Question

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was impolite and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold underground room. 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 kind 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 underground room , 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 the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. You see, things aren't always what they seem. "
【小題1】Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A．Because she didn't like the greedy owner.

B．Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

C．Because the underground room was too cold to stay in.

D．Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.

【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 differently

C．the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live in

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 wanted to save the farmer's wife.

D．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

【小題4】The story tries to tell readers that ________.

A．a(chǎn)ngels are always ready to help the poor

B．sometimes things are not what they seem

C．a(chǎn)ngels are always ready to help the rich

D．the young should always learn from the old

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文講述了兩個(gè)天使的故事，大的天使對(duì)兩個(gè)家庭的態(tài)度不一樣，但是另有隱情。
【小題1】推理題：從最后一段的句子：When we stayed in the underground room , 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 the wall so he couldn't find it.可知大點(diǎn)的天使不喜歡吝嗇的主人，所以把洞堵上了。選A
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：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."可知年輕的天使生氣是因?yàn)榇簏c(diǎn)的天使對(duì)兩個(gè)家庭的態(tài)度不一樣。選B
【小題3】推理題：從最后一段的句子：Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. You see, things aren't always what they seem. "可知是為了救農(nóng)夫的妻子，年齡大的天使讓牛死了。選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章多處出現(xiàn)了"Things aren't always what they seem,"可知這篇文章是講的是什么事情都是不是他們希望的樣子。選B
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