Two traveling angels(天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was 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 couldn’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 could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
小題1:Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?
A．Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.
B．Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C．Because the basement was too cold to stay in.
D．Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
小題2:In paragraph two, “the pair” refers to_____________.
A．The poor coupleB．the rich couple
C．the guestsD．the angels
小題3:The story tries to tell the reader that_________________.
A．a(chǎn)ngels are always ready to help the poor
B．sometimes things are not what they seem
C．a(chǎn)ngels are always ready to help the rich
D．the young should always learn from the old.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
本文一則寓言，講述兩個天使住在兩個不同的家庭的故事。告訴大家“Things aren’t always what they seem.”
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune,可知答案為A。
小題2:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)上問可知是兩個天使來到人間。
小題3:主旨大義題。通讀全文可知主題為：Things aren’t always what they seem.
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C．News reports make people famous.D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

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