吉林专版2022中考英语复习方案回答问题08人物故事 事物介绍试题 3页

答复下列问题(八)　人物故事+事物介绍A　[2022·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?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?2.Whatwasthefirstsymptomofthebubonicplague?3.Didpeopleknowhowtocurethebubonicplagueinthepast?4.Howlonghas“blessyou〞stayedwithus?5.Whatshouldyoudoifsomeonesneezesmorethantwice?【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.