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Once a beggar(乞丐) had walked about five miles in the hot sun. He was quite tired and wanted to 1 . As he came to a crossing, he saw a tall tree. On one side 2 the tree he saw a board(木牌). “Take This Road To Franklin” was written on the board.
“I will rest under the 3 ,” said the beggar. “I can lie on the board while I sleep.” As the beggar 4 , a doctor rode up to him. “Wake up, beggar!” said the doctor. “I am lost. Can you tell me 5 road to take to Franklin?” “It is too hot to think,” said the beggar. “Thinking is work in such a 6 day.” “Here is a dollar,” said the doctor, “now, will you think?” “Of course, I will, sir!” said the beggar, “ 7 that road to Franklin.” After a while, a driver stopped to 8 the beggar which road to take to Franklin. “You must give me a dollar,” said the beggar, “for me to start thinking.” The driver gave him a dollar. “Turn to the left,” the beggar said.
The beggar went back to 9 . Before long a farmer woke him up.
“Which is the road to Franklin?” he asked. The beggar got 10 dollar and the farmer went along the road.
“A doctor gets paid when he doctors.” said the beggar to himself, “A driver gets paid when he drives, and a farmer gets paid when he farms. But this time a beggar got paid, and all he did was thinking!”
小题1: A．drink B．eat C．rest D．ride
小题2: A．with B．of C．by D．for
小题3: A．tree B．sign C．road D．bed
小题4: A．thought B．said C．passed D．slept
小题5: A．right B．which C．short D．only
小题6: A．warm B．cold C．hot D．wet
小题7: A．Walk B．Take C．Go D．Get
小题8: A．tell B．show C．ask D．help
小题9: A．sleep B．work C．read D．write
小题10: A．three B．more C．paid D．another
参考答案：
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
试题分析：这篇短文中的乞丐因为自己把道路指示牌给挡住了，因此挣了不少指路费。也告诉我们一个简单地小道理，只要肯动脑筋，就会为自己带来财富。
小题1:结合上文他在太阳底下走了五公里和下文I will rest 可知他想休息一下。故选C。
小题2:结合语境可知句意为：在树的一边，of表示所有关系。故选B。
小题3:结合上文可知这个乞丐要在这棵树下休息，故选A。
小题4:结合下文“Wake up, beggar!”可知是发生在乞丐睡觉时，故选D。
小题5:结合语境可知句意为：你能告诉我哪一条路去富兰克林吗？故选B。
小题6:结合上文可知道天气很热。故选C。
小题7:take本身有采取，乘去哪儿的意思，故选B。
小题8:结合语境可知这个司机是来问路，故C，问。
小题9:结合语境可知这一切都发生在乞丐睡觉时，故选A，这个乞丐重新睡觉。
小题10:结合上文可知此时他又得到了一美元，故选D，另一个，再一个。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。
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