回答问题(四) 特殊的礼物+命运女神与乞丐
A [2019·南京一模改编]
When I was eight years old, my mother told me to put my coat on because we were going to go somewhere special. Usually, that meant we were going to see someone important. I would at least get a new toy. I asked which one it would be that day, and she told me that I would get something better than a toy. She said I would get “the access(通道) to a world of toys”. I had no real idea what she meant. Did that mean we were buying a toy store?
But we did not end up at any toy store. Neither did we finally see anyone we knew. Instead, Mother pulled her car into a parking lot in front of a building that looked like something out of the past. It didn't have a modern look at all.
We took stone steps up to the entrance. Only then I found out what this place was, because there was a sign that said “Marcy Public Library”. We pushed the door open, and my mother led me to the front desk. “I'd like to get my daughter a library card,” she told the man behind the desk. He asked her to fill out a form. “What kind of books do you like to read?” he asked. I was too shy to reply. I only smiled. “Well, you'll find it out in time,” he said. I do not remember what I picked out that day, but I know that in the years that followed I read through books on history, books of poetry, and books about art. The library opened up a world that I never knew that day.
So my mother was right. Getting a library card was like getting the access to a world of toys.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题(每个小题答案不超过6个单词)。
1.When did the story happen?
2.Did they buy any toys that day?
3.What was the name of the library?
4.Who served them at the front desk in the library that day?
5.What did Mother's “getting the access to a world of toys” refer to(所指)?
B [2020·原创]
One day a ragged beggar(乞丐) was creeping along from house to house. He carried an old wallet in one hand and at every house he asked for a little money to buy something to eat. As he was complaining about his misfortune(不幸), he kept wondering why people who had so much money were never satisfied and always wanted more.
He thought that if he only had enough money to buy food and clothing, he would be very happy and wouldn't want anything more.
At that moment, Fortune came down the street. She saw the beggar and stopped. She said to him, “I want to help you. Hold out your wallet and I will pour this gold into it, but only on this condition: All that falls into your wallet will be pure gold, but all that hits the ground will turn into dust. Do you understand?”
“Oh, yes. I understand,” said the beggar.
“Your wallet is old. Don't put too much in it,” said Fortune.
The beggar opened his wallet and a stream of pure gold flowed into it. His wallet grew heavy.
“You are the richest man in the world now,”said Fortune. “I think you should stop! Your wallet is going to break!” However, the beggar said he wanted one more handful. Fortune added one more handful and the wallet split. All the gold fell to the ground and turned into dust. The beggar had nothing but his empty wallet. He was as poor as he had been before.
