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　　Right in the middle of Japan, high in the mountain, an old man lived in his little house. He found in one corner of the room an old iron kettle(水壺). He decided to use it to boil water. To his surprise, the kettle became a strange creature when it was on fire. And then it changed back into kettle again. The old man decided to sell it. So a merchant came and went away with the kettle.

　　At night, the merchant was awakened(喚醒) by a big noise. The kettle became a strange creature again and was running about in his room. But early next morning he found the kettle still quietly lying in the corner. One of his neighbors, after hearing what he had seen in the night, advised him to travel in the country to display it.

　　Now the kettle could be asked to change and perform by the merchant. The performances drew big audiences and the merchant earned a lot of money. But he was an honest man. Though he was rich now, he thought that he owed some of his wealth to the man from whom he had bought the kettle.

　　One morning, he put a hundred gold pieces into the kettle and, hanging it on his arm, he returned to the old man who had sold it to him. The old man thanked the merchant, saying that few people would have been so honest.

　　The kettle brought them both luck. Everything went well with them till they died.

1．why did the old man want to sell the kettle?

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A．The kettle couldn't be used to boil water.

B．The kettle was too old to use.

C．When the kettle was used to boil water, it changed into a strange creature.

D．The kettle had magic power.

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the description of the merchant?

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A．He was a mean person.

B．He was lucky.

C．He was very clever.

D．He was kind to the old man.

3．Why did the merchant get a lot of money since he bought the kettle?

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A．The kettle is made of gold.

B．The kettle has some magic power.

C．The kettle can produce gold.

D．The merchant has some magic power.

4．Which description is NOT suitable to the text?

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A．If you are honest you will get good result.

B．Good luck belongs to honest man.

C．Everyone should be kind to others.

D．Money can be got by anyway including some evil ways.

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科目：高中英語 來源：湖南省長望瀏寧四市縣區(qū)2012屆高三5月聯(lián)考試題英語試題 題型：050

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　　Careercast．com is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012．It's bad news for the writer of this story, but much brighter for the folks who program the code that keeps this website busy．

　　Using a method that looked at physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook, career Website Careercast．com, ranked the top 200 jobs．They also ranked the jobs with the most stress．Not surprisingly, none of the most stressful jobs show up on the best jobs list．

　　At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the lumberjack．Cutting trees failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, except income．“Unemployment for lumberjacks is very high, and the demand for their services is expected to continue to fall through 2016．And while working outside all day may seem like a great job perk(有額外津貼的工作), being a lumberjack not only is considered the worst job, but also one of the world's most dangerous,” according to Careercast．com．And, for that most dangerous job, a lumberjack earns a little more than ＄32,000 a year．That's about ＄56,000 less than the easy job of a software engineer, which has the average salary at ＄88,000 a year, according to Careercast．

　　Here's a complete look at the best and worst jobs．And, take a look at the most stressful jobs．You may be surprised．

Best Jobs　　　　　　　　Worst Jobs　　　　　　Most Stressful Jobs

Software Engineer　　　　　Lumberjack　　　　　　Enlisted Soldier

Actuary　　　　　　　　　Dairy Farmer　　　　　　Firefighter

Human Resources Manager　Enlisted Military Soldier　　Airline Pilot

Dental Hygienist　　　　　Oil Rig Worker　　　　　　Military General

Financial Planner　　　　　Reporter(Newspaper)　　　Police Officer

Audiologist　　　　　　　Waiter/Waitress　　　　　Event Coordinator

Occupational Therapist　　Meter Reader　　　　　Public Relations Executive

Online Advertising Manager　Dishwasher　　　　　Corporate Executive Computer Systems Analyst

Butcher　　　　　　　　　Photojournalist　　　　Mathematician

Broadcaster　　　　　　　Taxi Driver　　　　　　

(1)

Who might be most interested in the passage?

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A．

Job-hunters．

B．

Net surfers．

C．

Employers．

D．

Educators．

(2)

Which of the following was not considered when Careercast．com ranked the top 200 jobs?

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A．

Hiring outlook．

B．

Pressure．

C．

Mental demands．

D．

Salary．

(3)

What do we know about the lumberjack?

[　　]

A．

Although the lumberjack has high unemployment, it isn't considered the worst job．

B．

On the best jobs list, the lumberjack isn't at the bottom．

C．

More lumberjacks' services will be needed after 2016．

D．

A lumberjack earns less than half of a software engineer's salary a year．

(4)

According to the passage, the list is good news for ________．

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A．

Online Advertising Managers．

B．

Reporters．

C．

Firefighters．

D．

Dairy Farmers．

(5)

What is the main purpose of the passage?

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A．

To describe the advantages of different careers．

B．

To provide career information．

C．

To explain why a software engineer is the best job．

D．

To analyze why a lumberjack is the worst job．

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