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山西省祁县中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 第I卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，共45分） A Long ago in a small Italian town, a businessman owed a large sum of money to a moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, loved the businessman’s beautiful daughter. He suggested a bargain. The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble ( 鹅卵石 ) and a white one into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and her father’s debt would be gone. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be gone. But if she refused to pick, her father would be thrown into jail. They were standing on a path full of pebbles. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag. What would you have done if you had been the girl? Refuse to take a pebble? Say the moneylender is cheating? Or pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself to save her father? The girl did none of the above. She put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. She said, “I’m sorry I was so careless. But don’t worry. If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will tell which pebble I picked.” The moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty and had to let them go. The girl found a perfect solution to her problem. 1 Why did the moneylender suggest the bargain? A. He wanted to help out the businessman. B. He wanted to marry the businessman’s daughter. C. He wanted to show his love for the businessman’s daughter. D. He wanted to force the businessman to pay back the money at once. 2. What would happen if the girl picked the white pebble? A. Her father would