新课标高中英语阅读精选――高一之三(2 1 --3 0 ) Passage 21 A man was looking for things of old times
One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old
The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it
A farmer, the owner of the cat, was lying beside the bowl
In order not to draw the farmer's attention to the value of the bowl, the man said to him in a soft voice, "What a nice cat you have
Won't you sell it to me
" "How much would you give me for it
" the farmer opened his eyes and asked
"Twenty dollars
Would it be enough
" A few minutes later, the farmer agreed
After he paid the farmer, the man said, "My cat will certainly feel thirsty
May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk
" But the farmer said, "I'm sorry I can't give it to you