fried fish at all
2.When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt ________.
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3.Which of the followng statements is true?
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A.The traveller bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.
B.The judge had no idea what the woman meant.
C.In the fifth paragraph , the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it” .
D.The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end.
4.What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?
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A.He was foolish.
B.He was clever.
C.He was neither foolish nor clever.
D.He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
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A.The Smell and the Shadow
B.A Poor Traveller
C.A Rude Woman
D.A Woman and a Traveller
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Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in England. Then workers were sent for it and a platform was made. With a worker's help, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn't know it because he was thinking of his pictures.
The worker saw everything. “What should I do?” he thought.“Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.” So the worker quickly took some paint and threw it at the pictures.
“What are you doing?” cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.
1.Thornhill was an English ________.
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2.He was asked to ________.
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A.paint a picture for the king
B.paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace
C.have his pictures painted in the king's palace
D.paint for a worker
3.They worked for ________and at last the pictures were ready.
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4.The worker threw some paint at the pictures because ________.
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A.he didn't like the pictures
B.he wanted to save the painter
C.he was angry with the painter
D.he didn't think the pictures were beautiful
5.The writer wants to tell us ________.
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A.not to be frightened and to use your head in danger
B.a painter should pay full attention to his job
C.it's important for us to help each other at work
D.a friend in need is a friend indeed
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第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题。 第一节每小题2分, 第二节每小题1分;满分45分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoys it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll.In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson.One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family.To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character.They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . The book was an immediate success.
One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular l999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
41.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. Charles’ family life
B. a girl’s adventurous experiences
C. a magical world called Wonderland
D. the birth of a book and its lasting influences .
42. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer published his works under his real name.
B. The character Alice originated from George’s child.
C. John Tenniel contributed partly to the popularity of the book.
D. Charles offered a copy to George for advice.
43. We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles' writings
B. Charles had a gift for reasoning and writing
C. Charles had all his works translated into fifty languages
D. The Matrix was based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
44. Which of the following is the right order of the passage?
a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.
b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.
c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.
d. More parts were added to the story by Charles.
e. The book won a large number of fans.
A. c-b-a-d-e B. c-a-b-e-d C. b-a-d-c-e D. b-a-c-e-d
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