it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.

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The sailor came out of the water, and said, \you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken.\ \

\you cook this chicken,\said the sailor, \shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship.\ The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, \ \ \

\in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.\ (301w)

1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________. A. to buy a chicken for himself B. and kept the money for future use C. by cheating him

D. and said he would return the money soon 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.

B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.

C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor. D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.

3. The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________. A. didn't want to lose the bet B. didn't believe the sailor's success C. wanted to keep his promise D. wanted to show his cleverness

4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.

B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire. C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared. 5. What is the title of the story? A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor B. How a Sailor Got a Ship C. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is Fire Passage 10

Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Taibei. He didn't like to work on his father's farm and hoped to find a job in a big city. He went from one

company to another but no one wanted him. With little money left, he got to the station, sad and tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his small town. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.

At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him and asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket because he thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn't know where to go. Suddenly, an old man came and said, \the owner of a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?\ (190w)

1. Tom came to the station to _______.

A. find a job B. take the train home C. sell the ticket D. take the train to Taibei

2. The woman walked to Tom because _______.

A. she was Tom's old friend B. her child wanted to talk to Tom C. she needed to take the train D. she had no money to buy a ticket 3. Tom didn't take the train because _______.

A. he didn't take a train ticket B. he missed the train

C. he wanted to talk to the old man D. he gave his ticket to the woman 4. The old man wanted to _______. A. lend Tom some money B. give Tom a job

C. say \ 5. What can we learn from this story? A. Many people find job in a train station.

B. Don't buy the last ticket of the train.

C. If we try our best to help others, others will help us. D. We should not give our ticket to others in a train station. 《新课标高一英语阅读理解精选》答案 1. CBCDD2. DDBCC3. ACCB4. BADCD5. BCACA 6. BDBB7. DCCBD 8. BACDB9. CDABD