A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his bedroom and tried them on. He found that they were about two inches longer.

　　He went to the kitchen where his mother and his two sisters were washing up the tea things. “This pair of trousers is too long,” he said. “It needs shortening(缩短) by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and his sisters were busy and none of them said anything. However, the mother shortened the trousers by two inches after she had finished washing, but she did not tell her daughters about it.

　　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she did it again without saying anything to anyone. The young sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said, so she took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

　　You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

1．The trousers the young man bought were too long because ________.

[　　]

A．he was too tall

B．he didn't try them on in the shop

C．he liked longer trousers

D．there were no short trousers in the shop

2．His mother and sisters didn't answer him, because ________.

[　　]

A．they didn't like him

B．they thought he was not clever

C．they had no time to answer him

D．they didn't hear what he said

3．Who was the last one to shorten the young man's trousers?

[　　]

A．The young man himself.

B．His mother.

C．His elder sister.

D．His younger sister.

4．The trousers were shortened by ________ inches altogether(总计).

[　　]

5．The young man would be very ________ when he put on his new trousers the next morning.

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阅读理解

　　A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his bedroom and tried them on. He found that they were about two inches longer.

　　He went to the kitchen where his mother and his two sisters were washing up the tea things. “This pair of trousers is too long,” he said. “It needs shortening(缩短) by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and his sisters were busy and none of them said anything. However, the mother shortened the trousers by two inches after she had finished washing, but she did not tell her daughters about it.

　　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she did it again without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said, so she took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

　　You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

1．The trousers the young man bought were too long because ________.

[　　]

A．he was too tall

B．he didn't try them on in the shop

C．he liked longer trousers

D．there were no short trousers in the shop

2．His mother and sisters didn't answer him, because ________.

[　　]

A．they didn't like him

B．they thought he was not clever

C．they had no time to answer him

D．they didn't hear what he said

3．Who was the last one to shorten the young man's trousers?

[　　]

A．The young man himself.

B．His mother.

C．His elder sister.

D．His younger sister.

4．The trousers were shortened by ________ inches altogether(总计).

[　　]

5．The young man would be very ________ when he put on his new trousers the next morning.

[　　]

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.
His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.
The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.
Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”
His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.
So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”
“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.
His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.
The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.
Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”
His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.
So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”
“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”

1. 1.

   Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?

   1. A.
      Martin would go to college and it was far from home
   2. B.
      Martin preferred living at home to living at college
   3. C.
      Martin didn’t want to take the public transport
   4. D.
      Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly
2. 2.

   In which order did Martin do the following things?
   a. He finished his high school.               b. He test-drove driving the new car.
   c. He got his driver’s license.                d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.
   e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving

   1. A.
      e—a—c—b—d
   2. B.
      a—c—b—d—e
   3. C.
      e—c—a—b—d
   4. D.
      a—c—d—b—e
3. 3.

   How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?

   1. A.
      Angry
   2. B.
      Sad
   3. C.
      Cheerful
   4. D.
      Shocked