文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位富人和穷人因马的事起了争执,Mr. Know很机智地解决了他们之间的问题。
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then ________ to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree.” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
________ the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse wherever I like!” He tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible ________: the two horses were fighting. They went up to them. but it was too ________. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done” cried the rich man. “You will have to ________ it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no ________. At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh.” the rich man shouted ________. “He can! He spoke to me when I ________ him.” “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he say?”
“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.” the rich man answered.
“Oh.” said Mr. Know. “So he ________ you. Then can you ________ to get money from him?” The rich man said nothing and left silently.
16. A.put down | B.set down | C.sat down | D.turned down |
17. 18. A.song | B.word | C.bell | D.noise |
19. A.late | B.slow | C.hard | D.quick |
20. A.pay for | B.look for | C.wait for | D.care for |
21. A.idea | B.mistake | C.money | D.answer |
22. A.quietly | B.angrily | C.happily | D.heavily |
23. A.told | B.touched | C.found | D.met |
24. A.helped | B.thanked | C.warned | D.ordered |
25. A.stop | B.expect | C.forget | D.prefer |