The Touchstone When the great library of A

题目内容：

The Touchstone

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read little, bought it for very little money.

The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone"! The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold.

The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.

So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold - throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days continued over a long period if time.

One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity. Unless we are cautious, it’s easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.

1．The man bought the book because______.

A．he wanted to read it

B．it was very interesting

C．there was a secret in the book

D．he wanted to find the touchstone

2．We can learn from the passage that the touchstone is______.

A．pure

B．cold

C．magic

D．big

3．Why did the man throw the pebbles into the sea?

A．Because he didn’t want to get the same pebbles.

B．Because he didn’t want others to pick them up.

C．Because he didn’t like their ordinary looks.

D．Because he didn’t like the cold feelings.

4．What does the author want to tell us in the passage?

A．We about orate opportunities in our life.

B．We should seek for opportunities in the world.

C．We may seize opportunities when we are watchful

D．We may discover opportunities when forming habits.

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:C

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

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