2016年12月英语六级阅读理解100篇：最后的晚餐
The Last DinnerJesus spent his last few hours of liberty quietly in the suburb of Bethany.
It was the day of Passover. The Jews observed this feast by eating roast lamb
and unleavened bread.
Jesus asked his disciples to go to town and reserve a room in one of the
smaller inns and order a dinner that they might all be together.
When evening came, Judas, looking bland and innocent, left the house
together with the others. They went down the Mount of Olives and entered the
city and found that everything was ready. They took their seats around one long
table and began to eat.
But it was not a cheerful meal. They felt the dread of those coming events
which already were casting their terrible shadow over the small group of
faithful friends.
Jesus spoke very little. The others sat in gloomy silence. At last Peter
could stand it no longer, and he blurted out what was in everybody’s mind .
“Master, ”he said,“we want to know. Do you have reason to suspect one of us?”
Softly Jesus answered, “ Yes. One among you who is now sitting at this table
will bring disaster upon us all. ” Then all the disciples got up and crowded
around him. They protested their innocence. At that moment Judas slipped quietly
out of the room. They now all knew what was to come. They could no longer remain
in that little room. They needed fresh air, and they left the inn and walked out
of the gate and went back to the Mount of Olives and opened the wicket to a
garden which a friend had told them to use whenever they wished to be alone . It
was called Gethsemane , after an old oil-press which stood in a corner. After a
while Jesus walked away from the little group. But three of the disciples who
were closest to him, followed at a distance.
He turned around and bade them wait and watch while he prayed.
The time had come for a final decision. Escape was still possible , but
escape would mean a silent confession of guilt and defeat for his ideas.
He was alone among the silent trees and fought his last great battle . He
was a man in the fullness of his years. Life still held a great promise. Death,
once his enemies captured him, would come in a most terrible form. He made his
choice . He stayed. He went back to his friends. And behold! They were fast
asleep . A moment later, the whole garden was in an uproar. Led by Judas, the
guards of the Sanhedrin rushed upon the prophet. Judas was at their head. He
threw his arms around his master and kissed him.That was the sign for which
the soldiers had waited. At that moment, Peter realized what was happening.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Welcome to the Eden of animals . According to Chinese , choose the
correct English word: ( bee, rabbit, butterfly, lark, lion, mouse, donkey)
1. Tom always has a lot of things to do. Every time you see him, he is as
busy as a ________( 忙得团团转) .
2. Although it was an easy problem, I still made a mistake . It really made
feel that I was as stupid as a ________( 蠢如驴) .
3. Cathy is dressed very well and looks as beautiful as a ________(
像蝴蝶一样漂亮) .
4. The villagers beat the enemy and lived as merry as a ________( 非常快活)
.
5. Tom and Jerry are twins, but they are quite different. Tom is as timid
as a ( 胆小如鼠) while Jerry as bold as a________ ( 莽如雄狮) .
6. After the company went into bankruptcy ________( 宣告破产) , he was as poor
as a church ________( 一贫如洗) .
Ⅱ. Can you crack the riddle ?
Have you heard of Sphinx ( 斯芬克司) of Greek mythology?
Sphinx was a monster with the head and breast of a woman, the body of a
lion, the wings of a bird, a serpent’s tail and lion’s paws. It had a human
voice and usually asked passers-by to guess her riddle. If the man was unable to
find the answer, she would eat them. If he could, she would kill herself. The
riddle is this: What goes on four feet, on two feet, and three , but the more
feet it goes on, the weaker it be ?
Do you get the answer? Explain yourself.
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. bee 2. donkey 3. butterfly 4 . lark 5 . rabbit / lion 6 . mouse
Ⅱ. It is a man. As an infant, the man crawls upon all fours. When in
manhood, he goes erect on two feet and when in old age , he supports his
tottering legs with a stick.
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