Question

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.

Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.

He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.

“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.

“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination(决心) or unfavorable（不利的） situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（价值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”

1.The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．broken	B．having small lines or folds in it
C．flat	D．having holes on it

2.The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

3.What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.

B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.

C．How to keep one’s value of life.

D．How to give a meaningful class

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】一个演讲者用一个例子来告诉我们自身的价值是不随任何情景的变化而变化的，所以要珍惜自己的价值。

1.B 猜测词义题。根据上文的Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass.说明这张纸币上有很多的皱。故B正确。

2.A 推理题。根据文章最后一段可知是为了告诉大家千万不要忘记我们自身的价值。故A正确。

3.C 推理题。在文章最后一段讲述了我们的人生的价值，接下来应该讨论如何来保持我们自己的价值。故C正确。