Foolish(silly) Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.

One day, a visitor came to the village."Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie. "Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.

"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like?" he asked Freddie.

Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.

The villager laughed."See how foolish he is," he said."He always does that. He's too silly to learn anything." He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.

The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值) much more.Two times as much."

"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the＄1coin, they'll stop playing the game."

41.People laughed at Freddie because__________.

A.he often made up jokes　 B.he didn't like money

C.he looked very funny　 D.they thought he was a fool

42.The villagers wanted to show the visitors___________.

A.how silly Freddie was　　 B.how clever Freddie was

C.How kind people were to Freddie D.that Freddie had much money

43.The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he though_________.

A.Freddie did not know money was useful

B.the villager was not kind enough to the boy

C.Freddie did not get along well with the villagers

D.Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more

44.From the story we know that Freddie was__________.

A.poor　　　 B. kind　　 C.clever D.silly

45.The best title for the passage should be __________.

A.Clever Villagers　　　 B."Foolish" Freddie　　

C.Freddie and a Visitor D.A Visitor and the Villagers

阅读理解

　　Saturday June 24th , 2000

　　I was asked to have a dinner party at the biggest hotel in my hometown-Richmond today.

　　I was very busy, so I had no time to change for dinner. Then I drove there as soon as possibly. But when I came in , no one saw and gave me a seat. I got angry. Then I went back home , put on my best clothes. At about nine o'clock, I returned again.

　　This time everyone stood up at once and said“hello”to me. And I was taken to the best table and given the best food. I got much angrier. I took off my coat, put it in the food and said, “Please eat, my dear coat.”They were very surprised and asked,“Why are you doing this?”I said ,“________.”

1．Which country does John come from He comes from ________.

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2．It happened in ________.

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3．The sentence“Please eat , my dear coat.”means“________.”

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A．Don't judge (判断) men by clothes

B．He liked the coat very much

C．He thought they liked the coat better than him

D．He didn't like the food at all

4．Which of the following is NOT true when he came back again?

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A．He was taken to the best table.

B．They said“hello”to him.

C．He was given the best food.

D．Nobody saw him, either.

5．What did he say in the end of the diary?“________.”

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A．I enjoy doing this

B．My coat is hungry

C．I have nothing to do with you

D．You gave the food to my coat, not to me