Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners(举止).

　　One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment(约会). He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to bring his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.

　　“Excuse me, sir,” he said, very politely, “but could you tell me the time?” The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. “Excuse me, sir,” he said, “but could you please tell me what time it is?”

　　This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: Well, he's not deaf. He must be just rude(无礼). “Why won't you tell me the time, sir?” he said again.

　　The man turned towards him and said, “Try to understand me. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say, ‘That's all right.’ You may then say, ‘It's a beautiful day.’ To which I may say, ‘Yes, I like these sunny winter days.’ Before we know what is happening we have a friendly talk. You are a polite young man and so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept.

　　“We talk. I like you. You like me. I ask you to my house. You meet my daughter. She is a very nice girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry(结婚). And I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Now do you understand my problem?”

True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)

1．Alan asked the man the time because he was too poor to buy a watch.

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2．Alan thought the man was rude when he would not tell him the time.

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3．The man didn't tell Alan the time because he didn't want to speak to Alan.

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4．The man worried that Alan might like him and invite him to his house.

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5．Alan was a handsome young man with very good manners.

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6．Alan loved the man's daughter so much that he wanted to marry her.

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Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   41   him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   42   with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43   school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you   44   finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   45  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   46   until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   47  . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   48   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   49   present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   50  .” His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked      B. invited      C. promised     D. helped

2.A. happy      B. unhappy      C. excited      D. familiar

3.A. a few      B. so little        C. too much     D. too many

4.A. shall      B. must         C. need        D. can

5.A. refused    B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard       B. hardly       C. easily       D. difficultly

7.A. fast       B. quickly      C. slowly       D. immediately

8.A. that       B. which            C. how          D. what

9.A. least      B. worst            C. best         D. smallest

10.A. decide   B. like         C. take         D. know

 

At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
【小题1】Mr.King got up to      .

A．smoke again

B．talk with his wife

C．read the medicine book

D．take some medicine

【小题2】Mr. King coughed because      .

A．he couldn’t go to sleep

B．he was afraid to die

C．he smoked too much

D．he was too old

【小题3】    , so tears ran down his face.

A．Mr. King thought he had lung cancer

B．Mr. King couldn’t understand the book

C．Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep

D．The doctors refused to help Mr. King

【小题4】The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination because      .

A．he was sure the man would die soon

B．he wanted the man to stop smoking right now

C．he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs

D．he was sure the man would soon be all right

【小题5】Which of the following is true?

A．There was nothing serious with Mr. King.

B．Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.

C．The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.

D．Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.

“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”[来源:学|科|网]

The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”

“No.” said the man.

The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”

“No.” again answered the man.

Then she showed him the old axe.?

“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.

“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”

根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

1. The man was so poor that he only had one axe.

2. The old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood.

3.. The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.

4.. When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.

5.. At last, the man had two axes.

 

Tom is a son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15,his father asked him      on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was      with his father’s idea. “ That isn’t my job. I have      school work to do.” Hearing this , his father said,” I promise to give you the best present if you      finish one year’s work.”  Tom thought for a while and      .

   Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening ,just like        famers.Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼)grew well.       the last day of the year, the father called his son to him.“I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard      year,”said his father.” Now tell me      you want.”

  The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the best present: No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was        to hear that.

1.A. works          B .work             C. working        D. to work

2.A .happy          B .exciting           C. excited         D. unhappy

3.A. much too       B. too much         C. a lot            D. many 

4.A .can           B. need             C. must           D. should

5.A .said           B .answered         C. agreed          D. asked

6.A .other          B. the others         C. any else        D. others

7.A .On            B. at                C. in             D. from

8.A. the whole      B. whole the          C. all the         D. the all

9.A. where          B .what             C .which          D. why

10.A .pleased       B. unpleased         C. unsatisfied      D. sad