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    There was a businessman who was deep in debt(债务) and could see no way out. He sat on a park bench, head in his hands.

Suddenly, an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman’s story, the old man wrote out a check(支票), and put it in his hand, saying, “Take it and pay me back here exactly one year from today.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.

The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, one of the richest men in the world.

“I can pay off my debts in a second!” he realized. But instead, the businessman decided to put the check in his safe(保险箱). Just knowing it was there might give him the power to save his business, he thought.

He went back and worked hard to make his business successful. Within several months,  he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. Behind the old man was a nurse. The nurse spoke to the businessman and said that the old man was mentally ill and was always telling people he was John D. Rockefeller.

The businessman was shocked to hear this. All year long he’d been buying and selling, believing that he had half a million dollars behind him. Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1.The businessman probably felt_________when he got the check from the old man.

A.anxious B.excited C.annoyed D.unhappy

2.The business put the check away because_________.

A.he didn’t want it to be stolen B.having the money brought him confidence

C.he hoped to find his real owner D.he was scared of spending it

3.What does the underlined word “mentally” mean in Chinese?

A.心理上 B.身体上 C.言语上 D.行动上

4.What happened at the agreed-upon time the next year?

A.The old man asked the businessman to pay back at once.

B.The businessman returned the check to the old man.

C.The old man didn’t remember he was John D. Rockefeller.

D.The businessman found out that the old man had a mental illness.

5.What does the story tell us?

A.Poor people are less confident than the rich.

B.It is easy for rich people to become poor.

C.Self-confidence plays a big role in one’s life.

D.Mentally ill people understand life’s basic truths.

 

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 【解析】 文章讲述了一个商人东山再起的故事。一个商人欠下许多债务,他无助的坐在公园里,一个老人给他的一张支票,让他一年后来还,商人重拾自信让自己的生意起死回生,文章通过这个故事来告诉大家自信的重要性。 1.细节理解题。根据The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, one of the richest men in the world.“I can pay off my debts in a second!” he realized.这个商人拿着这个支票,是世界上最富有的人之一洛克菲勒写的,可以一秒钟还清债务,可推知他很激动;故选B。 2.细节理解题。根据But instead, the businessman decided to put the check in his safe(保险箱). Just knowing it was there might give him the power to save his business, he thought.商人把支票放起来,只要知道它在那儿就给他做生意的力量,可知是有钱带给他自信;故选B。 3.词义猜测题。根据The nurse spoke to the businessman and said that the old man was mentally ill and was always telling people he was John D. Rockefeller.护士对商人说,老人精神有病,总是对人说他是洛克菲勒,可猜测是心理上有病;故选A。 4.细节理解题。根据The nurse spoke to the businessman and said that the old man was mentally ill and was always telling people he was John D. Rockefeller. 护士对商人说,老人精神有病,总是对人说他是洛克菲勒,可知商人知道老人有精神病;故选D。 5.主旨大意题。根据Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.他突然意识到不是金钱改变了他的生活,是自信使他有能力实现自己追求的东西;故选C。
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