15．There was a captain who was rich but still loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages（工資）．
On the last day of one voyage，the ship was in a small port．It was winter time，and the sea was very cold，so the captain said to his sailors，"If one of you stays in the water during the whole night，I will give him my ship．But if he comes out before the sun appears，I shall get his wages．"
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating，so they didn't trust him．But then one of them，who thought that he was cleverer than the captain，said that he would do it．He got into the water，and，though it was very cold，he stayed in it．When it was nearly morning，some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away．
"You are cheating，"the captain said to the sailor．"The fire's warming you．"
"But it's half a mile away!"said the sailor．
"A fire's fire，"answered the captain．"I have won．"
The sailor came out of the water，and said，"Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages，but you can't cook a chicken．"
"I can，"answered the captain．
"If you cook this chicken，"said the sailor，"I 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，"Where's the fire？"
"There it is，"answered the sailor．"On the shore．"
"But it's half a mile away，"said the captain angrily．
"A fire's fire，'you said，"answered the sailor．"If it is enough to warm me in the water，it is enough to cook your chicken．"
61．The captain got the sailors'wagesC．
A．to buy a chicken for himself
B．a(chǎn)nd kept the money for future use
C．by cheating them
D．a(chǎn)nd said he would return the money soon
62．The captain insisted（堅持） that the fire was warming the sailor because heA．
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
63．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？B
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．
64．We can know from the reading thatD．
A．a(chǎn)ll the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold．
B．the captain knew 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．
65．What is the best title of the story？D
A．How a Captain Cheated His Sailor
B．How a Sailor Got a Ship
C．A Brave Sailor
D．A Fire Is Fire．
分析 有一個船長有錢卻仍然十分的愛錢，他在航行結(jié)束后欺騙她的船員拿走他們的工資．
一次航行的最后一天，船在一個小的港口．那是冬天，海上特別冷，所以船長和他的船員說："如果有人在水里待一個晚上，我就將我的船給他，但是他在太陽升起之前出來，我會拿走他的工資．"
船員已經(jīng)聽說船長欺騙人，所以他們不信他．但是其中有一位認為自己比船長聰明的那個船員說他會，他走進水里，雖然水冷，他還是待在里面．當將近早上的時候，一些漁民在半英里外的海岸上點燃了一把火．
"你在作弊"船長對這位船員說"火正溫暖著你"
"但是他在半英里之外"船員說．
"一把火也是火"船長說："我贏了"
船員從水里出來說："也許你認為你聰明因為你贏了我的工資，但是你不能燒一只雞"
"我能"船長回答．
"如果你燒了這只雞"船員說"我將不要工資為你工作七年，但是如果你不能，你就要把船給我"．
船長同意了，拿出雞說到："火在哪里？"
"在那里"，船員說"在海岸"．
"但是在半英里外，"船長生氣的說．
"‘一把火也是火'你說的．"船員回答"如果他能足夠在水里溫暖我，就足夠用來燒雞"．
解答 61．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)There was a captain who was rich but still loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages可知他是通過欺騙將船員的工資拿走，故選C．
62．答案：A．推理判斷題，根據(jù)"A fire's fire，"answered the captain．"I have won．"可知他是不想比賽輸了才堅持說火溫暖了船員，故選A．
63．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)When it was nearly morning，some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away．可知漁民不是為了幫助船員才點的火把，故選B．
64．答案：D．推理判斷題，本文的最后還是船員贏了，故可知船員比船長更聰明，故選D．
65．答案：D．標題判斷題，根據(jù)本文船員和船長打的兩個賭都是說到了A Fire Is Fire，是文章的線索，故本文的標題是A Fire Is Fire，故選D．
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