C. About twelve o’clock..
D. When someone telephoned the police station.
5. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise? A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night. B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night. C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired. D. Because he hated the noise.
【答案与解析】这是一篇关于Harris夫妇之间举行宴会所发生的有趣的故事。
1. B。从文章的第1句我们得知Mr. Harris changed his work，所以他才移居到另一个小镇，也就是B答案。 2. C。第2段的We’ve been to a lot of other people's houses告诉了我们他们之所以举办宴会的原因，据此可选C项。 3. C。题目问的是Mrs. Harris预计宴会持续多长时间，而不是实际到几点结束。在Mrs. Harris刚开始写请柬时是写Party: 6:30 to 8:30 pm，大概两个小时，即答案C。
4. C。宴会结束是midnight，也就是午夜12点，而当警察出现时，宴会还在进行，而我们从文章可以推断出宴会是在警察走后才结束的。
5. B。根据全文我们可以推测出电话是Mr. Harris打的，而打电话的原因属选项B最符合原文。
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A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran
away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.
That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”
1. The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to _______.
A. buy some food for his family B. buy some medicine for his wife C. go to see a doctor
D. go to the cinema
2. The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because _______. A. they were too bad
B. they were very expensive
C. it rained hard that morning D. people wouldn’t go out on such a bad day 3. As _______, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up. A. he was ready to help others
B. the person was one of his friends C. he thought the person would thank him D. he thought the person had drunk too much 4. The farmer ran away quickly because _______. A. the policemen were coming towards him B. his wife was waiting for him at home C. he was afraid to see a dead man
D. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer 5. The officer tried the farmer to _______. A. know who had killed the man B. know if he had seen the dead man C. ask when he saw the dead man D. ask if he had seen the knife
【答案与解析】本文讲述了一个胆小的农民遇到一个死人，而被警察传讯的故事。
1. B。细节题。根据第1段第二、三句 One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market 可知答案为B。
2. D。细节题。根据第1段第5句 But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street 可知答案为 D。
3. D。推断题。运用排除法：前3项文中都没有提到，尽管第4项也没有提到，但比较符合常理。 4. C。细节题。这个农民很胆小，当他发现这是个死人的时候他当然非常害怕，所以选择C。
5. A。推断题。警察审问的目的就是为了找出凶手，很显然答案是A。
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A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said
quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”
“Fifty pounds”, he answered.
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.
1. The lady was thankful to the doctor because ________. A. he had saved her life
B. he had saved her son’s life
D. he often called on her
C. he had lent her some money
2. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______. A. the purse should be given between friends B. the purse was too small C. the lady was not kind to him
D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee
3. What the doctor said ______ the lady. A. worried
B. interested C. frightened D. hurt
4. The money in the purse _______. A. was only 150 pounds B. was less than 200 pounds
C. was much more than the medical fee D. was not enough for the medical fee
5. How do you think the doctor would feel in the end? A. Sorry and worried C. Excited and proud
B. Regret and proud D. Sorry and regret
【答案与解析】一位医生救活了一位女士的儿子，女士为了表示感激，亲手缝制了一个钱包，医生却嫌礼轻而拒绝了，殊不知里面装的是4张面值为五十英镑的钞票。
1. B。细节题。根据第1段 his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again 可知答案为 B。 2. D。细节 题。根据a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done 可知答案为 D。
3. D。细节题。根据 The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment 可知此题答案为 D。
4. C。细节题。根据原文可知医生要的医疗费是50英镑，而女士送的钱包里装的却是4张面值为五十英镑的钞票，由此可判断出此题答案为 C。
5. D。推断题。医生会因为误会了这位女士而感到 sorry(抱歉)也会因为没有得到其他3张钞票感到 regret(遗憾)，所以此题答案为 D。
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Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.
“You have served me well, innkeeper,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.” “Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?” “What is it?” Napoleon asked.
“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.
At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.