The prisoner had waited many months for help, but none had come. Now he felt he would do something to gain his freedom, to be free again to go about the world as he wished. But he could think of no way to run away.
He spent many hours thinking of his life before he was captured, regretting the mistakes he had made and dreaming of the joys he had known. And over and over he said to himself that he was being punished for no reason. He was guilty of no crime, but he had not been given a chance to explain the events which made him guilty.
Then one night the guard who sat outside the prisoner’s door fell asleep. When he noticed this, the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope. Perhaps he could steal the keys while the guard was sleeping.
Silently the prisoner moved toward the guard. Very gently he lifted the ring of keys from the guard’s belt. Then he turned and crawled toward the door. Could he work the lock from the inside? The key turned and the door was opened. Within two minutes he had crossed the yard and climbed the wall. Then he ran across the field, free at last, a smile of joy beginning to spread across his face.
1.The prisoner had a wish .
A.to be excused
B.to go away freely with his family
C.to be a free man in the prison
D.to be helped out of the prison
2.He thought he .
A.was not a killer
B.was being treated well
C.had done nothing wrong
D.would be guilty
3.In the third paragraph, “the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope” means that________________________________.
A.he felt hopeless B.he was unable to move
C.he kept on hoping D.he was very excited
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The prisoner had waited many months for help, but none had come. Now he felt he would do something to gain his freedom, to be free again to go about the world as he wished. But he could think of no way to run away.
He spent many hours thinking of his life before he was captured, regretting the mistakes he had made and dreaming of the joys he had known. And over and over he said to himself that he was being punished for no reason. He was guilty of no crime, but he had not been given a chance to explain the events which made him guilty.
Then one night the guard who sat outside the prisoner’s door fell asleep. When he noticed this, the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope. Perhaps he could steal the keys while the guard was sleeping.
Silently the prisoner moved toward the guard. Very gently he lifted the ring of keys from the guard’s belt. Then he turned and crawled toward the door. Could he work the lock from the inside? The key turned and the door was opened. Within two minutes he had crossed the yard and climbed the wall. Then he ran across the field, free at last, a smile of joy beginning to spread across his face.
1.The prisoner had a wish .
A.to be excused
B.to go away freely with his family
C.to be a free man in the prison
D.to be helped out of the prison
2.He thought he .
A.was not a killer
B.was being treated well
C.had done nothing wrong
D.would be guilty
3.In the third paragraph, “the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope” means that________________________________.
A.he felt hopeless B.he was unable to move
C.he kept on hoping D.he was very excited
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. With the whole village _______, the villagers had to move to higher land, waiting for help.
A. flooding B. having flooded
C. flooded D. to be flooded
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–If you can wait for a moment, I can help you with the problem.
–Thank you for offering help, but I think I can _______ it.
A. do B. make C. try D. manage
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Sophia waited for a reply, but ________ came.
A. either B. another C. neither D. none
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Sophia waited for a reply,but________came. (2012·江苏,23)
A.either B.another
C.neither D.none
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Mary waited for a reply, but__________came.
A.no one B.none C.nothing D.neither
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Though he had been trained for three months,________ he didn’t pass the exam.
A.but | B.and | C.still | D.so |
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But for the belief that things better soon, many people couldn’t have survived the rough time.
A.had got B.got C.would get D.will get
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A
George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
1.56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.
A.prove him innocent | B.him turn over a new leaf |
C.lighten his punishment | D.him escape from prison |
2.57. Which of the following is true about Jim?
A.He covered up George's guilt. |
B.He persuaded the jury to set George free. |
C.He told the jury that George was indeed guilty. |
D.He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson. |
3.58. The passage suggests that _____.
A.it was due to Jim that George was found guilty |
B.Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do |
C.Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy |
D.Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment |
4.59. The title for this passage is ______.
A.Illegal or Not? | B.Guilty or Not? |
C.Merciful or Not? | D.Answerable or Not? |
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But for their help, we ____ the program in time.
A.can not finish B.will not finish
C.had not finished D.could not have finished
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