Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would
 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（結(jié)巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.
　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（監(jiān)獄長，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使顯露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　
 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（瞇著眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　54　，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（繼續(xù)進(jìn)行）to read to the prisoner.
　　36．A. fortunate
B. unfortunate
C. happy
D. unhappy
　　37．A. lines
B. words
C. plays
D. roles
　　38．A. want
B. ask
C. expect
D. wish
　　39．A. always
B. never
C. sometimes
D. often
　　40．A. such
B. the thing
C. one
D. this
　　41．A. highly
B. high
C. poorly
D. poor
　　42．A. where
B. what
C. which
D. who
　　43．A. Because
B. Even though
C. When
D. Though
　　44．A. play
B. performance
C. role
D. case
　　45．A. with
B. in
C. on
D. to
　　46．A. pages
B. joke
C. lines
D. contents
　　47．A. appeared
B. disappeared
C. came out
D. came in
　　48．A. room
B. cell
C. stage
D. office
　　49．A. English
B. French
C. order
D. full
　　50．A. worded
B. surprised
C. anxious
D. afraid
　　51．A. bright
B. dim
C. dark
D. out
　　52．A. To see
B. To find
C. Seeing
D. Finding
　　53．A. glasses
B. lines
C. light
D. letters
　　54．A. surprise
B. satisfaction
C. anger
D. amusement
　　55．A. usual
B. old
C. unusual
D. new
36-40 BACBB 41-45 ADBBC 46-50 DABDC 51-55 BDADA 　
　
36．B　提示：劇目成功，以致連續(xù)上演好幾年，這對可憐的演員來說可倒霉了。因?yàn)橄挛恼f他們必須夜夜重復(fù)同樣的臺(tái)詞，故unfortunate（不幸的，倒霉的）為最佳答案。
　　37．A　提示：重復(fù)同一臺(tái)詞是令人厭煩的。
38．C　提示：expect意為“期待，認(rèn)為”。人們認(rèn)為演員一定要把臺(tái)詞背得爛熟。　
39．B　提示：人們認(rèn)為演員絕對不會(huì)結(jié)巴的。
　　40．B　提示：指代前面所說的情況。
　  41．A　提示：high意為“高的”。highly意為“高度地，極為”。
　　42．D　提示：此處先行詞為人，故要用who引導(dǎo)定語從句。
　　43．B　提示：盡管那個(gè)貴族每場戲都得念一遍那些信，但他還是堅(jiān)持要求將信的全文寫在信紙上。even though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，比though語氣更強(qiáng)。
　　44．B　提示：在下文第三段有暗示。
　　45．C　提示：play a joke on sb意為“戲弄某人”。
　　46．D　提示：熟記信的內(nèi)容。
　　47．A　提示：appeared意為“出現(xiàn)，露面”，此處指上場。
　　48．B　提示：cell意為“牢房”，在上文有暗示。
　　49．D　提示：in full意為“全文”，這在第二段已有暗示。
　　50．C　提示：獄卒熱切地觀察著，急于想了解他的同事是否熟記了臺(tái)詞。
　　51．B　提示：“光線太暗”這是貴族委婉而又聰明的托辭，因?yàn)樗洸蛔∨_(tái)詞。
　　52．D　提示：分詞短語作狀語，表示時(shí)間。當(dāng)獄卒發(fā)現(xiàn)自己連一個(gè)字也記不得時(shí)，也找了個(gè)借口。
　　53．A　提示：下文：“with a pair of glasses”作了暗示。
　　54．D　提示：“much to one’s＋表示感情的名詞”結(jié)構(gòu)，有“給某人帶來很大的……”的意思，此處獄卒的表現(xiàn)使貴族感到可笑。
55．A　提示：the usual copy平時(shí)使用的那封信。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A. year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—＄7,000，a legacy （遺產(chǎn)） form their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident . “It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave.  
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Doxens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in other, it was more than ＄100,000.   
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million—they were am elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm .  
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving, They thrived own （喜歡） comparison shopping and  would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase .   
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do go make you happier, and they would do them.   
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent —should enrich the whole community （社區(qū)） and Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story .  
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.   
56. According go the text, the Fusses _____
A. were employed by a truck company    B. were in financial difficulty  
C. worked in a school cafeteria            D. lost their home  
57. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?  
A. They had their children during the Great Deoression  
B. They left the family farm to live in an old house  
C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors  
D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs  
58. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?  
A. They decided to open a store        B. They wanted to save money  
C. They couldn’t afford expensive things  D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids  
59. According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were_____  
A. understanding  B. optimistic    C. childlike   D. curious   
60 What can we learn from the text?  
A. The community of Alto was poor  
B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents  
C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches  
D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example  

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