I would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.
Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.
Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didn’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.
The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror,  that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down.
Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.
The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”
Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”
As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”
【小题1】. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?

A．Good-mannered

B．Modest

C．Childish

D．Bookish

【小题2】 What do we know about the post at Camford University?

A．The applicants had to sit for an examination.

B．There was much competition for the post.

C．The post requires a lot of teaching experience.

D．The post offered quite high salary.

【小题3】. Adams did not bother to do any preparation because______.

A．he was quite familiar with the subject.

B．he knew the committee members well.

C．he had a well-thought-out plan.

D．he had full confidence in himself.

【小题4】 When Uncle Theo’s turn came, _______.

A．he felt so angry that he couldn’t see a word.

B．he felt so upset that he could not remember anything.

C．he had to put the same thoughts in another way.

D．he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory.

【小题5】 When the committee went out to make a decision, Adams _______.

A．could not help feeling worried.

B．could hardly wait to show his joy.

C．felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up.

D．felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo.

【小题6】Theo became successful because _______.

A．he had a better memory than Adams.
B．he was more experienced than Adams.	C．the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted.
D．the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech.

Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home．  16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily． And even little Alax  17  from time to time． The family were   18  from trip．

   But about three hours later things began to   19  ． It was starting to snow． Alvin sped up the car,   20 to arrive home before dark． But it was too dangerous to drive fast now． Because it was snowing more and more heavily． So Alvin had to   21 down． The snow on the   22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to   23 on it． Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow   24 the engine refused to start again．

“The snow doesn’t seem to   25  ． Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked． Clare said she  26  to walk． So they got out of the car with their son and began walking． But   27  was to come． Soon they lost their  28  and had to walk aimlessly on and on．

Night came． They were not afraid of the dark． But they were  29  that poor Alax would die of cold． However, their faith to keep Alax   30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength． They  31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk． They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their   32  again．

One, two, three, …seven days passed． On the eighth day,   33  at last came from Alvin’s parents, the police and local people． But the young   34  had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤)． Fortunately, there was  35  seriously wrong with little Alax．

1.A．Still             B．Even             C．Yet          D．Ever

2.A．cried       B．jumped           C．smiled       D．sang

3.A．taking      B．having            C．enjoying            D．starting

4.A．work   B．change           C．come        D．finish

5.A．phoning          B．deciding          C．thinking        D．hoping

6.A．get             B．slow               C．go           D．look

7.A．land            B．highway            C．fields        D．car

8.A．walk           B．sit                C．stay         D．wait

9.A．and             B．but              C．or             D．for

10.A．fall            B．end            C．continue      D．melt

11.A．liked          B．preferred         C．decided           D．wished

12.A．better        B．something       C．nothing            D．worse

13.A．hope           B．luck             C．way            D．money

14.A．certain       B．afraid           C．sorry          D．sure

15.A．happy       B．silent            C．alive            D．dead

16.A．slept           B．walked          C．watched        D．ate

17.A．heads       B．eyes             C．hands             D．feet

18.A．danger        B．help             C．luck            D．news

19.A．husband     B．wife         C．couple            D．baby

20.A．everything    B．anything        C．something    D．nothing

 

Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home． 36 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily． And even little Alax  37  from time to time．The family were   38  much fun．

   But about three hours later things began to   39  ．It was starting to snow． Alvin sped up the car,   40 to arrive home before dark．But it was too dangerous to drive fast now．Because it was snowing more and more heavily．So Alvin had to   41 down．The snow on the   42 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to   43 on it．Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow   44 the engine refused to start again．

“The snow doesn’t seem to   45  ．Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked．Clare said she  46  to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking．But   47  was to come．Soon they lost their  48  and had to walk aimlessly on and on．

Night came．They were not afraid of the dark．But they were  49  that poor Alax would die of cold．However, their faith to keep Alax   50 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength．They  51 and rested in turn and then continued their walk．They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their   52  again．

36． A．Still               B．Even                C．Yet              D．Ever

37． A．cried               B．jumped             C．smiled            D．sang

38． A．taking              B．having              C．enjoying             D．starting

39． A．work              B．change             C．come            D．finish

40． A．phoning            B．deciding            C．thinking           D．hoping

41． A．get                B．slow                C．go          D．look

42． A．land               B．highway             C．fields        D．car

43． A．walk               B．sit                  C．stay             D．wait

44． A．and               B．but                C．or               D．for

45． A．fall                B．end                  C．continue      D．melt

46． A．liked               B．preferred            C．decided             D．wished

47． A．better              B．something          C．nothing             D．worse

48． A．hope               B．luck               C．way              D．money

49． A．certain            B．afraid              C．sorry            D．sure

50． A．happy             B．silent              C．alive              D．dead

51． A．slept               B．walked            C．watched           D．ate

52． A．heads             B．eyes               C．hands               D．feet

53． A．danger             B．help               C．luck              D．news

54． A．husband           B．wife         C．couple                 D．baby

55． A．everything         B．anything           C．something        D．nothing

Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home．  16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily． And even little Alax  17  from time to time． The family were   18  from trip．

   But about three hours later things began to   19  ． It was starting to snow． Alvin sped up the car,   20 to arrive home before dark． But it was too dangerous to drive fast now． Because it was snowing more and more heavily． So Alvin had to   21 down． The snow on the   22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to   23 on it． Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow   24 the engine refused to start again．

“The snow doesn’t seem to   25  ． Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked． Clare said she  26  to walk． So they got out of the car with their son and began walking． But   27  was to come． Soon they lost their  28  and had to walk aimlessly on and on．

Night came． They were not afraid of the dark． But they were  29  that poor Alax would die of cold． However, their faith to keep Alax   30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength． They  31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk． They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their   32  again．

One, two, three, …seven days passed． On the eighth day,   33  at last came from Alvin’s parents, the police and local people． But the young   34  had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤)． Fortunately, there was  35  seriously wrong with little Alax．

A．Still          B．Even           C．Yet          D．Ever

A．cried              B．jumped         C．smiled       D．sang

A．taking             B．having          C．enjoying         D．starting

A．work          B．change          C．come        D．finish

A．phoning       B．deciding        C．thinking       D．hoping

A．get            B．slow            C．go           D．look

A．land          B．highway         C．fields        D．car

A．walk         B．sit              C．stay         D．wait

A．and           B．but             C．or            D．for

A．fall         B．end           C．continue      D．melt

A．liked        B．preferred        C．decided         D．wished

A．better        B．something      C．nothing         D．worse

A．hope         B．luck           C．way           D．money

A．certain      B．afraid          C．sorry        D．sure

A．happy      B．silent          C．alive          D．dead

A．slept         B．walked         C．watched        D．ate

A．heads       B．eyes            C．hands           D．feet

A．danger       B．help           C．luck          D．news

A．husband     B．wife         C．couple          D．baby

A．everything   B．anything       C．something    D．nothing

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　　Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still 1 Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax 2 from time to time. The family were 3 their trip.

　　But three hours later things began to 4 . It was starting to snow. Alvin 5 up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to 6 down. The snow on the 7 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to 8 on it. Their car slipped(滑落)off the road and got caught in the deep 9 and the engine refused to start again.

　　“The snow doesn't 10 to melt(融化). Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen(冻)to death or walk ahead through the snow?”Alvin asked. Clare said she 11 to walk. So they got out of the car with their Alex and began walking. But something 12 was to come. Soon they lost their 13 and had to walk aimlessly(无目标的)on and on.

　　Night came. They were not 14 the dark. But they feared that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith(坚信)to keep Alax 15 filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They 16 and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had 17 falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their 18 again.

　　One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the 19 , help at last came from Alvin's 20 , the police and local(当地的)people. And they were saved!

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