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閱讀下列短文,從所給的四個選項中,選出最佳答案
Balzac(巴爾扎克)was good at buying things at its lowest price.One day he wanted to buy a vase (花瓶)in a shop window, the price of which, however, was much higher than he could offer.Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking.Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked out a plan.The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price.Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out.Shortly after another would enter and ask for a lower price than the first.In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price.Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck.The plan worked --Balzac got the vase at his price!
(1)Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A.A vase in a window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.
B.At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.
C.Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much higher than he could pay.
D.Balzac was very poor, he couldn't buy the vase at a high price.
(2)How many friends did Balzac gather?
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A.Five. B.Twelve. C.Ten. D.Six.
(3)Who asked for the lowest price?
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A.Balzac. B.The second one.
C.The first one. D.The last of his friends
(4)What's the best translation for “trust to luck”?
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A.聽天由命 B.相信運氣 C.碰碰運氣 D.信任運氣
(5)What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?
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A.Unkind. B.Dishonest. C.Selfish. D.Clever.
書面表達
寫一篇短文,題目是“Do‘Lucky Numbers’ Really Bring Good Luck? ”,詞數(shù)100左右,要求包含下面的內(nèi)容:
1.有些人認為某些數(shù)字會帶來好運.
2.我認為數(shù)字與運氣無關(guān).
注意:信的開頭已經(jīng)寫好.
Do“Lucky Numbers”Really Bring Good Luck?My friend Mary was born on June 13, 1986. She is always dissatisfied with her birthday because 13 is a bad number.
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寫作
閱讀下面短文, 然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
Luck or hard workIs it luck or hard work that brings success? The answer is “hard work”.One's efforts bring him success and not his luck.It is said, “Triumphs don't come without effort.”
Luck favors only those who help themselves.The harder you work, the luckier you get.A man works day and night giving up all his play and delight and moves ahead to earn success and when he earned it people called it luck.This excellence is in fact not luck, but result of a lot of hard work.Any idea cannot become a success unless we work hard on it.
Today we are leading a happy and comfortable life due to hard work of someone else.We have bulbs to remove the darkness in a room; this was possible by hard work of Edison.We chat over phone with our friends, enjoying which has resulted by the hard work put in by Alexander Graham Bell.
The world lifts its hats up to one who puts 50 percent of their efforts and on its head for those few soul who devote 100 percent thus.“Success accompanies only those who work hard and not the ones who hardly work.”
[寫作內(nèi)容]
(1)以約30個詞概括短文的要點;
(2)然后以120個詞就“成功是靠運氣還是努力”這個主題發(fā)表你的看法,并包括如下要點:
1.人們對如何取得成功看法有哪些?
2.他們有何實例證明自己的觀點?
3.你的觀點如何?為什么?
[寫作要求]
(1)可以使用實例或其它論述方法支持你的論點,也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
(2)標題自定。
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