阅读训练（五）

1、AOne day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe（斧头） fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy came out and asked the man what was the matter.“I have lost my axe,” he said. “It fell into the water when

2、 I was cutting the wood.”The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is this yours?”“No,” said the man.The fairy then showed him a silver 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 that well

3、 enough,” said the fairy. “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.”1. One day when the man was cutting something, _.A. he fell into the water B. his axe dropped into the river C. his axe fell into a lake D. he sa

4、w a beautiful fairy2. The man was sad because _.A. he was poor and had no other axes B. he could not go on workingC. he liked his axe very much D. his axe was a gold axe 3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them, because he _.A. did not like them B. did not know t

5、hey were made of gold and silverC. was very rich D. knew these axes were not his 4. At the end of the story the man had _.A. only one axe B. two axes C. three axes D. many axes 5. The fairy helped the man because he was _ man.A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest.B. The hole in the roadThere w

6、as once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep. Then

7、 when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.One da

8、y, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I dont pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”1. The farmer lived _. A. in a hole in the road B. near a road C. in a large car

9、D. under a tractor2. Many cars went into the hole because the drivers _. A. were going too fast to stop B. did not see the hole C. did not know the hole was very deep D. liked driving through water3. The farmer _ at night. A. pulled cars out of the hole in the road B. filled the hole with water C. l

10、aughed at the drivers of the cars D. worked on his farm4. The farmer made money from _. A. giving things B. selling water C. pulling cars out of the hole D. filling the hole with water5. From this story we know that _. A. we must learn from the farmer B. we shouldnt learn from the farmer C. we shoul

11、d get as much money as possible D. the farmer was kind-heartedC.A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.The childs mother was very much obliged（感激）to the doctor, and she c

12、alled on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I dont know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” T

13、he doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how mu

14、ch your fee is?”“Fifty pounds”, he answered.The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.1. The

15、 lady was thankful to the doctor because _.A. he had saved her life B. he had saved her sons lifeC. he had lent her some money D. he often called on her2. The doctor refused the ladys purse because he thought _.A. the purse should be given between friends B. the purse was too smallC. the lady was no

16、t kind to him D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldnt give him the medical fee3. What the doctor said _ the lady.A. worried B. interested C. frightened D. hurt4. The money in the purse _.A. was only 150 pounds B. was less than 200 poundsC. was much more than the medical fee D. was not enoug

17、h for the medical fee5. How do you think the doctor would feel in the end?A. Sorry and worried B. Regret and proud C. Excited and proudD. Sorry and regretD.A woman saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard, hungry. She did not know them but invited them in. “We do not go int

18、o a house together,” they replied. And she asked why.One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth,” pointing to one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”The woman went in and told her h

19、usband what had happened. Her husband was overjoyed. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is the case, let Wealth come in and fill our home with wealth!” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why not invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law gave her own suggestion: “Wouldnt it be better to invite Love? Our home w

20、ill be filled with love then.” “Lets heed our daughter-in-laws advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the woman asked Wealth and Success: “I only invited

21、Love, why are you coming in?”The old men replied together. “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”1. The underlined word “heed” means “_”

22、. A. give    B. refuse     C. follow   D. offer2. Whats the best title of the passage? A. The importance of Love.        B. An old couple and Love. C. Which one is the best choice?    D. Wea

23、lth, success and love.3. From the story, we can know that the daughter-in-law is full of _. A. care         B. imagination    C. love         D. cleverness4. Which of the following is right according

24、to the passage?A. The three old men never went into a house together.B. The family didn't like the other two old men to enter their house.C. One can have wealth and success if he has love.D. The husband likes success better than other things.E.Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists

25、 in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture. One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it an

26、d said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.” They went to Mr. Whites house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?” He said, “Lift the curtains, and you

27、 will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. Whites picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”1. Mr. Black drew .A. an apple

28、tree B. the best picture C. curtains D. birds2. The old man thought Mr. Blacks picture was good because . A. it was in the field B. it was an apple tree C. the birds liked it D. the birds thought it was real3. Mr. Whites picture was . A. an apple tree B. curtains C. nothing D. an old man4. Which of

29、the following statements is TRUE? A. The birds came and ate the apples up. B. The old man said Mr. Whites picture was the best one at last. C. The two pictures were not so good. D. The curtains on the wall were real.F.A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the se

30、at and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “Its 8: 05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a