47. At the end of the passage, who called out to the man?

A. The men in the rowboat　　　 　B. The men in the motorboat

C. Someone in the helicopter　　 . 　D. God himself

46. Why didn’t the man enter the rowboat at first?

A. Because he didn’t know the men in the boat.

B. Because he thought he could retreat to a higher place.

C. Because he was sure God would help him.

D. Because he was sure he could take himself to safety.

45. Which of the following do you think is the best title for his passage 　　.

A. A Man in Floods　　　　　　 B. God Will Help Me

C. A Town in Floods　　　　　 　D. Different Ways to Help People out of Water

44. What kind of man would you say the old man was?

A. He was foolish.

B. He was unpleasant.

C. He was very proud and sure of his health.

D. He was very impolite to young people.

B

A man stayed in his house as a flood engulfed(包围)his town. Two men in a boat came to his house and offered to take him to safety. “No, thank you,” said the man, “God will help me.”

As the waters rose, the man retreated(撤退)to the second floor of his house. Now, two men in a motorboat came by and offered to rescue him. Again, the man declined(拒绝), saying, “No, thank you. God will help me. ”

As the waters rose still higher, the man retreated again to the rooftop of his house. A plane came by, and someone inside it threw down a rope, urging(催促)the man to grab(抓住)it and be pulled up into the airplane. Once more, the man declined and said, “No, thank you. God will help me. ” Just then a mighty(强大的)voice called out to the man, “You idiot! I sent you a boat, a motorboat and now a plane. What more do you want me to do?”

43. When the old man said "I can't see why you shouldn't", what he meant was________

A. "You must try to live another year to interview me again next year.”

B. "Of course you can see me again since you're so fit and healthy.”

C. "If I live to a hundred years, you should interview me again.”

D. "Unless you live another year, you wouldn't be able to interview me again.”

42. When the interviewer said that he hoped very much to have the honour of interviewing the old man again the following year, ________

A. he was trying to make the old man happy.

B. he wished he himself would live another year.

C. he did not believe the old man would live to be one hundred.

D. he did not believe he would interview the old man again.

41. The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very_____

A. friendly man-he never made any enemies.

B. healthy man-he lived longer than all his enemies.

C. lucky man-his enemies had all died.

D. terrible man-he had got rid of all his enemies.

39. A. strange　 　 B. painful　　 　　　 C. peaceful　　　 D. natural

38. A, suffer　 　　 B. eat　　　 　　　　 C. harm. 　　　　　 D. spit(呕吐)