An old woman had lost her eyesight completely. So she went to a doctor to help her see again and made a bargain with him. If he could cure her,he would be paid handsomely (慷慨地) . But if he couldn’t,she would not pay him anything.

   The doctor had a special medicine. And he had cured a lot of people who were sightless. Then the doctor began to visit his new patient daily. But knowing that she couldn’t see,he started stealing the valuables in her house,one by one. When there was nothing more left to steal,he decided to cure her and got his payment.

   When the old woman recovered her eyesight,she saw that her valuables had been stolen and guessed that the doctor was the thief. So,saying that she was not cured,she refused to pay him. The doctor was very angry and the two went to court.

   The judge asked the old woman why she refused to pay the doctor. To this she said, “The doctor is telling the truth. I did promise to give him money if I recovered my sight. However,if I was still blind,I was to give him nothing. Now he has cured me and so I should pay him. But I am still blind. ”

   Everyone in the court looked at the old woman in great surprise. The old woman said, “ I really can't see. Before I lost the use of my eyes,I had seen a lot of valuable goods in my house. But now I am not able to see a single thing of value in it. ”

1. According to bargain,if the woman could see again, .

   A. the doctor would get a lot of money

   B. the doctor would get nothing

   C. they would go to court together

   D. the woman would lose all her valuables

2. What did the doctor do when he visited the woman every day?

   A. He cured a lot of people there.

   B. He gave the medicine to the woman for free.

   C. He took the valuable goods away from her house.

   D. He got his payment from the woman.

3. What is the correct order of the following events?

a. The old woman recovered her sight.

b. The doctor asked the woman for his payment.

c. They went to court for help.

d. The old woman broke her promise.

   A. a-d-c-b   B. c-b-d-a

   C. b-c-a-d   D. a-b-d-c

4. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The doctor was not telling a lie.

   B. In fact,the doctor didn't cure the woman.

   C. The old woman could see things again.

   D. The old woman didn't want to pay the doctor.

5. It can be inferred from the passage that in the end.

   A. the old woman was punished by the judge

   B. the doctor didn't steal the valuable goods

   C. the judge agreed with what the woman said

   D. everyone in the court laughed at the woman

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C

  有一位老婦人喪失了視力,她與醫(yī)生達成協(xié)議:如果醫(yī)生治好她的眼睛,他會得到不菲的報酬。在給老婦人治眼睛的日子里,醫(yī)生把她家值錢的東西都偷走了。老婦人重見光明后看見東西被偷走,拒絕履行承諾,于是他們走上了法庭。

1. A 細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的 he would be paid handsomely可知,根據(jù)協(xié)議,如果老婦人的眼睛能重見光明,這個醫(yī)生就會獲得許多錢,由此可知正確答案為A項。

2. C細節(jié)理解題。第二段提到了 “But knowing that she couldn't see,he started stealing the valuables in her house,one by one. ”,由此可知醫(yī)生知道老婦人看不見,就把她家值錢的東西一件件偷走了。故本題的正 確答案為C項。

3. D推理判斷題。通讀第三段可知,老婦人重見光明后,醫(yī)生向她索要報酬,但老婦人看見家里值錢的東西都被 偷走后拒絕履行承諾,之后他們一起去了法庭,由此推 斷選D項。

4. B細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句的“When the old woman recovered her eyesight,she saw." 可知,醫(yī)生治好了老婦人的眼睛,老婦人又重見光明,故B項描述與原文 內(nèi)容不符。

5. C推理判斷題。通讀最后一段可知,老婦人在法庭陳述自己仍然看不見東西,因為她以前沒有喪失視力的時 候能看見家里的許多值錢的東西,但是現(xiàn)在卻一件都 看不見了。老婦人暗指是這個醫(yī)生偷了她家里的東 西,由此可推斷法官最后會贊同老婦人說的話。

cure v.治愈

sightless adj.看不見的;失明的 

valuables n.[ pl. ]貴重物品(首飾)

障礙句分析

   When there was nothing more left to steal,he decided to cure her and got his payment.當再也沒有別的剩余的東西可 偷時,他決定治好她(的眼睛) 以獲取他應得的報酬。

   本句是一個由when引導的時間狀語從句,when意為“當的時候”。nothing more意為“沒有別的”;decide to do sth.意為“決定做某事”。

題目來源:一本英語閱讀理解與完形填空150篇中考 > TEST8

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