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1、阅读理解练习(1)Atameeting,awell-knownspeakerliftedupabillof20dollarsbeforestartinghisspeech・Facing200people,heasked,“Whowantsthis20-dollarbill?”Agreatmanyhandswereputup.Thenhecontinuedtosay,Tintendedtogiveittoanyoneofyou,butallowmetodoathingbeforegivingittoyou:Suddenlyhecrumpled(揉)iti
2、ntoaroundmass.Thenheasked,"Whowantsit?"Stillsomehandswereliftedup.Heaskedagain,"Well,howcoulditbeifIdoitlikethis?',hethrewthebillontotheground,steppedonitandtwistedit.Ashepickeditup,thebillhadbecomenotonlydirtybutwrinkled."Whostillwantsit?"Stillafewpeopleputuptheirhands."Mydearf
3、riends,youhavehadameaningfulclass.NomatterhowItreatedthisbill,youstillwantit,becauseitisworth20dollars.Onyourliferoad,youmaybeknockeddown(击垮)orevenbrokenintopiecesbyyourdeterminationorunfavorablesituations.Wemayfeelourselvesworthnothing,but,mydarling,rememberthatwhateverhappensi
4、nthefuture,youshouldneverloseyourvalue(价值)intheGod'sheart・Youleparticular——neverforgetit:1.Howmanytimesdidthespeakeraskthepeoplewhethertheywantedthebill?A.OnceB.TwiceC・ThreetimesD・Fourtimes2.Theunderlinedword"wrinkled^inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.brokenB.havingsmalllinesor
5、foldsinitC.flatD.havingholesonit3.Thespeakerdidthistestinorderto.A.telltheaudiencethatoneshouldneverloseone'sownvalueB・telltheaudiencethatGodvaluesmoneymostC・testifsomeoftheaudiencewereextremelyinterestedinmoneyD.playatrickontheaudience4.Whatwouldthespeakerprobablytalkaboutnext?
6、A.Howmoneycanmakepeoplecrazy.B.Howtoavoidbeingknockeddowninone'slife.C・Howtokeepone'svalueoflife.D.HowtogiveameaningfulclassBJackLondonisafamousAmericanwriter.HismostwidelyknownbookistheCalloftheWild,thestoryoftheadventureofalargedoginthefrozennorth.JackLondonwasbornonJanuary12,
7、1876,inSanFrancisco,California.Hisfamilywasverypoor,andJackhadtoleaveschooltomakemoney.Heworkedhardatmanydifferentjobs.Later,Jackreturnedtoschool,buthedidrTtstay.Hewrote,“Lifeandpocketbookwerebothtooshort/9In1897,hewenttoAlaskatofindgold.Instead,hefoundideasthereforhisbookstorie
8、s.Hereturnedhomeandstartedtowrite.Hiswritingswe