A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York．The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game．The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks．
The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun．He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5．Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5．" Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep．
The programmer, now somewhat anxious, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50!" This catches the engineer's attention, and he sees no end to this torment（折磨） unless he plays, so he agrees to the game．
The programmer asks the first question．"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?'' The engineer doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer．Now, it's the engineer's turn．He asks the programmer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?" The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look．He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references．After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50．The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep．The programmer, more than a little angry, shakes the engineer and asks, "Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep．
小題1:What's the best title for the passage?
A．A Boring ConversationB．A Fun Game
C．A Trick During The FlightD．A Question Without Answer
小題2:What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?
A．Confident．B．Selfish．C．Greedy．D．Generous．
小題3:What can we infer according to the last sentence?
A．The engineer has little money with him．
B．Actually the engineer doesn't know the answer, either．
C．The engineer is bored with programmer．
D．The engineer beats the programmer at last．
小題4:Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game．
B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game．
C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer．
D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer's question．

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：一個程序員和一位工程師在從洛杉磯到紐約的長途飛行，坐到一起。程序員靠著工程師，問他是否愿意玩一個有趣的游戲。工程師只是想小睡片刻，他禮貌的拒絕了。程序員很執(zhí)著 。說，“好吧，如果你不知道答案你付我5美元，如果我不知道答案，我會付你50美元！”這引起了工程師的注意，他認(rèn)為除非他玩，否則就會沒完沒了，所以他就同意玩這個游戲了。
程序員問第一個問題�！皬牡厍虻皆虑虻木嚯x是多少？”工程師拿出五美元交給程序員�，F(xiàn)在，輪到工程師提問。他問“什么上山時(shí)是三條腿，下山時(shí)四？”程序員抬頭看著他，一臉困惑。他拿出筆記本電腦搜索他所有的參考文獻(xiàn)。大約一個小時(shí)后，他給了工程師50美元。程序員，非常生氣，問，“那答案是什么？”工程師一言不發(fā)地就把手伸進(jìn)錢包，又遞給程序員5美元，然后扭過頭睡著了。
小題1:主題歸納題。根據(jù)開頭可知，一個程序員和一位工程師在從洛杉磯到紐約的長途飛行中，玩了一個好玩的游戲，和B項(xiàng)意思一致。
小題2:推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，程序員認(rèn)為沒有自己回答不出的問題，才說了那樣的話。Confident自信；Selfish自私；Greedy貪婪；Generous慷慨。如果慷慨，就不會有查電腦和再問一遍的情況發(fā)生了。所以選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù) 文章中說的，如果工程師不知道答案，他只需付5美元，當(dāng)他在被問了第二次時(shí)，又拿出5美元，說明事實(shí)上他自己也不知道答案。所以選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的意思可知：程序員問了2個工程師不知道的問題，工程師應(yīng)該付10美元，工程師問了一個程序員不知道的問題，得到50美元。，應(yīng)該得到40美元。所以C錯。選C。
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小題3:What do you think motivated the man to climb down?
A．Courage. B．Assistance.C．Carefulness.D．Revenge.
小題4:From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one        .
A．on the tree for the longest timeB．hidden in the middle of a tree
C．on the very top of the a treeD．exposed to sunlight less often
小題5:The best title of this passage will be _____.
A．Anger saves one’s life. B．Wisdom does count.
C．Skill and strength count.D．Anger is the biggest enemy.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (梯子) fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn' t start. With each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn't say a word.
I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.
On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then, when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.
The following day, I asked him about the tree.
"That's my trouble tree," he answered. "Work troubles aren't welcome at home with my wife and the children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. "
"And you know what else?" he said smiling,"The next morning I find that there aren't as many as I remember hanging up the night before. "
小題1:Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker?
A．His truck broke down.B．He was late for work.
C．He fell onto the roof.D．His ladder fell down.
小題2:When did the worker first arrive in this town?
A．Today.B．Last night.
C．Six weeks ago.D．Six months ago.
小題3:Where did the writer find the worker?
A．Through a newspaper.B．Beside the trouble tree.
C．In his old house.D．In Blue Hills, Victoria.
小題4:Why did the worker touch the tree?
A．To get good luck,B．To leave his trouble outside.
C．To send good wishes to his family.D．To clean his hands.
小題5:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Looking for a job can make trouble.
B．It is important to get to work on time.
C．Often our problems are worse than what we think.
D．A happy family can make many problems go away.

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