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高中英语趣味阅读1EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!”Richardusedtoboast.“Andyou’llbesorryyouknewme,”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llbethebestlawyerinthetown!”GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.ThenRichardmarriedamysteriousgirl.Thecouplespenttheirhoneymoononthecoast—butRichardnevercameback.Thepolicefoundhiswalletonadesertedbeachbutthebodywasneverfound.Hemusthavedrowned.Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival(竞争对手).Perhapshemissedhim?Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries.He’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.”1.GeorgeandRichardwere______atschool.A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellers2.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?A.HeenviedRichard’smarriage.B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.D.HewasguiltyofRichard’sdeath.3.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom______.A.adictionarycollectorinAustraliaB.thelatter’srivalsDylansC.ararefirsteditionofadictionaryD.thewrappingpaperofabook4.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhileRichardwasmissing.D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.Keys:CBDD2\nOnceuponatime,twobrotherswholivedonneighboringfarmsfellintoconflict(冲突).Itwasthefirstseriousonebetweenthemin40yearsoffarmingpeacefullysidebyside.Intheend,theyfellapart.Onemorning,amanwithacarpenter’stoolboxcameforsomework.Theelderbrothersaid,“Ihaveajobforyou.Lookatthefarmacrossthecreek（河沟）.Myyoungerbrotherlivesthere.Itwashewhousedhisbulldozer（推土机）todigthecreeklastweektospite(刁难)me.SoIwantyoutobuildmeafence,an8–foot–highfence,inordernottoseehisplaceanymore.”Thecarpentersmiledandsaid,“Isee.I’lltrytodoajobthatsatisfiesyou.”Thentheelderbrotherwentdowntown.Atsunsetwhenthefarmerreturned,thecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjob.Thefarmer’seyesopenedwide!Tohissurprise,therewasnofencethereatall!Instead,therewasabridgestretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother!Afinepieceofwork!Hesawhisyoungerbrothercomingtohimwiththehandsoutstretching.Thebrothersstoodateachendofthebridge,andthentheymetinthemiddle,takingeachother’shands.Theyturnedtoseethecarpenterlifthistoolboxonhisshoulder.“No,wait!Stayafewdays.I’vealotofotherworkforyou,”saidtheelderbrother.“I’dlovetostayon,”thecarpentersaid,“butIhavesomanymorebridgestobuild.”5．Whatwasthelifelikeforthetwobrothersbeforetheconflict? A．Theylivedapoorlife.  B．Theylivedinpeace. C．Theyneverspoketoeachother. D．Theylivedonthesamefarm.6．Itcanbelearnedthatthecarpenterwas________. A.unwillingtoobeythefarmer B.fondofbuildingbridges C.unabletobuildafence  D.willingtohelpothers7．Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.  A．AFinePieceofWorkB．ACarpenter  C．AConflictbetweenTwoBrotherD．TwoBrothers8．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?   A．Theelderbrotherusedhisbulldozertodigacreek.B．Theelderbrotherhelpedthecarpenterbuildthebridge.C．Thebrotherswerebothsatisfiedwiththecarpenter’swork.D．Thecarpenterplannedtobuildan8-foot-highfenceasaskedto.Keys:BDAC3\nOnedayItookseveralpairsofshoestotheshoemakertobemended.AfteraweekIwenttotakethemback.Fourmonthslater,myhusbandandIwereinvitedtodinner.Itookoutapairofshoes.Ihadn'twornthemsincetheyweremended.Iputoneshoeonmyrightfoot,andthenIputtheotheronmyleft.ButIfeltthattheotheronewasonthewrongfoot.Itookbothshoesoffforacloserlook.Theywerenearlythesamestyle(式样),colourandsize,buteachwasfortherightfoot.ThenIthoughtoftheshoemaker.ThoughIwassurehewouldn'tremembermeaftersuchalongtime,Icalledhim."Thankgoodnessyoucalledmeatlast!"Hesaidhappily."Anangrywomanhasbeentroublingmeformonths!"9.Howmanypairsofshoesdidthewomantaketotheshoemakertobemended?A.Oneshoe.B.Twopairsofshoes.C.Onlythreeshoes.D.Somepairsofshoes.10.Theshoemaker__________.A.wasverycarefulwithhisworkB.mistookoneofthewoman'sshoesfortheotherwoman'sC.forgotthewomanbecauseithappenedalongtimeagoD.wastroubledbytwomen11.Didthewomanlookattheshoescarefullyaftertheyweretakenback?A.Yes,shedid.B.Thestorydidn'ttellus.C.No,butherhusbanddid.D.No,shedidn't.12.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Thewomanworetheshoesassoonastheyweremended.B.Bothshoeswerethesamestyle,butdifferentcolourandsize.C.Bothshoeswerefortherightfoot.D.Theshoemakercalledthewomanafteralongtime.Keys；BBDC4Ayoungmanwaswalkingthroughasupermarkettopickupafewthingswhen\nhenoticedanoldladyfollowinghimaround.However,heignoredherandcontinuedon.Finally,hewenttothecheckoutline,butshegotinfrontofhim.“Pardonme,”Shesaid,“I’msorryifmystaringatyouhasmadeyoufeeluncomfortable.It’sjustthatyoulookjustlikemysonwhojustdiedrecently.”“I’mverysorry,”repliedtheyoungman,“IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?”“Yes,”shesaid.“AsI’mleaving,canyousay‘Goodbyemother’?Itwouldmakemefeelmuchbetter.”“Sure,”answeredtheyoungman.Astheoldwomanwasleavingthecounter,hecalledoutfrombehindher,“Goodbyemother!”Ashesteppedupthecheckoutcounterandputwhatheboughtonthecounter,hesawthathistotalwas$127.50.“Howcanthatbe?”heasked,“Ionlyboughtafewthings!”“Yourmothersaidthatyouwouldpayforher,”saidtheclerk.13.Theunderlinedword“ignore”mostprobablymeans______________________.A.torefusetopayattentiontoB.toputonasmileatC.towatchoutforD.tolookdownupon14.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheeventsinthestory?a.Themansaid“Goodbyemother!”b.Thewomanleftthesupermarketc.Thewomanspoketotheyoungman.d.Themancametothecounter.e.Thewomangotinfrontofhim.f.Thewomanfollowedtheman.A.e,f,c,b,a,dB.c,e,f,a,b,dC.f,e,c,a,b,dD.d,e,c,f,b,a,15.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Themanwasfooledbythewoman.B.Thewomanwastoopoortopayforherself.C.Themandidn’tpayforthewoman.D.Thewomanfollowedtheman.16.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnexpectedMeetingattheSupermarketB.AFoolishYoungManandHisMotherC.ATotalof$127.50attheSupermarketD.AMotherandHerSonKeys:ACAC5IusedtodreamaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthe“Pisa”,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestpizzaintheworld,Ithought.ManyyearslaterIfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatitwasPisabutnotpizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.\nSomepeoplewantedtotrytofixit.Theywereafraiditmightfalloverandtheydidnotlikethewayitlooks.Idonotthinkitwasagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown.Itis600yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappennow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikethewayitlooks.Ilikethewayitleansoverthecity.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.Andwhocares?Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let’stakethetowerinPisaforexample.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.17.Thetextisabout_______________.A.ItalianPizzaB.Italy’sproblemsC.howtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.whythewriterlikesPisa18.Thewriterthinksthatpeoplecomefromallovertheworldtovisitthetowerbecause______.A.it’soldB.it’sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it’simperfect19.Whatisthecorrectordertoshowhowthewriter’sfeelingabouttheleaningtowerofPisa’sdevelopment?a.regardedPisaaspizzab.haddreamsaboutPisac.likeitbecauseitisimperfectd.visitedtheLeaningTowerofPisaA.a,b,c,dB.b,a,d,cC.b,,d,c,aD.a,b,d,c20.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Thetowerisleaninginthesamewayasaman.B.Thewriterlikesthetowersomuchthathetreatsitasaperson.C.ThetowerisimperfectjustlikeanypersonD.Ofallthetowers,thewriterlikestheLeaningTowerbest.Keys:CDDC6Mr.BlackandMr.Whiteweretwoveryfamousartistsinthecity.Theirdrawingswerealsoverypopularinthecity.Buttheytriedtoseewhocoulddrawthebestpicture.Onedaytheyaskedanoldmantobethejudge.Mr.Blackdrewanappletree.Heputhispictureinthefield.Soonthebirdscameandtriedtoeattheapples.Theoldmansawitandsaid,“Youhavecertainlywon.Mr.Whitecannotdrawsogoodapictureasyours.Butwewillgotoseehispicture.”TheywenttoMr.White’shouse.Therewerenothingbutredbeautifulcurtainsonthewall.Theoldmanasked,“Whereisyourpicture,Mr.White?”Hesaid,“Liftthecurtains,andyouwillfindmypicture.”Theoldmantriedtoliftthecurtainsbutfoundthattheyweredrawnthere.TheywereMr.White’spicture.Theoldmansaid,“Birdsthoughttheappleswerereal.Menthoughtthecurtainswerereal.SoMr.Whitewon.Hispictureisthebestone.”31.Mr.Blackdrew.A.anappletreeB.thebestpictureC.curtainsD.birds32.TheoldmanthoughtMr.Black’spicturewasgoodbecause.\nA.itwasinthefieldB.itwasanappletreeC.thebirdslikeditD.thebirdsthoughtitwasreal33.Mr.White’spicturewas.A.anappletreeB.curtainsC.nothingD.anoldman34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thebirdscameandatetheapplesup.B.TheoldmansaidMr.White’spicturewasthebestoneatlast.C.Thetwopictureswerenotsogood.D.Thecurtainsonthewallwerereal.Keys：ADCC