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Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: Things aren’t always what they seem.
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death(死神) came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
小题1:The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to　　　 .

A．the poor couple

B．the rich couple

C．the angels

D．the guests

小题2:The younger angel was very angry because 　　　　.

A．the older angel killed the farmer’s cow

B．the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C．the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D．the angel of death took the cow away

小题3:Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A．Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B．Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

D．Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

小题4:The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.

A．sometimes things are not what they seem

B．angels are always ready to help the poor

C．angels are always ready to help the rich

D．the young should always learn from the old

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A

试题分析：文章介绍了有两个旅行的天使第一个晚上住在了一个富人的家里，富人让他们住在地窑里，这两个天使在休息的时候发现地窑的墙上有个洞，就把它堵上了。第二天住在了一个穷人的家里，虽然穷，但他们拿出了他们很有限的食物和天使一起吃，让他们好好的休息。不幸的是，这个穷人家里唯一的收入，一头奶牛去死了，一个天使就问为什么不忙这个穷人。另一个天使说，那个富人太贪婪，我就把那个储藏金子的洞堵上了，而死神是要把穷人的一妻子带走的，而我就给上帝说，让那头奶牛代替了那个妻子的命，所以人看到的都是表面现象。
小题1:C细节理解题。Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. 句意为：两个旅行的天使在一个富人的家里住了一个晚上。第二个晚上，这两个天使就去一个穷人的家里，他们穷，但他们很好客。所以答案应为C。
小题2:B细节理解题。Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,”那个年轻的天使说：你为什么不警惕那头奶牛呢？第一个人拥有一切，但是你却查看了他的房子。所以他生气的原因是对穷人和对富人不公平，故答案应为B。
小题3:D细节理解题。Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death(死神) came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead.句意为：昨天晚上，当我们在穷人家里睡觉的时候，死神是为他的妻子而来的，我就问上帝，天使是否可以把那头母牛拉走代替他的妻子。故答案应为D，他想拯救他的妻子。
小题4:A细节理解题。最后一自然段的意思是上帝在富人的地窑里发现了有个储藏黄金的洞，上帝把它堵上了，富人发现不了，而第二个是天使要带走妻子的命，上帝就救了她。文中两次提到上帝说的一句话，Things aren’t always what they seem。意思是说事情并不是他们的表面现象。故答案应为A。
【考点】考查故事类文章的阅读理解。

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg      a few coins, do you hurry on, not    what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly    some money? What should our attitude   beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It   be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems      not to give some money to beggars.
   , most of the world's great religions order us to be open-hearted and    what we have with those less lucky than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days,     one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their    .
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up    to look pitiable and actually make a good   from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.
    , there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.
Thirdly, there is the opinion    there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one's sense of    and self-dependence.
There is an opinion that the problem should be handled by the government    ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and     help.
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various    and we must    them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the    .

小题1:

A．to

B．with

C．at

D．for

小题2:

A．knowing

B．expecting

C．demanding

D．settling

小题3:

A．put away

B．hand over

C．take in

D．get out

小题4:

A．at

B．in

C．over

D．towards

小题5:

A．must

B．can

C．need

D．might

小题6:

A．warm-hearted

B．generous

C．cruel

D．considerate

小题7:

A．Strangely

B．Honestly

C．Certainly

D．Surprisingly

小题8:

A．give

B．donate

C．share

D．contribute

小题9:

A．why

B．when

C．what

D．how

小题10:

A．arguments

B．quarrels

C．sayings

D．talks

小题11:

A．on show

B．on purpose

C．for fun

D．by accident

小题12:

A．money

B．comfort

C．living

D．decision

小题13:

A．Secondly

B．Surely

C．Possibly

D．Then

小题14:

A．what

B．whether

C．that

D．which

小题15:

A．goodness

B．pride

C．security

D．responsibility

小题16:

A．rather than

B．or rather

C．other than

D．but also

小题17:

A．produce

B．receive

C．earn

D．offer

小题18:

A．cases

B．events

C．conditions

D．states

小题19:

A．go with

B．communicate with

C．deal with

D．meet with

小题20:

A．giver

B．receiver

C．villager

D．government

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