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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Once a neighbour stole one of Washington’s horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbour’s farm to get the horse, but the neighbour refused to give the horse up; he claimed (声称) that it was his horse.Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbour, “If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eyes he is blind.”“In the right eye,” the neighbour said.Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye.“Oh, I have made a mistake,” said the neighbor. “He is blind in the left eye.”Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either.“I have made another mistake,” said the neighbor.“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have also proved that the horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington.”56. Why did Mr. Washington go to the neighbor’s farm with a police officer?A. Because the neighbor was the police officer’s friend.B. Because he wanted to make the neighbor return the horse.C. Because the police officer was Washington’s friend.D. Because they were invited to the neighbor’s farm.57. When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor’s farm, the neighbor _____.A. immediately admitted that he had stolen the horseB. received them warmlyC. said he had lost a horse, tooD. didn’t want to give the horse back to Washington 58. When Washington asked the neighbor to tell them in which eye the horse was blind, the neighbor _____.A. didn’t say anything B. knew the horse wasn’t blind at allC. thought the horse was really blind D. said he had stolen the horse59. From the passage, we know _____.A. Washington was a wise manB. Washington’s neighbor was cleverer than Washington C. the police officer was the cleverest of the threeD. all the three men were not very clever

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小题1:B 小题2:D 小题3:C 小题4:A

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