The clock pointed at a quarter before nine when he appeared at the Reform Club. Phileas Fogg had finished the journey round the world in eighty days! Phileas Fogg had won his wager (打赌) of twenty thousand pounds!
How could such an exact man make this mistake of a day? Why did he think that he had arrived in London on Saturday, the twenty-first day of December, when it was really Friday, the twentieth, the seventy-ninth day only from the day he left?
The cause of the mistake was very simple.
Phileas Fogg had gained one day on his journey, because he had travelled eastward. During travelling eastward, he had gone towards the sun, and the days therefore diminished(缩短) as many times 4 minutes as he crossed degrees(经度) in this direction. There are 360 degrees on the circumference (周长) of the earth; and these 360 degrees, multiplied (乘) by 4 minutes, gives 24 hours, the day gained. In other words, while Phileas Fogg, going eastward, saw the sun pass 80 times, his friends in London only saw it 79 times. This is why they waited for him at the Club on Saturday, and not Sunday, as Mr. Fogg thought.
Phileas Fogg, then, had won the twenty thousand pounds; but as he had spent nearly nineteen thousand on the way, the gain was small. His aim was, however, not to win money. He divided the one thousand pounds between Passepartout and Fix. From Passepartout’s share, he deducted(扣除) the cost of the gas which had burned in his room for nineteen hundred and twenty hours.
The next day just after the wedding party, as soon as it was light, Passepartout knocked on his master’s door. Phileas opened it, and asked, “What’s the matter, Passepartout?”
“What is it, sir? Why, I’ve just found out —”
“What?”
“That we might have made the tour of the world in only seventy-eight days.”
“No doubt,” said Mr. Fogg, “by not crossing India. But if I had not crossed India, I should not have saved Aouda out of danger and fell in love with her afterwards, and she would not have been my wife.”
Phileas Fogg had won his wager, and had made his journey around the world in eighty days.
Would you make the tour around the world for less than eighty days?
1.How did Fogg most probably feel after he finished the journey around the world?
A.Proud but a bit afraid. B.Excited but a bit angry.
C.Curious but a bit worried. D.Satisfied but a bit sorry.
2.Which of the following shows the right order of the whole trip?
a. Fogg got married to Aouda. b. Fogg’s friends gathered at the Club.
c. Fogg started the trip around the world. d. The group travelled across India.
A.c-b-d-a B.b-d-a-c C.c-d-b-a D.b-c-a-d
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Phileas Fogg had gained one day on his journey, because he had travelled westward.
B.Phileas Fogg didn’t gain a lot though he had won the twenty thousand pounds at last.
C.Phileas Fogg paid for the cost of the gas which had burned in his room for 1920 hours.
D.Phileas Fogg’s friends in London saw the sun pass more times than Fogg.
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The clock pointed at a quarter before nine when he appeared at the Reform Club. Phileas Fogg had finished the journey round the world in eighty days! Phileas Fogg had won his wager (打赌) of twenty thousand pounds!
How could such an exact man make this mistake of a day? Why did he think that he had arrived in London on Saturday, the twenty-first day of December, when it was really Friday, the twentieth, the seventy-ninth day only from the day he left?
The cause of the mistake was very simple.
Phileas Fogg had gained one day on his journey, because he had travelled eastward. During travelling eastward, he had gone towards the sun, and the days therefore diminished(缩短) as many times 4 minutes as he crossed degrees(经度) in this direction. There are 360 degrees on the circumference (周长) of the earth; and these 360 degrees, multiplied (乘) by 4 minutes, gives 24 hours, the day gained. In other words, while Phileas Fogg, going eastward, saw the sun pass 80 times, his friends in London only saw it 79 times. This is why they waited for him at the Club on Saturday, and not Sunday, as Mr. Fogg thought.
Phileas Fogg, then, had won the twenty thousand pounds; but as he had spent nearly nineteen thousand on the way, the gain was small. His aim was, however, not to win money. He divided the one thousand pounds between Passepartout and Fix. From Passepartout’s share, he deducted(扣除) the cost of the gas which had burned in his room for nineteen hundred and twenty hours.
The next day just after the wedding party, as soon as it was light, Passepartout knocked on his master’s door. Phileas opened it, and asked, “What’s the matter, Passepartout?”
“What is it, sir? Why, I’ve just found out —”
“What?”
“That we might have made the tour of the world in only seventy-eight days.”
“No doubt,” said Mr. Fogg, “by not crossing India. But if I had not crossed India, I should not have saved Aouda out of danger and fell in love with her afterwards, and she would not have been my wife.”
Phileas Fogg had won his wager, and had made his journey around the world in eighty days.
Would you make the tour around the world for less than eighty days?
1.How did Fogg most probably feel after he finished the journey around the world?
A.Proud but a bit afraid. B.Excited but a bit angry.
C.Curious but a bit worried. D.Satisfied but a bit sorry.
2.Which of the following shows the right order of the whole trip?
a. Fogg got married to Aouda. b. Fogg’s friends gathered at the Club.
c. Fogg started the trip around the world. d. The group travelled across India.
A.c-b-d-a B.b-d-a-c C.c-d-b-a D.b-c-a-d
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Phileas Fogg had gained one day on his journey, because he had travelled westward.
B.Phileas Fogg didn’t gain a lot though he had won the twenty thousand pounds at last.
C.Phileas Fogg paid for the cost of the gas which had burned in his room for 1920 hours.
D.Phileas Fogg’s friends in London saw the sun pass more times than Fogg.
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—Could you tell me ? — At nine o’clock, in ten minutes.
A. how will he leave
B. when he left
C. when he will leave
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—Could you tell me ______?
—At nine o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. when did he leave
B. when is he leaving
C. when he left
D. when he is leaving
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—Could you tell me ?
—At nine o’clock, in ten minutes.
A. how will he leave B. when he has left
C. why he is leaving D. when he will leave
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They _______ arrive at the station before 12 o’clock, but they don’t appear now.
A. were supposing to B. were supposed to
C. are supposing to D. are supposed to
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— Could you tell me______?
— At nine o’clock, in ten minutes.
A. how will he leave B. when he has left
C. why he is leaving D. when he will leave
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--Could you tell me_______?
--At nine o’clock, in ten minutes.
A. how will he leave B. when he has left
C. why he is leaving D. when he will leave
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- Could you tell me_______?
- At nine o'clock, in ten minutes.
A. how will he leave B. when he has left
C. why he is leaving D. when he will leave
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--Could you tell me_______?
--At nine o’clock, in ten minutes.
A. how will he leave B. when he has left
C. why he is leaving D. when he will leave
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A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.
“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police? As he drove ________ each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too , there would be a police car on every corner.”
Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “To the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”
He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.
He turned at a corner and saw the in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.
1.A.stop B.begin C.leave D.start
2.A.brought B.pointed C.held D.carried
3.A.drove B.left C.took D.pushed
4.A.past B.over C.through D.towards
5.A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody
6.A.fast B.slowly C.generally D.commonly
7.A.more B.much C.very D.quite
8.A.look for B.keep away from C.look at D.care about
9.A.train station B.police station C.hospital D.bank
10.A.got B.looked C.turned D.came
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