Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he couldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
1.
Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?
A. Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.
B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C. Because she basement was too cold to stay in.
D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
2. In paragraph two, the pair refers to __________.
A. the poor couple B. the rich couple
C. the guests D. the angels
3. The younger angel was very angry because __________.
A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow
B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D. the angel of death took the cow away
4. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?
A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.
D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
5. The story tries to tell the reader that __________.
A. angels are always ready to help the poor
B. sometimes things are not what they seem
C. angels are always ready to help the rich
D. the young should always learn from the old
请选出与所给句子或划线部分意思最接近的答案：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1.
Was it by accident or by design?
A. Was it on purpose or not? B. Was it designed by somebody?
C. Was it an accident? D. Did it happen accidently?
2.
Did I really hear a voice or was it only my fancy?
A. Did I really hear a voice or was it only my image？
B. Did I really hear a voice or was it only what I like?
C. Did I hear a voice or someone crying in my dream?
D. Did I notice a voice or it is not the really one?
3.
He is above stealing.
A. He is good at stealing. B. He never steals.
C. He likes stealing. D. He is forced to steal.
4.
He is a bad actor.
A. He is not good at performance. B. He is a little good at performance.
C. He is a very dangerous person to do anything. D. He is not fit for being an actor.
5.
He is lacking animal force.
A. His energy is not full enough. B. He is as strong as an animal.
C. He can do something with his own force. D. He has enough energy.
6.
He is anything but a doctor.
A. He is only a doctor. B. He is not a doctor.
C. He is somebody else. D. What he does isn’t like a doctor.
7.
Anything is at your service.
A. Your work is to serve everything. B. You can serve everybody with your own effort.
C. We all want to get your service. D. You can use everything you need as you like.
68. You’ve tried three times. Tony’s been standing for two hours; let the dog see the rabbit!
A. let the dog run after a rabbit B. ask the dog to watch rabbits
C. it’s Tony’s turn to do something D. it’s your turn to do something.
8.
What price going for a walk?
A. What about going for a walk? B. How much do you need for going for a walk?
C. How much could I get for a walk? D. What is the price you’ll pay for a walking?
9.
He talked and talked but never came to the point.
A. He talked a lot on the key point. B. He talked a lot but didn’t focus on the key point.
C. He talked less than he need to. D. He talked more than he really needed to.
10.
He began to smell a rat in the matter.
A. feel that there was a rat near him B. feel something not going so good
C. feel a rat would make something wrong D. smell a rat’s smell in the matter
11.
John is always reasonable.
A. John is open-minded and easy to get along with.
B. John always has a reason to do what he wants.
C. John is always good at reasoning in some case.
D. John can reason something others couldn’t.
12.
I must pop off now.
A. I must go now. B. My pop music life is ended now.
C. I am not popular. D. I must make my corn pop.
13.
He doesn’t care a pin for her.
A. He doesn’t like a needle for her. B. He wasn’t a pin to her.
C. He doesn’t care about her. D. He doesn’t want to throw a pin on her.
14.
You mustn’t take everything so personally.
A. You mustn’t want to take everything as his own.
B. You may not think of everything as yours.
C. You couldn’t gain everything which doesn’t belong to you.
D. You mustn’t think that somebody is criticizing you when he is not.
15.
What a peach of a room!
A. What a wonderful room which holds so many peaches!
B. What a big peach in the room!
C. What a big peach room it is!
D. What a nice room it is!
16.
Your number comes up.
A. Your number becomes larger and larger. B. Your number keeps going up.
C. You are lucky. D. You are unfortunate.
17.
Somebody’s number is up / goes up.
A. Somebody’s number is end. B. Somebody’s number may keeps going up.
C. It’s time for somebody to go west. D. It’s time for somebody to add up his number.
18.
It feels nice and soft.
A. It is nice and soft. B. It is nice but soft.
C. It is soft except nice. D. It feels very soft.
19.We see more of Blair these days.
A. These days we can watch more about Blair.
B. We know more about Blair these days.
C. We have seen Blair more times these times.
D. These days found we could see Blair.
How can you expect me to make friends ____ you if you always play jokes ____ me?
A. to; on B. with; to C. to; with D. with; on
―____ go out for a picnic with us this afternoon?
―I’d like to, but I’ll be busy preparing for the test.
A. Do you feel like B. Would you like
C. Why not D. What about
Have you ever _____ playing in front of thousands of people at a concert?
A. dreamed B. imagined C. pretended D. wanted
It’s really dangerous. One more step, ______ the baby will fall into the pool.
A．or B．and C．so D．but
