阅读理解

　　An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money in his pocket to buy the ticket for his trip back home. As he knew that it would take him two days to get to England, he decided he could easily do without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship.

　　He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he refused (拒绝) to go to the dinning hall. He told others he didn't feel well. The next morning, he didn't go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in the room. At dinner time he was very hungry, he said, “I'm going to eat. ”

　　At the dinner table he ate everything the waiter put in front of him.

　　“Bring me the bill,” he said.

　　“The bill, sir?” said the waiter.

　　“Yes,” answered the traveler.

　　“There isn't any bill,” he said, “On the ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket. ”

A．True or False?

1．The story happened on a ship from Norway to England.

2．The English traveler got on the ship in the afternoon.

3．The Englishman refused to go the dining hall to eat at first because he didn't feel well.

4．He went to eat the next evening because he knew there wasn't any bill on the ship.

5．He knew at last the travelers on the ship had free meals.

B．Fill in the blanks.

6．The English traveler found himself with ________ money to pay for the food.

7．He was so ________ that he went to ________ at the dinner time.

8．He didn't need to pay for his ________ on the ship.

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”
“It depends,” answered the judge.
“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.
“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”
“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”
【小题1】The neighbour asked the judge_______.

When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once traveling in England . He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused (拒绝) it. He shook (摇) his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand on his stomach (胃). That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

　　So, you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

1.According to the passage when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ___________.

2. A Frenchman signed to the waiter ___________.

3. The waiter brought the Frenchman ___________.

4. Another man saw the waiter, and put his hands on his stomach. He meant ___________.

5. From this story, we know ___________.

A king is old and he knows it is time to choose (选择) a new king. He all the young people in his country,“I will give of you a seed (种子). Plant it and it back here one year later. Show me the plants (植物) you bring, I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy named Peter gets a seed, too. He it carefully. But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Peter take his empty (空的)box to the palace (宫殿). Others all take beautiful plants there and Peter feels .

The king gets to the palace and looks around. When he finds there is nothing Peter’s box, the king smiles and says to the others,“One year ago, I gave everyone a seed. In fact (事实上), all the seeds can’t grow. But all of you, except (除了) Peter, brings me beautiful plants. Peter is the one with the honesty (诚实) to bring me such a box. So he will be the new !”

1.A. says B. tells C. speaks D. asks

2.A. manyB. some C. one D. each

3.A. take B. bring C. go D. come

4.A. but B. so C. and D. if

5.A. plants B. makes C. finds D. gets

6.A. listens to B. has to C. wants to D. needs to

7.A. happy B. excited C. sad D. soft

8.A. on B. in C. behind D. over

9.A. first B. last C. next D. only

10.A. plant B. man C. king D. palace

An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.

“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”

1.The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.

A．出现             B．保留             C．漏出             D．爆发

2.The passage might be written for ___________ to read.

A．children who like asking questions

B．children who like playing with water

C．children who dislike farming

D．children who dislike reading

3.The basket was ________ in the end.

A．light             B．clean             C．useless           D．dirty

4.What can we know from the passage?

A．The old farmer might be changed by reading.

B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson.

C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last.

D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket.