One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck．He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before．    

“How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson．    

The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing．    

This insult (侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge．    

Now, the judge, who heard the case, was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair．   

Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well．Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”    

Wilson said he would not be．The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished．    

“Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson．”    

Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it．    

Wilson waited for him to return with the money．He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business．    

When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck．Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer．When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you．”

1.Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A．Wilson had hit him before． 

B．He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his．

C．Wilson was a stranger there． 

D．Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking．

2.Which of the following explanations has the closest meaning with the underlined word “properly”?

A．completely         B. correctly     C. immediately    D. finally

3.The best title for this passage is ________．

A．I’ve passed my right on to you     

B．The judge and Wilson

C．Wilson and the young man      

D．The young man was set free

 

One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck. He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.

  “How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson.

  The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing.

  This insult(侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge.

  Now , the judge who heard the case was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair.

  Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well. Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”

  Wilson said he would not be. The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.

  “Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson.”

  Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it.

  Wilson waited for him to return with the money. He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business.

  When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck. Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer. When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you.”

Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A. Wilson had hit him before.              B. He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his.

C. Wilson was a stranger there.             D. Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking.

The judge thought about how to protect the young man because      .

A. he thought it a small matter                 B. as a judge, he should be fair

C. he thought the man too young to be punished   D. the young man was his friend’s son

According to the passage, while of the following is TRUE?

A. The young man was ordered to hit himself as hard as he had done on Wilson.

B. Wilson was allowed to hit the young man as hard as he had done.

C. Wilson was allowed to do more insulting on the young man.

D. The young man was ordered to hand a lot of money to Wilson.

The judge allowed the young man to go home, hoping      .

A. he would not return any more                B. he could escape from there

C. he would return in two hours                 D. he would get the money

The best title for this passage is      .

A. I’ve passed my right on to you               B. The judge and Wilson

C. Wilson and the young man                  D. The young man was set free

One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck．He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before．    
“How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson．    
The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing．    
This insult (侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge．    
Now, the judge, who heard the case, was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair．   
Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well．Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”    
Wilson said he would not be．The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished．    
“Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson．”    
Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it．    
Wilson waited for him to return with the money．He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business．    
When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck．Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer．When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you．”
【小题1】Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A．Wilson had hit him before．

B．He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his．

C．Wilson was a stranger there．

D．Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking．

【小题2】Which of the following explanations has the closest meaning with the underlined word “properly”?

A．completely

B．correctly

C．immediately

D．finally

【小题3】The best title for this passage is ________．

A．I’ve passed my right on to you

B．The judge and Wilson

C．Wilson and the young man

D．The young man was set free

It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”

  “To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.

 After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week.”

Which of the following is true? ____________

A .The young man went past the railway station. 

B. The young man was working in the railway station

C. The young man had just got off a train.

D. The young man was waiting for his friend there.

What do you think of the car driver?__________

A .He was a nice and clever man.  B. He liked to work very hard.

C. He was good at driving       D. He was not an honest person.

The driver felt very ____when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.

A .sad  B. sorry  C. happy  D. worried

From the passage we know that the young man__________.

A .Knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel.

B. Had been to the hotel several times.

C. didn’t want to stay in this city.

D. must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well.

Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: "How do I get a good job?"   1.  .

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and find the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in-person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time.    2.  . He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the young man offered to take his place.    3.   .

 4.  . If the young man had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to get plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying.    5.. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

B．People find jobs in an limitless number of ways.

C．It's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers.

D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer

all the company's faults.

F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when you are given one.