The Road That Fell In

　　A young man and his date were driving home from a party one winter night in 1973. They lived in Swansea, a city in Great Britain. The young people talked quietly on their way home.

　　Suddenly, all talk stopped. Something had happened. The road in front of their car had disappeared!

　　The front end of the car tipped (倾斜) forward. The driver hit the brakes. The car slid (滑动) for a few seconds. Then the back wheels caught on a patch (一片土地) of road. The car came to a stop. In front, there was no more road. There was only a deep, black pit (坑) .

　　At first, the two young people sat frozen. Any move might send the car over the edge. Slowly, they made their way to the doors. They jumped onto safe ground and looked down. The front of the car was hanging over a big, wide hole. The hole seemed to have no bottom.

　　The police came and pulled the car back. The young people were safe. What had happened? A few days later, they found out. The road didn't just disappear. It fell into an old coal mine. Many roads in Swansea are built over old coal mines. Heavy weights, like cars, can make the roads fall in.

1．This story is mostly about ________ .

[　　]

A．a party in Swansea	B．driving in the winter
C．a road that disappeared

2．A picture of the main idea of this story would show ________ .

[　　]

A．a car in a hole	B．a car at the edge of a pit
C．a policeman in a car

3．The young people in the story lived in ________ .

[　　]

A．Swansea	B．a coal mine
C．France

4．The back wheels caught on the road and ________ .

[　　]

A．stopped the car	B．pushed the car
C．fell off

5．Many roads in Swansea are built on top of ________ .

[　　]

A．water	B．heavy weights
C．coal mines

　　阅读短文，选择正确答案.

　　There is a bar in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse', ”Mr Webster said.

　　“Yes, but do it.” the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a roan came in and said ,“There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the   name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something.

　　Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

　　(1)The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ________.

[　　]

　　A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck

　　B. the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

　　C. people would understand the picture different from the name

　　D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

　　(2)Mr Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

[　　]

　　A. though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

　　B. though he didn't like the black horse

　　C. because he knew he was an artist

　　D. because he also wanted to change the picture

　　(3)More and more people came to the bar because ________.

[　　]

　　A. it changed its name

　　B. the black horse was better than the white horse

　　C. the bar had a black horse

　　D. they wanted to show the mistake

　　(4)The stranger ________.

[　　]

　　A. was cleverer than Mr. Webster

　　B. didn't like the white horse at the beginning

　　C. knew Mr. Webster and the artist

　　D. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

　　(5)From the story we have learnt that ________.

[　　]

　　A. if your business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

　　B. if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

　　C. when you have difficulty, don't give up

　　D. when a good name is given, it can cause success

　　There is a bar in our town with the name “The White Horse.” It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went too the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is 'The White Horse', Mr. Webster said. Yes, but do it.” The man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something. Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

(1) The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because hr knew ________.

[　　]

A．a picture of a black horse showed good luck

B．the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

C．people would understand the picture different from the name

D．people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

(2) Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

[　　]

A．though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

B．though he didn't like the black horse

C．because he knew he was an artist

D．because he also wanted to change the picture

(3) More and more people came to the bar because ________.

[　　]

A．it had changed its name

B．the black horse was better than the while one

C．the bar had a black horse

D．they wanted to show the mistake

(4) The stranger ________.

[　　]

A．was cleverer than Mr. Webster

B．didn't like the while horse at the beginning

C．knew Mr. Webster and the artist

D．got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

(5) From the story We learnt that ________.

[　　]

A．if you business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

B．if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

C．when you have difficulty, don't give up

D．when a good name is given, it can cause success

　　阅读短文，选择正确答案.

　　There is a bar in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse', ”Mr Webster said.

　　“Yes, but do it.” the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a roan came in and said ,“There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the   name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something.

　　Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

　　(1)The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ________.

[　　]

　　A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck

　　B. the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

　　C. people would understand the picture different from the name

　　D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

　　(2)Mr Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

[　　]

　　A. though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

　　B. though he didn't like the black horse

　　C. because he knew he was an artist

　　D. because he also wanted to change the picture

　　(3)More and more people came to the bar because ________.

[　　]

　　A. it changed its name

　　B. the black horse was better than the white horse

　　C. the bar had a black horse

　　D. they wanted to show the mistake

　　(4)The stranger ________.

[　　]

　　A. was cleverer than Mr. Webster

　　B. didn't like the white horse at the beginning

　　C. knew Mr. Webster and the artist

　　D. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

　　(5)From the story we have learnt that ________.

[　　]

　　A. if your business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

　　B. if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

　　C. when you have difficulty, don't give up

　　D. when a good name is given, it can cause success

　　There is a bar in our town with the name“The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster,“Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is'The White Horse',”Mr. Webster said.

　　“Yes, but do it,”the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said,“I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said,“There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name.”The man looked, sat down and drank something.

　　Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said,“The picture on your door is wrong,”and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

(1)The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ________.

[　　]

A．picture of a black horse showed good luck

B．the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

C．people would understand the picture different from the name

D．people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

(2)Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

[　　]

A．though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

B．though he didn't like the black horse

C．because he knew he was an artist

D．because he also wanted to change the picture

(3)More and more people came to the bar because _________.

[　　]

A．it changed its name

B．the black horse was better than the white horse

C．the bar had a black horse

D．they wanted to show the mistake

(4)The stranger ________.

[　　]

A．was cleverer than Mr. Webster

B．didn't like the white horse at the beginning

C．knew Mr. Webster and the artist

D．got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

(5)From the story we have learnt that ________.

[　　]

A．if your business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

B．if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

C．when you have difficulty, don't give up

D．when a good name is given, it can cause success