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Finances (经济) were low for many months after the Strike (罢工) . Mama decided to rent (出租) the front room
Mr. Hyde called in answer to the "Roomer for Rent" sign in the
window.
Mr. Hyde didn't seem
to have any regular hours of business, but he always spoke pleasantly (愉快地) to the children, and whenever he passed Mama in the hall he bowed
(鞠躬) to her.
Only Aunt Jenny
disagreed "When," she asked, "is he going to pay his rent?"
"ls hard, "
Mama said, "to ask. Surely he will pay soon. "
When the rainy weather
came, Mama worried that Mr. Hyde's room was cold in the evenings, so she had
Papa invite him into the warm kitchen to sit with us. Christine, Nels, and I
did our homework under the big lamp, and Papa and Mr. Hyde smoked by the stove.
Mams worked quietly at the sink
Mr. Hyde advised Nels
on his high-school courses and sometimes helped him with his Latin. Nels became
interested, his grades improved, and he stopped begging Papa to let him quit
school and go to work. After we finished our schoolwork and Mama had settled
down in the rocking chair with her mending, Mr. Hyde would tell us of his
travels and adventures.
One night he began to
read Dickens to us. Soon it became an accepted fact that after our homework was
done, Mr. Hyde would bring down one of his bocks and read aloud. And strange
new worlds were opened to us. After David Copperfield 《大卫科波菲尔》 and The Old Curiosity Shop《老古玩店》, Mr. Hyde
gave us Shakespeare (莎士比亚). He had a fine deep voice
and sounded as we imagined a great actor would sound.
Even when the warm
weather came, we children don't beg to go out in the evenings to play. I think
Mama was glad; she never liked us running the streets.
"I must go,
" he told Mama. "I shall leave the books for Nels and the Children.
Here is my check for all I owe(欠) you,
madam. and my sincere thanks for your hospitality(热情好客).
" We were sorry to see Mr. Hyde leave, but it was with great excitement
that we brought his books out to the kitchen. There were so many of them!
It was too bad that
Aunt Jenny was still there when Mr. Kruper came. He was angry. "That man
Hyde was a crook (骗子) !" he shouted.
"Look at this check he gave me It's no good! The bank people tell me he
cashed them all over the neighbourhood. "
Aunt Jenny's
triumphant (得意的) nod said as plainly as
word—I told you so. Mama looked around at all of us. Her eyes rested longest on
Nels. "Read, " she told him, "read to us from Ivanhoe 《艾凡赫》.
(1)
Which of the following is true according to the story?
A . Aunt Jenny believed that Mr. Hyde would pay the rent soon.
B . Nels didn't want to continue his education before Mr. Hyde came.
C . The children preferred running the streets to reading books.
D . Mr. Kruper was a friend of Mr. Hyde.
(2)
Which of the following can best describe Mr. Hyde?
A . Rich and knowledgeable
B . Lazy and humorous
C . Rude and dishonest
D . Polite and helpful
(3)
By saying" No. He owes us nothing". Mama meant that ______.
A . Mr. Hyde gave Mama the rent before
B . Mr. Hyde helped children with study
C . Someone else has paid the rent for him
D . Mr. Hyde will pay the rent later
(4)
Which is the main theme of this story?
A . Mama's love for children.
B . The importance of honesty.
C . Mama's kindness to others.
D . Thevalueofknowledge
答案: B
D
B
D