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11．The Touchstone
    When the great library of Alexandria burned，the story goes，one book was saved．But it was not a valuable book； and so a poor man，who could read little，bought it for very little money．
The book wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed．It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the"Touchstone"!The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold．
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was this：The real stone would feel warm，while ordinary pebbles are cold．
So the man sold his few belongings，bought some simple supplies，camped on the seashore，and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold，he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times．So，when he felt one that was cold，he threw it into the sea．He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone．Yet he went on and on this way．Pick up a pebble．Cold-throw it into the sea．Pick up another．Throw it into the sea．Pick up another．Throw it into the sea．The days continued over a long period if time．
One day，however，about mid-afternoon，he picked up a pebble and it was warm．He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done．He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along he still threw it away．
    So it is with opportunity．Unless we are cautious，it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away．
59．The man bought the book because．A
A．he wanted to read it
B．it was very interesting
C．there was a secret in the book  
D．he wanted to find the touchstone
60．We can learn from the passage that the touchstone is．C
A．pure   B．cold C．magic    D．big
61．Why did the man throw the pebbles into the sea？A
A．Because he didn't want to get the same pebbles．
B．Because he didn't want others to pick them up．
C．Because he didn't like their ordinary looks．
D．Because he didn't like the cold feelings．
62．What does the author want to tell us in the passage？C
A．We about orate opportunities in our life．
B．We should seek for opportunities in the world．
C．We may seize opportunities when we are watchful
D．We may discover opportunities when forming habits．

Answer 1

分析 亞歷山大時期大圖書館焚毀的時候，話說有一本書被保留了下來．但沒有人認為這本書有什么價值，可這時一個窮人，只識幾個字，用幾分錢把這本書買了下來． 這本書本身不怎么有趣，但在紙張中間卻有著非常有意思的事．因為此中夾著一張羊皮紙條，在這張薄薄的羊皮紙條上記載著試金石的秘密． 并最終通過這個故事得出一個寓意深遠的哲理：機遇也是如此．當機遇在我們手中之時，我們卻不曾那么容易的意識到，除非我們仔細而細心．

解答 59．A 推理判斷題：根據(jù)It was not a valuable book，and so a poor man who could read very little bought it for a few coins這本書沒有什么價值，可這時一個窮人，只識幾個字，用幾分錢把這本書買了下來，可知他想讀一讀，故答案為A．
50．C 語義理解題：根據(jù)The touchstone was a small pebble（卵石） that could turn any common metal into gold試金石是一個小的鵝卵石，能使任何普通的金屬變成黃金，也就說明它富有魔力，故答案為C．
51．A 細節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)He thought that if he picked up common pebbles and put them down again，he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times．So，when he felt one that was cold，he threw it into the sea．他想，如果他拾起普通的鵝卵石再把它們放下來，他可能會拾起同一塊鵝卵石幾百次，所以，當他感到一個鵝卵石是冷的時候，就把它扔到海里去了． 意思與A項吻合，即避免撿到同樣的鵝卵石，故答案為A．
52．C 主旨理解題：根據(jù)So it is with chances．Unless we are careful，it's easy to fail to catch a chance when it is at hand 機遇也是如此．當機遇在我們手中之時，我們卻不曾那么容易的意識到，除非我們仔細而細心．這就是本文的主旨，意思與C項吻合，當我們看到機會時，就要抓住機會，故答案為C．

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