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1、高一英语拓展阅读材料TheLadyOrTheTiger?FrankR.Stockton1.Longago,therelivedapowerful(强大的)king.Hehadastrangewaytodecidewhetheranaccusedpersonwasrightorwrong.Therewasapublicarena(公共竞技场withtwodoorsinhiscountry,whichhelpedthekingtomakeadecision.Whenapersonwasaccused
2、(被控告的),hisfuturewouldbedecidedinthepublicarena.2.Theaccusedpersonhadtowalkdirectlytothesedoorsandopenoneofthem.Iftheaccusedmanopenedonedoor,therecameoutahungryandfierce(凶残的)tiger.Thetigerwouldtearhimintopieces(撕成碎片)aspunishment(惩罚).But,iftheaccusedma
3、nopenedtheotherdoor,therecameoutalady.Hewouldmarrythelady.Theaccusedpersoncouldnotknowwhichdoortheladywashiding.Heopenedthedoorandhewastobekilledormarried(结婚)inthenextminute.3.Thekinghadabeautifuldaughterandthekinglovedherverymuchbecauseshewaslikehim
4、inmanyways.Theprincess(公主)lovedayoungmanwhowasthebest-lookingandbravestinthecountry.Buthewasborninanordinary(普通的)family,notpartofanimportantfamily.4.Oneday,thekingdiscovered(发现)therelationship(关系)betweenhisdaughterandtheyoungman.Thekingputtheyoungman
5、intoprison(关进监狱)andalsosetadayforhistrial(审判)inthepublicarena.Sothekingcouldknowwhetherthemanhaddonewrongorrightinlovingtheprincess.5.Ofcourse,thiswasespeciallyimportant.Neverbeforehadanordinarypersonbeenbraveenoughtolovethedaughteroftheking.Thekingk
6、newthattheyoungmanwouldbepunished,evenifheopenedtherightdoor.6.Fromthedayitwasdecidedthatherlover’sfutureshouldbedecidedinthearena,theprincesshadthoughtofnothingbutthismatter.Inordertogetthesecretbehindthedoors,shehaddonewhatnootherpersonhaddone.Beca
7、useshehadmorepowerandinfluence(影响力)thananyoneelse,atlast,theprincessknewbehindwhichdoorstoodthetiger,andbehindwhichwaitedthelady.7.Shealsoknewwhotheladywas.Theladywasoneoftheloveliestinthecountry.Nowandthentheprincesshadseenherlookingatandtalkingtoth
8、eyoungman.Theprincesshatedthewomanbehindthatdoor.Shehatedherfromthebottomofherheart.88.Thedayofthetrialarrived.Fromfarandnearthepeoplegatheredinthearenaandoutsideitswalls.Ofcourse,thekingsathighuponhischair,oppositethetwodoors.Allwasready.Thesignwasg
