1. Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s house. He was a young thief, without experience. In fact, this was his first professional
. So he had
everything carefully.
All went marvelously well at first. He found, as he
, an unlatched window and got into the room easily. But, stepping his way through the
room, he stubbed (碰到) his bare
against a table leg. Choking (抑制) back a cry of pain, terrified of waking the merchant, he hit
on the forehead and called himself a fool. He had
to bring a light.
In the darkness,
, he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and lit it, then he gave a
of relief. As he
the lamp, a small spider came out from under its
.
“Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t escape. If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have
the night;
, I’d have extremely uncomfortable situation for a long time.”
“You have saved a life and shown compassion (同情), ”the spider went on,
the impatient thief said he had not
to do so. “
yet, you have done so without the
thought or hope of reward. You have gained more merits (优点) than you could possibly imagine.”
“But you’re only a spider,” said the thief.
“And you’re only a man.” said the spider. “My dear thief, when you understand that
is life, whether on eight legs or
, you will have understood much. Your deed,
, has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.”
The thief did so and never thought to steal again.
【小题1】 | A.job | B.mistake | C.appearance | D.finding |
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【小题2】 | A.explained | B.managed | C.planned | D.imagined |
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【小题3】 | A.expected | B.remembered | C.reminded | D.meant |
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【小题4】 | A.dull | B.dark | C.sitting | D.terrible |
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【小题5】 | A.head | B.shoulder | C.hand | D.toe |
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【小题6】 | A.the merchant | B.the spider | C.the thief | D.himself |
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【小题7】 | A.remembered | B.forgot | C.avoided | D.happened |
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【小题8】 | A.however | B.when | C.so that | D.but |
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【小题9】 | A.applause | B.cry | C.sigh | D.laugh |
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【小题10】 | A.woke up | B.laid down | C.picked up | D.turned over |
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【小题12】 | A.spent | B.lasted | C.hated | D.worried |
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【小题13】 | A.in time | B.however | C.anyhow | D.indeed |
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【小题14】 | A.although | B.so | C.so that | D.as if |
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【小题15】 | A.said | B.led | C.cared | D.intended |
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【小题16】 | A.Better | B.Worse | C.Natural | D.Lucky |
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【小题17】 | A.hopeful | B.least | C.ordinary | D.most |
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【小题18】 | A.man | B.spider | C.life | D.chance |
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【小题19】 | A.three | B.two | C.a dozen | D.a hundred |
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【小题20】 | A.in no case | B.at ease | C.in any case | D.without delay |
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