吉林专版20考英语复习方案回答问题08人物故事+事物介绍试题202003211173 4页

回答问题(八)　人物故事+事物介绍A　[2020·原创]Onedayaraggedbeggar(乞丐)wascreepingalongfromhousetohouse.Hecarriedanoldwalletinonehandandateveryhouseheaskedforalittlemoneytobuysomethingtoeat.Ashewascomplainingathismisfortune(不幸),hekeptwonderingwhypeoplewhohadsomuchmoneywereneversatisfiedandalwayswantedmore.Hethoughtthatifheonlyhadenoughmoneytobuyfoodandclothes,hewouldbeveryhappyandwouldn"twantanythingmore.Atthatmoment,Fortunecamedownthestreet.Shesawthebeggarandstopped.Shesaidtohim,“Iwanttohelpyou.HoldoutyourwalletandIwillpourthisgoldintoit,butonlyonthiscondition.Allthatfallsintoyourwalletwillbepuregold,butallthathitsthegroundwillturnintodust.Doyouunderstand?”“Oh,yes!Iunderstand,”saidthebeggar.“Yourwalletisold.Don"tputtoomuchinit,”saidFortune.Thebeggaropenedhiswalletandastreamofpuregoldflowedintoit.Hiswalletgrewheavy.“Youaretherichestmanintheworldnow,”saidFortune.“Ithinkyoushouldstop!Yourwalletisgoingtobreak!”However,thebeggarsaidhewantedonemorehandful.Fortuneaddedonemorehandfulandthewalletsplit.Allthegoldfelltothegroundandturnedintodust.Thebeggarhadnothingbuthisemptywallet.Hewasaspoorashehadbeenbefore.1.Whatdidthebeggarwantmoneyfor? 2.WhydidFortunestopwhenshesawthebeggar? 3.Wasthebeggarsatisfiedwithhowmuchgoldhehadgotbeforehiswalletsplit? 4.Howwasthegoldthatfelltotheground?4  5.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory? BSuperstitionaboutSneezingIt"saWesterncustomtosay“blessyou”aftersomeonesneezes.“Achoo!”“Blessyou.”ThisisacommonexchangeinEnglish-speakingcountries.Whenyouhearsomeoneelsesneeze,itispolitetosay“blessyou”,towhichtheyshouldreplywith“thankyou”.Butwheredoesthisoddcustomcomefrom?Infact,itdatedbacktomedieval(中世纪的)Europe,specifically,thetimeofthebubonicplague(黑死病).Theplaguekillednearlyone-thirdofEurope"spopulationwithinthreeyears(1347-1350).Thefirstsymptomofthebubonicplaguewassneezing.Atthattime,peoplebelievedthatifyousneezed,yoursoulmightleaveyourbody.Peopledidn"tknowhowtocurethebubonicplague.Theyweresimplyencouragedtosay“Godblessyou”anddoothersuperstitious(迷信的)things,hopingthesoulwouldgobackintothebody.Andovertime,“Godblessyou”wasshortenedto“Blessyou”.Ofcourse,inmoderntimes,weknowthatsneezinghasnothingtodowiththesouloranyothersuperstitiousthing.Butjustlikesomanyothercustomsfromthepast,saying“blessyou”hasstayedwithusforhundredsofyears.Butyoumaybewondering—whatifsomeonesneezesmorethanonce?Well,youdon"thavetokeepsaying“blessyou”.Infact,ifsomeonesneezesmorethantwice,orsneezesespeciallyloudly,youmaywanttoaskthemifthey"reOK,oriftheywouldlikeatissue(纸巾).Thenagain,youdon"treallyneedtosayanythingatall.Peoplewon"tthinkyou"rerudeifyouforgettosay“blessyou”.Buttheywillalsoappreciateitifyoudo.1.Wheredoestheoddcustom“blessyou”comefrom? 4 2.Whatwasthefirstsymptomofthebubonicplague? 3.Didpeopleknowhowtocurethebubonicplagueinthepast? 4.Howlonghas“blessyou”stayedwithus? 5.Whatshouldyoudoifsomeonesneezesmorethantwice? 4 【参考答案】A　1.Tobuysomefoodandclothes.2.Tohelphim./Becauseshewantedtohelphim.3.No,hewasn"t.4.Allthegoldturnedintodust.5.Weshouldn"twanttoomuch.(答案不唯一,合理即可。)B　6.(Medieval)Europe./Thetimeofthebubonicplague.7.Sneezing.8.No./No,theydidn"t.9.Forhundredsofyears.10.Wecanaskthemifthey"reOK,oriftheywouldlikeatissue.4