Question

【題目】Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll surely be the best lawyer in our town!”

After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …. Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere.

Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (競爭對手)。Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished — the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.”

【1】George and Richard were atschool.

A. roommates B. good friends

C. competitors D. booksellers

【2】How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s good fortune very much.

B. He thought about Richard from time to time.

C. He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town.

D. He was unhappy of Richard’s disappearance.

【3】 George got information about Richard from .

A. a dictionary collector in Australia

B. one of Richard’s competitors

C. some rare edition of a dictionary

D. the wrapping paper of a book

【4】What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books.

B. Both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same.

C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述的是喬治和瑞查得是互相自吹自擂的朋友，喬治說他會成為鎮(zhèn)子里最好的律師，而瑞查得說他將成為這里的第一個百萬富翁，但是最后瑞查得實現(xiàn)了他的諾言，而喬治沒有成為律師。

【1】C；細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一自然段可知，George和Richard在學(xué)校是一對不健康的競爭者。A項的roommates意思為“室友”，文章沒提到，故排除A項；B項good friends意思為“好朋友”，與文章的意思正好相反，故B項排除；D項booksellers意思為“書籍出版商”，這是他們畢業(yè)之后才開始的職業(yè),故選C

【2】B；細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第六自然段可知，在Richard度蜜月的時候失蹤之后，George書店的生意更好了，但是有些時候他坐在下載的，古老的廚房并凝視著臟臟的窗戶的時候，想起了他以前的競爭對手，難道他想他了？這表明George是不是的回想起他的競爭對手。A項文章沒有提到；C項與文章所陳述的事實相反；D項文章只是說Richard失蹤，而沒說他死了,故選B

【3】D；細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二自然段But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.可知George了包裹字典的報紙上的一個照片才知道了Richard沒有死。其他三個選項與本題無關(guān)，故可排除。故選D

【4】D；細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二和第三自然段可知，George說他將是城鎮(zhèn)里最好的律師，Richard說他將成為科爾福德第一個百萬富翁；根據(jù)文章最后自然段可知，Richard實現(xiàn)了他的理想，而George依然經(jīng)營他的書店，而不是當(dāng)一名律師。A項意思為“他們兩個人都變成百萬富翁”，故排除；B項“他們兩個人都實現(xiàn)了但是雄性和抱負”，故排除；C項“George建立了一個成功的生意而Richard失蹤了”，與文章事實不相符；故選D