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【題目】 An old cowboy was riding his trusty horse followed by his honesty dog along an uncommon road. The man was enjoying the new scenery（風景）, when he suddenly remembered dying. He realized that the dog beside him had been dead for years and so had his horse. He wondered what was happening, and where the road was leading them.

After a while, they saw a tall arch topped by golden letter "H" and a gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl. The street that led to the gate looked like gold.

He rode toward the gate and saw a man at a desk. Thirsty and tired out by his journey, he called out," Excuse me, where are we?"

"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.

"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the cowboy asked.

"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water for you."

"Can I bring my partners, too?"

"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."

The cowboy thought for a moment, then turned back to the road and continued riding, his dog running by his side.

After another long ride, he came to a dirt road leading through a gate that looked as if it had never been closed. As he went closer to the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. “Excuse me,” he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"

"Sure, there's a pump right over there. Help yourself."

"How about my friends here?" the cowboy pointed at the dog and his horse.

"Of course! They look thirsty, too," said the man.

The three went through the gate and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with buckets（水桶）beside it. The cowboy took a long drink, as did his horse and dog. "What do you call this place?" the cowboy asked the man who was still standing by the tree.

"This is Heaven," he answered.

"That's strange," the cowboy said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."

"Oh, you mean the place with the shinning, gold street and fake pearly gates? That's Hell." "Doesn't it make you angry when they use your name like that?"

"Not at all. Actually, we’re happy they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind."

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】The cowboy didn't know about________.

A.his deathB.his destinationC.his partnersD.his partners’ death

【2】The cowboy thought for a moment and continue riding because________.

A.he didn't like ice water served here

B.he was unwilling to be separated from his friends

C.he believed he would find the real Heaven

D.he disliked the rule of forbidding keeping pets here

【3】What does the underlined word “pump” mean?

A.水井B.水池C.水泵D.水缸

【4】According to the passage, which is the TRUE statement about the man in Heaven?

A.He thought only people who wouldn't leave their friends behind can go to Heaven.

B.He was angry with the man in Hell.

C.He wasn't used to keeping open house for travelers.

D.He enjoyed having pets around.

【5】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.A Long JourneyB.Heaven and HellC.Friends in HeavenD.A Kind Cowboy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

本文通過講述了一個由于沒有拋棄朋友才最終進入天堂的牛仔的故事，告訴我們永遠不要拋棄自己的朋友，善因終會得善果。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中he suddenly remembered dying. He realized that the dog beside him had been dead for years and so had his horse可知，他意識到他以及隨行的狗和馬都已經(jīng)死了。所以A、C、D都是“他知道的”，而B項“目的地”通過下文兩次問這是哪兒，可知他不知道目的地是哪里。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中Can I bring my partners, too和I’m sorry, sir, but we don’t accept pet可知，牛仔遇到的第一個人不允許他帶著狗和馬一起喝水，所以他繼續(xù)前行是不想拋棄隨行的同伴。故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中句子there was an old-fashioned hand pump with buckets（水桶）beside it中的an old-fashioned hand（一個老式的手動的），以及下文的“Help yourself.”請自便，可以推測出，讓牛仔自己用水泵打水來喝，pump應該是“水泵”。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Doesn’t it make you angry when they use your name like that和Not at all Actually, we’re happy they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind可知，天堂里的人并不生氣，相反，正是地獄的謊言才能篩選出對朋友不離不棄的人進入天堂。所以A選項是正確的，B選項是錯誤的；根據(jù)文中“Sure , there’s a pump right over there. Help yourself.” “How about my friends here?” the cowboy pointed at the dog and his horse. “Of course! They look thirsty, too,” said the man.可知，C選項是錯誤的；而D選項文中并沒有提到，所以這里A選項是正確的，故選A。

【5】最佳標題題。根據(jù)文章的理解及文章最后Not at all. Actually, we’re happy they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.可知，文章主要是說不拋棄朋友的人才有資格進入天堂。表示牛仔不拋棄朋友的舉動為自己贏得了進入天堂的門票。故選D。