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大学英语练习题

AwealthyPersianPrincelovedgoodstories.Theolderhegrew，thefonderhebecameofthem.Buthealwaysregrettedtheyhadtohaveanend.Sohedecidedtogivehalfhiswealthandhisbeautifuldaughtertothemanwhocouldtellhimastorywithoutanend.Anybodywhofailedwouldbesenttoprisonforlife.TheriskwassogreatthatnobodycametothepalacetotellthePrinceastoryforawholeyear.Thenonedayatall,handsomeyoung

mancameandsaidhewantedtotellastorythatwouldgoonforever.Theprinceagreedbutwarnedhimwhatwouldhappenifhefailed.Theriskisworththeheadofyourfairdaughter,"theyoungmanrepliedpoetically（得体地）.Hethenbeganthiswell-knownstory:

OnceuponatimetherewasacertainKingwhofearedfamine.Soheorderedhismentobuildanenormousstorehouse,whichhefilledwithcorn.Then,whenitwasup,madewater-proofandmadefire-proof,theKingfelthappy.Butonedayhenoticedasmallholeintheroofandashelookedatit,alocustcameoutwithagrainofcorn.Aminutelater,anotherlocustcameoutwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenathirdlocustwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenafourthlocust,flyingatgreatspeed,pushedthroughtheholeandcameoutwithtwograinsofcorn.Thenafifthlocustcameand…"

Stop,"shoutedthePrince.Ican’t,"answeredtheyoungman.ImustgoonuntilItellyouwhathappenedtoeachgrainofthecorn."Butthatwillgoonforever."ThePrinceprotested.Exactly,"theyoungmanreplied,andhesmiledasheturnedtowardsthePrince’sbeautifulyoungdaughter.

1.ThePrincealwaysfeltregrettedaboutstorybecause_________.

A.hehadtoomuchwealth

B.therewasterriblefamine

C.allstorieshaveends

D.therewasnostory-teller

2.TheyoungmanriskedtotellanendlessstorytothePrincefor_________.

A.agreatsumofmoney

B.theprince’sbeautifuldaughter

C.showinghisbravery

D.BothAandC

3.Theyoungmanwouldbesenttoprison_________ifhefailedtotellastorywithoutanend.

A.forever

B.forsometime

C.forawhile

D.forayear

4.Inordertopreventfamine,theKingaskedtobuild_________.

A.ahugestorehouse

B.alargefarm

C.abeautifulpalace

D.awaterproofkitchen

5.Thethingthekingnoticedfirstintheroofwas_________.

A.aloaf

B.asmallhole

C.agrainofcorn

D.alocust

大学英语练习题答案

1、C。

2、B。

3、A。

4、A。

5、B。