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.”
小題1:The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to　　　 .
A．the poor coupleB．the rich coupleC．the angelsD．the guests
小題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
小題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.
小題4:The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.
A．sometimes things are not what they seem
B．a(chǎn)ngels are always ready to help the poor
C．a(chǎn)ngels are always ready to help the rich
D．the young should always learn from the old

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：文章介紹了有兩個旅行的天使第一個晚上住在了一個富人的家里，富人讓他們住在地窯里，這兩個天使在休息的時候發(fā)現(xiàn)地窯的墻上有個洞，就把它堵上了。第二天住在了一個窮人的家里，雖然窮，但他們拿出了他們很有限的食物和天使一起吃，讓他們好好的休息。不幸的是，這個窮人家里唯一的收入，一頭奶牛去死了，一個天使就問為什么不忙這個窮人。另一個天使說，那個富人太貪婪，我就把那個儲藏金子的洞堵上了，而死神是要把窮人的一妻子帶走的，而我就給上帝說，讓那頭奶牛代替了那個妻子的命，所以人看到的都是表面現(xiàn)象。
小題1:C細節(jié)理解題。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. 句意為：兩個旅行的天使在一個富人的家里住了一個晚上。第二個晚上，這兩個天使就去一個窮人的家里，他們窮，但他們很好客。所以答案應為C。
小題2:B細節(jié)理解題。Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,”那個年輕的天使說：你為什么不警惕那頭奶牛呢？第一個人擁有一切，但是你卻查看了他的房子。所以他生氣的原因是對窮人和對富人不公平，故答案應為B。
小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。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.句意為：昨天晚上，當我們在窮人家里睡覺的時候，死神是為他的妻子而來的，我就問上帝，天使是否可以把那頭母牛拉走代替他的妻子。故答案應為D，他想拯救他的妻子。
小題4:A細節(jié)理解題。最后一自然段的意思是上帝在富人的地窯里發(fā)現(xiàn)了有個儲藏黃金的洞，上帝把它堵上了，富人發(fā)現(xiàn)不了，而第二個是天使要帶走妻子的命，上帝就救了她。文中兩次提到上帝說的一句話，Things aren’t always what they seem。意思是說事情并不是他們的表面現(xiàn)象。故答案應為A。
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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    .
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