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 or unfavorable 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.How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?

A．Once             B．Twice             C．Three times        D．Four times

2.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

3.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

4.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.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过一个人三次把一张20元的纸币揉压，变脏等，告诉人们一个道理：要坚持自己的价值观。

1.C 细节题。根据文章2,4段“Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” 和“Who still wants it?”以及“Who wants it? 可知文章中一共问了3次，故C项正确。

2.B 推理题。根据文章第三段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.可知他把纸币扔掉了地上用脚踩，说明纸币上有很多的皱纹和印迹，故该词是指B项内容。

3.A 细节题。根据文章最后3行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.”说明我们在任何情况下都要坚持自己的理想和价值观。这才是作者的真正意图，故A正确。

4.C 推理题。在文章最后一段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.”，作者提 及了要坚持自己的价值观的重要性，那么接下来最可能的就是任何保持着自己的价值观的具体做法。故C项正确。

考点：考查人生百态类短文阅读