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2016-2017年高中英语阅读理解 第三部分 名人故事(六)练习

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第三部分 名人故事(六)

26. An Anecdote of Napoleon

拿破仑轶事

拿破仑·波拿巴(1769.8—1821.5),法兰西第一帝国及百日王朝的皇帝、法兰西共和国近代史上著名的军事家和政治家,曾经占领过西欧和中欧的大部分领土,使法国资产阶级革命的思想得到了更为广阔的传播,他是法国人民的骄傲。不过这位铮铮铁骨的斗士和政治家,却也有许多民间流传的轶事。

Once Napoleon was staying in an inn of a small town.

“Just think!” said the innkeeper, “Napoleon himself is staying in our inn!” “Yes,” said the innkeeper’s wife. “But I was afraid when he came last night. It is said that he becomes angry very quickly. What shall we do if he becomes angry with us?”

“But he had a soft bed,” said the innkeeper. “And he had our very best food. Now it is morning. He will be going soon. We must be careful only a little longer.”

There was a noise at the top of the stairs. Napoleon and his soldiers were ready to leave.

“Good morning, sir,” said the innkeeper. “Will you have something warm to drink before you go?”

Napoleon took the cup the innkeeper handed to him. “You have served me well, innkeeper,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Say what you want.”

Now the innkeeper was afraid. “I mustn’t ask for too much,” he thought. “That will make him angry. I mustn’t ask for something he can’t give us. That will also make him angry.”

“Well, what will you have?” said Napoleon.

“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something? That can be our reward.”

“What is it?” Napoleon asked.

“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper. “Once during the war, the Russians took control of a farmhouse. You were sleeping in it. You hid yourself in a pile of hay while they were looking for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were searching for you?”

The innkeeper looked at Napoleon’s face. Napoleon looked very angry. Napoleon called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.

Comprehension Questions:

1. The innkeeper’s wife was afraid of Napoleon because ______

A. they hadn’t served him very well.

B. they had done something wrong to him.

C. he became angry very easily.

D. he was a great man.

2. The innkeeper and his wife must have been ______

A. frightened by Napoleon’s arrival.

B. pleased with Napoleon’s answer.

C. glad about Napoleon’s stay.

D. interested in at what Napoleon had done.

3. The two soldiers ______

A. understood Napoleon well.

B. didn’t know why Napoleon wanted to kill them.

C. could do nothing but kill the husband and wife.

D. were badly treated by the innkeeper.

4. While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon ______

A. ordered his men to fight back.

B. were frightened to death.

C. feared nothing.

D. regretted having hidden there.

5. According to the passage, we know that Napoleon ______

A. was cruel to the innkeeper.

B. was kind to the innkeeper.

C. was brave before the Russians.

D. expressed himself in a cruel way.

(CCABD)

27. Sherlock Holmes, Famous Detective in Conan Doyle’s Works

夏洛克?福尔摩斯—英国作家柯南道尔作品中的名侦探

fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

In the popular stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pipe-smoking, always in his cape, and speaks in a splendid manner.” Doyle gave Holmes the address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there was never such an address. Holmes’

flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Dr. Watson who

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