A
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family were rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room.Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement.As they made their bed on the hard floor,the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.When the younger angel asked why,the older angel replied:“Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor,but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife.After sharing what little food they had,the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest.When the sun came up the next morning,the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.Their only cow,whose milk had been their only income,lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel,“How could this happen?”“Why did you not watch out for the cow?The first man had everything,yet you watched over his house,” she accused.“The second family had little but was willing to share everything,and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem.” the older angel replied.“When we stayed in the basement,I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune,I asked God if I could seal(封口)the wall so he wouldn’t find it.Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed,the angel of death came for his wife.I asked God if the angel of death could take the cow instead.Things aren’t always what they seem.”
21.The younger angel was very angry because .
A.the older angel treated the two families unfairly
B.the older angel killed the farmer’s cow
C.the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D.the angel of death took the cow away
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第三段的介绍可知,年轻的天使感到生气,是因为他认为,年长的天使对待这两个家庭不公平。
22.Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?
A.Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.
B.Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C.Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
D.Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据文中的“Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed,the angel of death came for his wife.I asked God if the angel of death could take the cow instead.”可知,让农夫的奶牛死了是为了救农夫的妻子。
23.The story tries to tell the reader that .
A.the young should always learn from the old
B.angels are always ready to help the poor
C.angels are always ready to help the rich
D.sometimes things are not what they seem
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据本文对故事的介绍以及文中多次出现的“Things aren’t always what they seem.”可知答案。
