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My name is Henry Adams. When I was 27, I worked in San Francisco. One Saturday afternoon, I sailed my little boat but a strong wind pushed my boat into the Pacific Ocean. Luckily, I was saved by a British ship heading to London.
I had only one dollar when I arrived in London. I was tired and hungry. At that moment, the window of a nearby house opened and a man said to me, “Come in here, please.” I was taken to a beautiful room. ① There were two old gentlemen discussing something.
The two gentlemen were brothers. ② One brother said, “If an honest and clever stranger arrives in London without friends and money, except for a £100,000 bank note (钞票), he will starve (挨饿) to death. If he goes to the bank to change this big note, the police will think he stole it and arrest him.” The other brother answered, “No, I disagree.”
The two gentlemen decided to end their argument with a bet. ③ They chose me because I had an honest, clever face. Also, I was a stranger to England. One of them gave me an envelope and told me not to open it until I was in my hotel room.
④ After leaving the house, I opened the envelope and saw money inside of it! I rushed to the nearest restaurant. After eating, I tried to pay with the money, but discovered that it was a bank note worth five million dollars! No one could possibly cash it. It made my head swim. The owner said, “You can pay for the meal whenever you want, sir. I understand that you are a rich gentleman. You like playing jokes on people by dressing like a poor man.”
I quickly returned to the house but was told that they had left on a trip. Then I remembered the letter inside the envelope. It said, “In this envelope you will find some money. It is yours for only 30 days. At the end of that time, return to this house. We have a bet on you.” How strange!
Then, I entered a clothes store to buy a cheap suit. When I showed the owner the bank note, he was angry since the salesman sold me such a terrible suit.
(To be continued... )
—Adapted from The Million Pound Bank Note
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A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
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A. I was sad about the money.
B. I was so happy that I wanted to swim.
C. I was worried about how to use such a big bank note.
D. I was so excited that I wanted to wash my head.
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A. The salesman continued to sell me such a cheap suit.
B. I left the clothes store because I couldn’t cash the money.
C. The owner served me well and ordered a new suit for me.
D. I learned about the two gentlemen from the store owner.
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① Henry went to a clothes shop to buy a cheap suit.
② Henry was invited into a nice house after arriving in London.
③ The restaurant owner let Henry go without paying right away.
④ Henry found the brothers had left when he went back to the house.
⑤ The rich brothers gave Henry a letter and told him not to open it early.
A. ②⑤③④① B. ②⑤④③① C. ⑤②③④① D. ②③⑤④①
My name is Henry Adams. When I was 27, I worked in San Francisco. One Saturday afternoon, I sailed my little boat but a strong wind pushed my boat into the Pacific Ocean. Luckily, I was saved by a British ship heading to London.
I had only one dollar when I arrived in London. I was tired and hungry. At that moment, the window of a nearby house opened and a man said to me, “Come in here, please.” I was taken to a beautiful room. ① There were two old gentlemen discussing something.
The two gentlemen were brothers. ② One brother said, “If an honest and clever stranger arrives in London without friends and money, except for a £100,000 bank note (钞票), he will starve (挨饿) to death. If he goes to the bank to change this big note, the police will think he stole it and arrest him.” The other brother answered, “No, I disagree.”
The two gentlemen decided to end their argument with a bet. ③ They chose me because I had an honest, clever face. Also, I was a stranger to England. One of them gave me an envelope and told me not to open it until I was in my hotel room.
④ After leaving the house, I opened the envelope and saw money inside of it! I rushed to the nearest restaurant. After eating, I tried to pay with the money, but discovered that it was a bank note worth five million dollars! No one could possibly cash it. It made my head swim. The owner said, “You can pay for the meal whenever you want, sir. I understand that you are a rich gentleman. You like playing jokes on people by dressing like a poor man.”
I quickly returned to the house but was told that they had left on a trip. Then I remembered the letter inside the envelope. It said, “In this envelope you will find some money. It is yours for only 30 days. At the end of that time, return to this house. We have a bet on you.” How strange!
Then, I entered a clothes store to buy a cheap suit. When I showed the owner the bank note, he was angry since the salesman sold me such a terrible suit.
(To be continued... )
—Adapted from The Million Pound Bank Note
(
B
) 1. We can best put “For several days, they had been arguing about a very strange subject.” in .A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
(
C
) 2. What can we learn from the underlined sentence “It made my head swim.” in paragraph 5?A. I was sad about the money.
B. I was so happy that I wanted to swim.
C. I was worried about how to use such a big bank note.
D. I was so excited that I wanted to wash my head.
(
C
) 3. What will happen in the following story?A. The salesman continued to sell me such a cheap suit.
B. I left the clothes store because I couldn’t cash the money.
C. The owner served me well and ordered a new suit for me.
D. I learned about the two gentlemen from the store owner.
(
A
) 4. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?① Henry went to a clothes shop to buy a cheap suit.
② Henry was invited into a nice house after arriving in London.
③ The restaurant owner let Henry go without paying right away.
④ Henry found the brothers had left when he went back to the house.
⑤ The rich brothers gave Henry a letter and told him not to open it early.
A. ②⑤③④① B. ②⑤④③① C. ⑤②③④① D. ②③⑤④①
答案
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含句子还原、句意理解、推理判断、事件排序四类题型。解题思路：第1题需分析句子与上下文的逻辑衔接，找到能承上启下的位置；第2题结合语境理解划线句的含义；第3题根据前文人物反应推理后续情节；第4题梳理文章事件的先后顺序，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 句子还原题：分析各空格语境：①处前仅提及两个老绅士讨论某事，后直接是兄弟的对话，缺少“争论主题”的衔接；②处前点明两人是兄弟，后是其中一人关于百万英镑钞票的争论内容，原句“For several days, they had been arguing about a very strange subject.”（他们争论奇怪的主题）放在②处，可衔接前后的争论内容，故选B。
2. 句意理解题：定位到第5段，Henry发现收到的是无法兑换的五百万英镑大钞，结合前文他饥饿、没钱的处境，“It made my head swim”意为“我发愁/头疼”，对应选项C（担心如何使用如此大额的钞票）。
3. 推理判断题：最后一段提到服装店老板看到Henry的大额钞票，结合前文餐厅老板理解Henry的处境（认为他是绅士只是开玩笑穿破衣），可推理服装店老板会服务周到，甚至为他订新衣服，故选C。
4. 事件排序题：梳理原文事件顺序：②（Henry到伦敦后被邀请进房子）→⑤（兄弟给Henry信封并要求不提前打开）→③（Henry去餐厅，老板让他先欠着）→④（Henry返回房子发现兄弟已离开）→①（Henry去服装店买便宜西装），对应顺序为②⑤③④①，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（句子还原）、英语阅读理解（句意理解）、英语阅读理解（推理判断）
【点评】
本题改编自经典小说《百万英镑》，考查学生对英语语篇的逻辑衔接、细节理解、句意把握及推理排序能力，题型全面，难度适中，需学生仔细梳理文章脉络。
【难度系数】
0.5
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含句子还原、句意理解、推理判断、事件排序四类题型。解题思路：第1题需分析句子与上下文的逻辑衔接，找到能承上启下的位置；第2题结合语境理解划线句的含义；第3题根据前文人物反应推理后续情节；第4题梳理文章事件的先后顺序，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 句子还原题：分析各空格语境：①处前仅提及两个老绅士讨论某事，后直接是兄弟的对话，缺少“争论主题”的衔接；②处前点明两人是兄弟，后是其中一人关于百万英镑钞票的争论内容，原句“For several days, they had been arguing about a very strange subject.”（他们争论奇怪的主题）放在②处，可衔接前后的争论内容，故选B。
2. 句意理解题：定位到第5段，Henry发现收到的是无法兑换的五百万英镑大钞，结合前文他饥饿、没钱的处境，“It made my head swim”意为“我发愁/头疼”，对应选项C（担心如何使用如此大额的钞票）。
3. 推理判断题：最后一段提到服装店老板看到Henry的大额钞票，结合前文餐厅老板理解Henry的处境（认为他是绅士只是开玩笑穿破衣），可推理服装店老板会服务周到，甚至为他订新衣服，故选C。
4. 事件排序题：梳理原文事件顺序：②（Henry到伦敦后被邀请进房子）→⑤（兄弟给Henry信封并要求不提前打开）→③（Henry去餐厅，老板让他先欠着）→④（Henry返回房子发现兄弟已离开）→①（Henry去服装店买便宜西装），对应顺序为②⑤③④①，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（句子还原）、英语阅读理解（句意理解）、英语阅读理解（推理判断）
【点评】
本题改编自经典小说《百万英镑》，考查学生对英语语篇的逻辑衔接、细节理解、句意把握及推理排序能力，题型全面，难度适中，需学生仔细梳理文章脉络。
【难度系数】
0.5
