I have always heard that walking under a ladder brings bad luck, but I’ve never thought so. I have walked under ladders many times, but I have never met anything bad before. It’s the dame with black cats. People say if a black cat crosses before you, it means bad luck. I have never thought that until this afternoon. But ever since I heard my student Sam’s story, I’ve begun thinking about whether it was true.

This afternoon, Sam was walking down the street thinking about something, so he wasn’t paying attention to where he was going. He walked right under a ladder standing against a building. A black cat ran out of a door just at that moment, and Sam fell over it, his head hit the ladder. A man washing the window was at the top of that ladder and the dirty water went down through the air. Poor Sam! He got wet all over.

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1. At first, the writer believed that walking under a ladder would bring bad luck.　　  

2. A black cat crossing will bring you good luck when you are walking.　　　　　　 

3. This afternoon, the writer’s son Sam was walking down the street thinking about  

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4. When Sam was walking under a ladder, a black cat ran out of a door.　　　　  

5. There was a man washing the window near the door.　　　　　　　　　　   

6. Sam had bad luck that afternoon.　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　

從B欄中選出與A欄相對應(yīng)的答語,使句意完整,符合文章內(nèi)容

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7. Though I have always heard that walking under a ladder brings bad luck.　　  

8. I began thinking about whether “A black cat crossing brings bad luck” was true.

9. Sam wasn’t paying attention to where he was going.　　 　　　　　　　　   

10. When he saw the black cat.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

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A. It was so late that he fell over it.

B. Because he was walking down the street thinking about something.

C. After I heard my student Sam’s story.

D. I’ve never thought so.

 

閱讀理解

　　One day, a lawyer's wife fell ill and he went to get a doctor. The doctor was glad to come to see the woman and to do what he could for her. But before he went into the house he stopped. He knew it was known to all that the lawyer would not pay others when he should. So he said to the man, “But if I do cure your wife, I'm afraid you won't pay me.”

　　“Sir”, said the lawyer, “here I have five hundred dollars, whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her I will give you all this.”

　　The doctor was reassured and went into the house. When he got into the woman's bedroom, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill. Though he gave her some medicine, she soon died.

　　He told the lawyer he was very sorry. Then he asked for the money, because the lawyer had promised to give it to him.

　　“Did you kill my wife?” asked the man.

　　“Of course I didn't”, said the doctor.

　　“Well, did you cure my wife?” asked the man.

　　“I'm afraid that was not possible”, answered the doctor.

　　“Well then, since you neither killed her or cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”

1．Before the doctor went into the house, he stopped because he knew ________.

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A．the lawyer was a famous man

B．the lawyer was not very friendly

C．it was not possible to cure the lawyer's wife

D．the lawyer was famous for not paying for what he should

2．Because the lawyer's wife was seriously ill, the doctor ________.

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A．did a lot to save her

B．stayed there for a short time

C．found it not possible to cure her

D．didn't examine her at all

3．After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor got ________.

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A．no money at all

B．paid as the lawyer had promised

C．a(chǎn)s much as he should

D．nothing but the money for the medicine

4．The word “reassured” in the passage means ________.

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A．he was told again and again

B．he was paid some money first

C．he was quite sure that he would be paid

D．he was quite sure that he could cure the woman

5．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A．The Lawyer and His Wife

B．The Lawyer's Trick

C．A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawyer

D．A Serious Illness

英語趣味閱讀

　　Do you remember what a true story about someone's life is called? Yes, it is called a biography(傳記). (1) he writes a biography of a person, an author(作者)must (2) a lot of research (3) facts about the person. Do you know how an author might go to find facts about (4) ?

　　After he has collected (5) facts, the author must then put them (6) and make an interesting story. In order to(為了) (7) ,the author must (8) guess what the person said and (9) he thought (10) . Then he must sometimes make up (虛構(gòu)) some talks (11) the person and other people and he (12) make up some actions(活動) of the person. But authors (13) that these parts agree with(和……一致) (14) actions and talks of the person. (15) a biography is a true story of a person's life, (16) parts of it (17) made up by the author.

　　A true story about a person's life may not be a (18) . It can be an autobiography(自傳). An autobiography is a true story about a person's life (19) it (20) be written by that person himself.

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　　A true story about a person's life may not be a (18) . It can be an autobiography(自傳). An autobiography is a true story about a person's life (19) it (20) be written by that person himself.

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　　Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice cream better than meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite (食欲). It's important for us to eat our meal at regular (規(guī)律的) time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago in England, some judges (法官) often decided whether (是否) a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man couldn't swallow (吞咽) the bread, it meant that he wasn't telling the truth. Though this seems strange and foolish, they thought it was an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying something has difficulty in swallowing dry bread because he loses his appetite.

(1) Good eating habits make us ________.

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(2) It's good to eat sweets and ice cream ________.

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(3) It's good for us to eat our meal ________ every day.

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(4) A person may not want to eat if he feels ________.

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(5) The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth, he could ________.

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A．swallow dry bread happily

B．eat lots of dry bread

C．hardly eat a piece of dry bread

D．swallow dry bread easily