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【題目】 There have never been many adventurers. You can read stories about men called adventurers. But they were really businessmen. There was something they wanted----- a lady, or money, or a country, or honor. And so they got it. But a true adventurer is different. He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet.

There have been many half-adventurers. And they were great men. History is rich with their stories. But each of them had a special purpose. They were not followers of true adventure.

In the big city of New York, Romance and Adventure are always waiting.

As we walk along the street, they are watching us. We look up suddenly and see a face in a window. The face seems to interest us strangely. Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. A car takes us to a strange door, instead of to our own. The door opens and we are asked to enter. At every corner, eyes look toward us, or hands are raised, or fingers point. Adventure is offered.

But few of us are ready to accept. We are ready to do only the things we do every day. We wish to do only the things that everyone else does. We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life. Then we begin to think. Then, when it is too late, we are sorry that we have never known true Romance and Adventure.

【1】In the author’s opinion, there are ____ true adventurers.

A. many B. few C. no D. a few

【2】In what way does the author say a true adventurer is different from a businessman?

A. He is ready for anything he may meet.

B. He is not interested in money.

C. He enjoys excitement while a business man does not.

D. A true adventurer is romantic, while a businessman is dull.

【3】According to the passage, a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives in a quiet street means____.

A. a number B. a fight C. wealth D. adventure

【4】The passage doesn’t mention it, but we can infer from the passage that when most people meet an offer of adventure, they will ____.

A. grow angry but curious

B. accept the offer

C. grow embarrassed and reject the offer

D. be frightened and cry for help.

【5】When do most people wish that they had known romance and adventure?

A. When they are young.

B. When it involves a beautiful lady or handsome man.

C. When something interests them strangely.

D. When they reach the end of a long quiet life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】B

【小題2】A

【小題3】D

【小題4】C

【小題5】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者認為人們真正的想要冒險者不多，當有人提供冒險的活動時，大多數(shù)人很少接受。

【小題1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There have never been many adventurers. 冒險者不多，故選B。

【小題2】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet.他能準備好一切他能遇到的事情，故選A。

【小題3】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. 在一個安靜的街道，我沒聽到一種可怕的或者痛苦的一個聲音從一個沒有人居住的一個房子里傳出來，這就是一個非常冒險的事情，故選D。

【小題4】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)But few of us are ready to accept. We are ready to do only the things we do every day. 很少有人接受這種冒險，他們愿意做的就是每天我們能夠做的事情，故選C。

【小題5】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life.當我們走到了一個非常長的安靜的生活快要結(jié)束的時候，大多數(shù)人希望知道這種浪漫和冒險，故選D。