Question

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.

Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.

He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.

“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.

“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（擊垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination(決心) or unfavorable（不利的） situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（價(jià)值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”

1.The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．broken	B．having small lines or folds in it
C．flat	D．having holes on it

2.The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

3.What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.

B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.

C．How to keep one’s value of life.

D．How to give a meaningful class

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】一個(gè)演講者用一個(gè)例子來(lái)告訴我們自身的價(jià)值是不隨任何情景的變化而變化的，所以要珍惜自己的價(jià)值。

1.B 猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)上文的Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass.說(shuō)明這張紙幣上有很多的皺。故B正確。

2.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知是為了告訴大家千萬(wàn)不要忘記我們自身的價(jià)值。故A正確。

3.C 推理題。在文章最后一段講述了我們的人生的價(jià)值，接下來(lái)應(yīng)該討論如何來(lái)保持我們自己的價(jià)值。故C正確。