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Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll surely be the best lawyer in our town!”

After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …. Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere.

Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手)。Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.”

1.George and Richard were       at school.

A. roommates      B. good friends

C. competitors       D. booksellers

2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s good fortune very much.

B. He thought about Richard from time to time.

C. He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town.

D. He was unhappy of Richard’s disappearance.

3. George got information about Richard from       .

A. a dictionary collector in Australia

B. one of Richard’s competitors

C. some rare edition of a dictionary

D. the wrapping paper of a book

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books.

B. Both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same.

C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

 

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 【解析】 试题分析:文章主要讲述的是乔治和瑞查得是互相自吹自擂的朋友,乔治说他会成为镇子里最好的律师,而瑞查得说他将成为这里的第一个百万富翁,但是最后瑞查得实现了他的诺言,而乔治没有成为律师。 1.C;细节理解题。根据文章第一自然段可知,George和Richard在学校是一对不健康的竞争者。A项的roommates意思为“室友”,文章没提到,故排除A项;B项good friends意思为“好朋友”,与文章的意思正好相反,故B项排除;D项booksellers意思为“书籍出版商”,这是他们毕业之后才开始的职业,故选C 2.B;细节理解题。根据文章的第六自然段可知,在Richard度蜜月的时候失踪之后,George书店的生意更好了,但是有些时候他坐在下载的,古老的厨房并凝视着脏脏的窗户的时候,想起了他以前的竞争对手,难道他想他了?这表明George是不是的回想起他的竞争对手。A项文章没有提到;C项与文章所陈述的事实相反;D项文章只是说Richard失踪,而没说他死了,故选B 3.D;细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二自然段But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.可知George了包裹字典的报纸上的一个照片才知道了Richard没有死。其他三个选项与本题无关,故可排除。故选D 4.细节理解题。根据第二和第三自然段可知,George说他将是城镇里最好的律师,Richard说他将成为科尔福德第一个百万富翁;根据文章最后自然段可知,Richard实现了他的理想,而George依然经营他的书店,而不是当一名律师。A项意思为“他们两个人都变成百万富翁”,故排除;B项“他们两个人都实现了但是雄性和抱负”,故排除;C项“George建立了一个成功的生意而Richard失踪了”,与文章事实不相符;故选D 考点: 考查记叙文阅读
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