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Reading
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分
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1. I first heard this tale in India,
where it is told as if true
—
though any naturalist
would know it could not be.
Later
someone told me that the story appeared in a
magazine shortly before the First World War. That
magazine
story, and the person who
wrote it, I have never been able to track down.
The country is India. A colonial
official and his wife are giving a large dinner
party. They are seated with their
guests
—
officers
and their wives, and a visiting American
naturalist
—
in their
spacious dining room, which has a
bare
marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors
opening onto a veranda.
A spirited
discussion springs up between a young girl who
says that women have outgrown the
jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-
of-a-
mouse era and a major who says
that they haven’t.
“A
woman’s reaction in any crisis,” the major says,
“is to scream. And while a man may feel like it,
he has that
ounce more of control than
a woman has. And that last ounce is what really
counts.
The American does not join in
the argument but watches the other guests. As he
looks, he sees a strange
expression
come over the face of the hostess. She is staring
straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly.
She
motions to the native boy standing
behind her chair and whispers something to him.
The boy’s eyes widen: he
quickly leaves
the room.
Of the guests, none except
the American notices this or sees the boy place a
bowl of milk on the veranda just
outside the open doors.
The
American comes to with a start. In India, milk in
a bowl means only one thing
—
bait for a snake. He
realizes
there must be a cobra in the
room. He looks up at the rafters
—
the likeliest place
—
but they are bare. Three
corners of the room are empty, and in
the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the
next course. There is only one
place
left
—
under the table.
His first impulse is to jump back and
warn the others, but he knows the commotion would
frighten the cobra into
striking. He
speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so
commanding that it silences everyone.
“I want to know just what control
everyone at this table has. I will count three
hundred —
that’s five
minutes —
and not one of you
is to move a muscle. Those who move
w
ill forfeit 50 rupees. Ready!”
1. According to
the text, the author
_______.(1.0
分
)
the magazine story that appeared before World War
I.
the person who wrote the story.
to find either the magazine story or
the person who wrote it.
2.
The floor of the dining room
______.(1.0
分
)
not decorated.
made of wood
not carpeted
3.
The young girl said
_______.(1.0
分
)
women no longer afraid of mice
women
were equals of men
women were no
longer so easily frightened as they had been
before
4. The major argued
that a man had a little bit more self-control than
a woman had and that little bit
more___
_____.(1.0
分
)
easily be measured
the difference
not really very important
5. When the American saw the boy place
a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the
open doors, he
________.(1.0
分
)
ly realized what was happening
y left the room
d to jump
back
Vocabulary
(10
分
)
1. Fast-food restaurants
have become popular because many working people
want ____.(1.0
分
)
eat quickly and cheaply
quickly and
cheaply
quickly and cheaply
eat quick and cheap
2. _____ the formation of
stars began with the condensation of an
interstellar cloud.(
星云
)(1.0<
/p>
分
)
accepted that
ed that
is accepted that
is accepted
3.
Travelers ____ their reservations well in advance
if they want to fly during the
holiday.(1.0
分
)
better to get
to get
better
better get
better got
4.
Price for bikes can run ____ $$
250.(1.0
分
)
high
as
high to
high to
high as
5.
_____, we had to stay at home.
(1.0
分
)
a hot day
day being hot
were a hot
day
having hot day
6. She didn’t feel ____ that
night.(1.0
分
)
7. The roses smell so ____ when they
bloom.(1.0
分
)
ly
y
8.
To become a medical specialist, ____.
(1.0
分
)
l years of
study are needed
l years of study is
needed
needs several years of study
l years of study is necessary
9. Did he need a car? Yes,
he ____ one, or he couldn’t get to work on
time.(1.0
分
)
to
have
had
had
to have
10. He
is sorry ____ caught.(1.0
分
)
have
he
being
Correction
(10
分
)
1. The girl her father is a
famous pianist learned to play the piano when she
was a small child.(1.0
分
)
d
2. We will have to put off
our departure in the case it
rains.(1.0
分
)
have
off
the case
3. After
driving twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he
has been driving in a wrong
direction.(1.0
分
)
g
ed
been
g in
4.
“
Shall I give you a cheque for
$$10
?” “I’d rather you
give
me $$10 in
notes
.”(1.0
分
)
I
$$10
notes
5. We
should start at once and not waste too much time
to argue about the
procedure.(1.0
分
)
argue