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    A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat frustrated, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words… “PAID IN FULL”.

How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Sometimes we don’t realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect “the packaging” to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

1.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.A Kind Father. B.A Key of a Car.

C.A leather-bound Bible. D.An Unforgettable Graduation Ceremony.

2.What does the underlined word “frustrated” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Disappointed. B.Unconcerned. C.Puzzled. D.Bored.

3.What does the last paragraph want to tell us?

A.There is no fence for ill fortune.

B.Good fortune favors the brave and courageous.

C.We must not look only at the surface of things.

D.A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.

4.From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A.the young man accepted the gift at first

B.the young man regretted what he’d done to his father

C.the young man accompanied his father for a long time

D.the young man was successful in business with the help of his father

 

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个年轻人想要一辆漂亮的跑车,他知道他的父亲完全有能力买得起,就告诉他这就是他想要的。结果在毕业典礼的那天早上,他却收到了一本《圣经》,年轻人非常生气,再也没有看过父亲。直到后来父亲去世,年轻人又看到了那本《圣经》,翻动时,一把汽车钥匙从《圣经》的背面掉了下来,正是他梦寐以求的那辆车。故事告诉我们不能只看事物的表面。 1. 主旨大意题。根据文章主要记叙了一个年轻人想要一辆漂亮的跑车,他知道他的父亲完全有能力买得起,就告诉他这就是他想要的。结果在毕业典礼的那天早上,他却收到了一本《圣经》,年轻人非常生气,再也没有看过父亲。直到后来父亲去世,年轻人又看到了那本《圣经》,翻动时,一把汽车钥匙从《圣经》的背面掉了下来,正是他梦寐以求的那辆车。故事告诉我们不能只看事物的表面。可知由此可知,B选项“汽车钥匙”最符合文章标题,故选B。 2. 词义猜测题。根据后文the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold.可知出于好奇,但也有些失望,年轻人打开盒子,发现里面是一本精美的,皮面的《圣经》,上面用金色浮雕着年轻人的名字。由此可知,划线单词“frustrated”意思为“失望的”。A. Disappointed.失望的;B. Unconcerned.不关心的;C. Puzzled.困惑的;D. Bored.无聊的。故选A。 3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段Sometimes we don’t realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect “the packaging” to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.可知有时候,我们并没有意识到自己拥有或本可以拥有的好运,只是因为它的“包装”与我们想象的不同。看起来像是坏运气的东西,实际上可能就是等待被打开的那扇门。由此可推知,最后一段想告诉我们不能只看事物的表面。故选C。 4. 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.可知当他到达他父亲的房子时,突然,悲伤和后悔充满了他的心。以及结合故事情节,这位年轻人以为父亲没有给他买他心仪的跑车,还因此再没有去看望过父亲。父亲去世后,得知原来父亲早就给他买下了跑车,钥匙就夹在那本不起眼的圣经里。由此可推知,那个年轻人后悔他对父亲所做的事情。故选B。
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3.The author writes the passage to __________.

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B.tell us why so many people have an eye problem

C.compare the myopia figures of different countries

D.call on everyone to pay attention to the myopia among the young people

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