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(2015江苏海安城南中学月考)

      One day,a young man goes to an old man. The old man is wise and he knows everything.

      He looks up into the old man’s eyes and says ,“ I know you’re a very wise man. I'd like to know the secret of life."

      The old man looks at the young man and answers,"I am thinking about that all my life.The secret is four words. The first word is ‘think’. Think about what you want to get from life. The second is ‘ believe’.Believe in yourself,and don't care too much about what other people say. Just do your best. The third is ‘ dream ’. Dream about the things you love. Hold on to your dream,and never give up when you meet difficul?ties. The last is ‘ dare’. Dare to make your dream come true."

      The young man nods (点头) his head and leaves happily.

36. What does the underlined word “wise” mean in Chinese?

   A. 有智慧的   B. 愚蠢的

    C. 诚实的      D. 和善的

37. The second word to tell the secret of life is "". 

   A. think   B. dream

    C. believe   D. dare

38. The old man tells the young man that he should hold on to his dream. That means.

   A. he should dream at night

   B. he should have dreams 

    C.he should never give up

   D. he should tell others about his dream

39. Which of the following is NOT true according to the pas?sage?

   A. The old man knows everything.

   B. The old man doesn’t answer the young man’s question.

   C. The young man wants to know the secret of life.

   D. The old man tells the young man four words about the secret of life.

40. What’s the passage mainly about?

   A. Meet different kinds of difficulties.

   B. Hold on to your dream.

    C.Believe in yourself.

   D. The secret of life.

Answer 1

36.A 37.C 38.C 39.B 40.D

36.A      词义猜测题。由第一段中的“...he knows everything."可 猜测他很有智慧。

37.C      细节理解题。由第三段中的“The second is ‘ believe’ 可知选C。

38.C      细节理解题。由第三段中的“...never give up when you meet difficulties. ”可知，老人告诉年轻人要坚持梦想，永远不要放弃。

39.B      通读全文可知，老人回答了年轻人的问题。

40.D      本文的主要内容是一位智者对生命的秘密作了解释。