I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.   

1.From the story we know that the policeman______.  

A. was kind but didn’t understand the writer? 

B. told the writer where to take a train  

C. knew what the writer really meant          

D. was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer  

2.What can we learn from the last paragraph?  

A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.? 

  B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.? 

  C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.?  

D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.  

3.In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?  

A. He didn’t know the city at all.      

B. He couldn’t speak the language.?  

C. He went too far in the wrong bus.    

D. He followed the policeman’s direction.

I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station

1. 1.

   From the story we know that the policeman______.

   1. A.
      was kind but didn’t understand the writer
   2. B.
      told the writer where to take a train
   3. C.
      knew what the writer really meant
   4. D.
      was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer
2. 2.

   What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   1. A.
      The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.
   2. B.
      The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.
   3. C.
      The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.
   4. D.
      The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed
3. 3.

   In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?

   1. A.
      He didn’t know the city at all
   2. B.
      He couldn’t speak the language.
   3. C.
      He went too far in the wrong bus
   4. D.
      He followed the policeman’s direction

I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.

About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.

56. The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.

　A. he had no money to buy a ticket　 　B. he wanted to lose himself in the city

　C. he tried to know the city in this way　 D. it was late and there were no buses passing by

57. From the story we know that the policeman______.

　A. was kind but didn’t understand the writer　B. told the writer where to take a train

　C. knew what the writer really meant　 　D. was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer

58. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.　

B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.

　C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.

　D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

59. In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?

A. He didn’t know the city at all.　 B. He couldn’t speak the language.

　C. He went too far in the wrong bus. D. He followed the policeman’s direction.

I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.

About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.

56. The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.

　A. he had no money to buy a ticket　 　

B. he wanted to lose himself in the city

　C. he tried to know the city in this way

D. it was late and there were no buses passing by

57. From the story we know that the policeman______.

　A. was kind but didn’t understand the writer　B. told the writer where to take a train

　C. knew what the writer really meant　 　D. was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer

58. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.　

B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.

　C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.

　D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

59. In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?

A. He didn’t know the city at all.　 B. He couldn’t speak the language.

　C. He went too far in the wrong bus. D. He followed the policeman’s direction.

Hilary Smith belonged to a good family．But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had．He then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison．He escaped from the prison and ran to Australia without delay.
Hilary did not like Australia. What he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work．Then he remembered that he was not alone in the world．He had an aunt．
She was his father's only sister, but his father used to say she brought no glory to the family．Hilary, of course, tried to discover what she had done．It seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman．Instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with "trade"．Of course as soon as she became "Mrs Parks" ,her brother considered her dead．Later on, Mr Parks died and left her a lot of money; but that did not bring her back to life in her brother's opinion．
Hilary discovered his aunt's address．Fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill．So Hilary's star shone again, and soon he moved into her house and lived as comfortably as a sailor who had just reached harbour．He had only about a six pence in his pocket．
One thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness．Hilary was very worried．Fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it．There was only one thing that could save him: her will．
"Will?" she said, "yes, I have made one．That was when I was a girl and had not much money．I left all my money to some religious people．"
"Didn't you make another will when you were married?" Hilary asked．
His aunt shook her head．"No," she said in a low voice, "There was no need．When I finally had a lot of money I found I had no relations．"
On the next day he went to the public library and examined a book of law．It told him what he already believed．When a woman is married, an earlier will lose its value．A new will must be made．If no new will is made, the money goes to the nearest relation．Hilary knew that he was his aunt's only relation．His future was safe．
After a few months had passed, Hilary's problems became serious．He badly needed money．He had expensive tastes, and owed a lot of money to shopkeepers．They trusted him because his aunt was rich; but the debt was terrible．
Unfortunately his aunt did not want to discuss money matters at all．In the end they had a quarrel about the small amount of ten pounds．Hilary was not very angry．He began to wonder about a new problem．Was it kind to want his aunt to live．any longer? Was it not better for her to die now? While he was considering what to do, his aunt told him that she was going to send for her lawyer．So she was going to make a new will, Hilary thought．She might leave all her money to someone else．Soon he reached a clear decision．He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman.
One night when the old servant who had been nursing his aunt went off, he doubled the amount of some medicine．The total amount was too great and it could just put her to sleep forever．
"Thank you," his aunt took the glass from his hand with a grateful look．"I want more than anything to sleep, and never to wake up again．Is that what you wish, Hilary? Don't blame me if I have some doubts about what you intended to do.Sick people get these ideas, you know．One thing I ought to explain to you．Mr Parks never married me．He already had a wife and couldn't marry again．That made your foolish father very angry with me．．．Well, if I am alive tomorrow I shall make another will in your favour．If I die tonight, you'll get nothing．．．No, Hilary, don't try to take the glass away．If you do that, I shall know and I don't want to know．Goodnight, Hilary．"
Then, very carefully, she raised the glass to her mouth and drank．
【小题1】From the story ,we learn that Hilary's aunt was ______．