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George is a rich man. He likes playing jokes. On Christmas Eve, he wants to give his housekeeper(管家) Jack a big reward (奖赏). He tells Jack, "There are four bowls of porridge here. I put two gold coins(金币)in one of the bowls. Dear Jack, let’s see if you are lucky.”

Jack wants the gold coins very much, but he is not sure which bowl is the right one. He drinks some porridge from the first bowl. Suddenly, he feels the gold coins should be in the second bowl, so he turns to it and drinks half the porridge.

He then drinks half the porridge in the third bowl, too. After that he starts to get a little unhappy. At last, he changes his mind. He drinks half of the porridge in the fourth bowl with much difficulty --at this moment Jack is so full that he can't drink any porridge. In the end, hie doesn't get even one gold coin.

In fact, George puts two coins in every bowl. If Jack could finish just one bowl of porridge, then he would find at least (至少)two gold coins.

That's the way it is in everything in life! If you keep working on something, you will get some fruits at last.

1.What does George like?

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2.Who is the housekeeper in George's family?

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3.When does Jack start to feel unhappy?

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4.How many gold coins can Jack get if he finishes two bowls of porridge?

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5.Is it easy or difficult for Jack to drink the fourth bowl of porridge?

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Answer

1.He likes playing jokes.

2.Jack.

3.After he drinks half the porridge in the third bowl.

4.Four.

5.It is difficult./Difficult.

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲的是乔治是一个富有的人，他喜欢开玩笑，圣诞节那天乔治想给管家杰克一份大礼，他告诉杰克四碗汤里有一碗有两块金币，杰克为了得到金币每碗汤都只喝了一半却仍未找到金币的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一行“He likes playing jokes”“他喜欢开玩笑”，故填He likes playing jokes。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一、二行“he wants to give his housekeeper(管家) Jack a big reward (奖赏)”“他想给他的管家Jack一个大的奖赏”可知，乔治的管家是Jack，故填Jack。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一、二行“He then drinks half the porridge in the third bowl, too. After that he starts to get a little unhappy”“然后他在第三碗里也喝了一半粥。之后他开始有点不高兴”，故填After he drinks half the porridge in the third bowl。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一、二行“If Jack could finish just one bowl of porridge, then he would find at least (至少)two gold coins”“如果杰克只喝完一碗粥，他至少会找到两个金币”可知，如果Jack喝完两碗粥，他可以得到四个金币，故填Four。

5.细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、三行“He drinks half of the porridge in the fourth bowl with much difficulty --at this moment Jack is so full that he can't drink any porridge”“他很难在第四碗里喝下一半的粥--这时杰克已经吃饱了，一点粥也喝不下了”可知，杰克喝下第四碗粥很难，故填It is difficult./Difficult。