初中中考英语阅读理解综合训练及答案(二)

初中中考英语阅读理解综合训练及答案（二）

七、

IWanttoBeaDustman

Tomwastenyearsold,andhewasaverylazyboy,Hedidn'tlikedoingany

work.Hehadtogotoschoolofcourse,buthedidn'tstudyhardthereandtried

todoaslittleworkaspossible.Hisfatherandmotherwerebothdoctorsandthey

hopedthattheirsonwouldbecomeone,too,whenhegrewup.ButonedayTom

saidtohismother,"WhenIfinishschool,Iwanttobeadustman."

"Adustman?"hismotherasked,shewasverysurprised.'That'snotavery

pleasantjob,whydoyouwanttobecomeadustman?M

"BecausethenIwouldonlyhavetoworkonedayaweek."Tomansweredatonce.

"Onlyonedayaweek?"hismothersaid,"Whatdoyoumean?andhowdoyou

know?"

"Well'*,Tomreplied,"Iknowthatthedustmenwhocometoourhouseonwork

onThursday,becauseIonlyseethemonthatday.',

1.WhatkindofboywasTom?

A.Tomwasaelverboy.

B.Tomwasaboywhodidn'tliketowork.

C.Tomwasaboywhoworkedveryhard.

#B

2.Whatwerehisfatherandmother?

A.Hisfatherwasadoctorandhismotherwasanurse.

B.Hisfatherwasaworker,hismotherwasadoctor.

C.Hisfatherwasadoctor,sohismothe匚

#C

3.Whatdidhisparentswanthimtobewhenhegrewup?

A.Theywantedhimtobeadustman.

B.Theywantedhimtobeanofficer.

C.Theywantedhimtobeadoctor.

#C

4.WhatdidTomsayhewantedtobe?

A.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhocollectedrubbishandemptiedthedustbins.

B.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhotaughtthechildrenatschool.

C.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhoworkedinahospital.

#A

5.WhydidTomthinkthatdustmenonlyworkedonedayaweek?

A.BecauseTomheardofthis.

B.Becauseoneofthedustmenhadtoldhimbefore.

C.BecauseTomhadseenthedustmenonlyonThurdayathishouse.

#C

八、

CanAnimalbeMadetoWorkforUs

Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimals

maybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTV

wemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bear,orotheranimalsdoingalotof

things.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgiven

somethingtoeatinreturnfordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferent

animalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillget

somethingtoeatinreturn.

Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantcan

beusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimaltoworkinfactories.

Apes（猿猴），forexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientists

believethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetincropsandevendrivetrains.

1.Elephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobsbecause.

A.theycaneatalot

B.theyareveryheavy,too

C.theyareverystrong

#C

2.Dogscanbeusedtoguardahouseforhishostbecause.

A.theyaregoodatrunning

B.theyareverykindandfriendlytopeople

C.theyarebraveenoughtogetthestranger（陌生人）andthievesawayfromthehouse

#C

3.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif.

A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat

B.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoingthem

C.iftheyaresenttoschool

#B

4.canbetraintoworkforus.

A.Onlyafewanimals

B.Quiteafewanimals

C.Fewanimal

#B

5.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto.

A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains

B.makemonkeysguardhouselikedogs

C.makebearsgetincrops

#A

九、

AGirlorABoy,AWomanorAman?

AlotofboysandgirlsinAmericaarewearingthesameclothesandmanyof

themhavelonghair.Soitisoftendifficulttotellwhethertheyareboys

orgirls.

OnedayanoldmanwentforawalkinaparkinWashington,andhewastired,

hesatdownonabench（长凳）.Ayoungpersonwasstandingontheotherside

ofthepond（水池）.

"Excuseme/'theoldmansaidtothepersonnexttohimonthebench,"Do

youseethepersonwiththeredtrousersandlonghair?Isitaboyoragirl?1'

"Agirl,"saidhisneighbour,"Sheismydaughter.'1

"Oh,”theoldsaidquickly,"Iamsorry,butIdidn'tknowthatyouwereher

mother."

"I'mnot,"saidtheotherperson."Pmherfather.n

1.Itisn'tofteneasytotellwhethermanyofAmericanchildrenareboysorgirl

A.becausetheyalllooklikeeachother

B.becausetheyarewearingthesamekindsofcapsandshoes.

C.becausetheyhavelonghairandwearthesameclothes.

#C

2.Onedayanoldmanwentforawalkin__.

A.thestreetinWashington

B.theWashingtonParkinAmerica

C.inaparkinWashington

#C

3.Therewerepersonsbesidethepond,theyare.

A.three...aman,awomanandagirl

B.three...twomenandagirl

C.two...amanandagirl

#B

4.Theyoungpersonstandingontheothersideofthe__was.

A.bench...theother'sboy

B.pond...theoldman'sdaughter

C.pond...thedaughteroftheoldman'sneighbour

#C

5.Theyoungpersonwore.

A.apairofredtrousers

B.onapairofredtrousers

C.withapairofredtrousers

#A

6.Theoldmanthoughthisneighbourwasthegirl*s.

A.mother

B.father

C.brother

#A

十、

MrRobinsonworkedinAfrica（非洲）.Hissonwasbornthere.HisnamewasJohn.

OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEngland,andtheytookJohnthere.John

wassevenyearsoldthen.

Onedayitsnowed.Theboywentintothegarden,andheplayedinthesnow.

Hesaid,"Snowisverybeautiful,butitisverycold.*'

Thenhesaid,"Whatisthis?Itisabig,roundpieceofglass.Itisbeautiful,

bufitisverycold,too."

Butitwasnotglass.Itwasice.Itwasonabucket（桶）ofwater.

Johnsaid,"Whoputthisglasshere?Iamgoingtotakeitintothehouse.'1

Hetooktheicetohisfatherandsaid,"Thisisabeautifulpieceofglass,

butitisverycoldandwet.Itwasonabucketofwaterinthegarden."

MrRobinsonsmiledandsaid,"Takeittothekitchen（厨房），putitinfront

ofthestove（炉子）there,anddry（弄干）it.”

Theboytooktheicetothekitchenandputitinfrontofthestove.

Hedried（弄干）hishands,becausetheywereverycoldandwet,andthenhe

wenttotheiceagain.

Helookedatit,andthenhetookittohisfatheragain.Hesaid,"Iput

thisglassinfrontofthestove,butitdoesnotgetdrier.Itbecomeswetter

andsmaller."

1.Johndidn'tknowwhattheicewas,because.

A.hewasveryfoolish

B.hewasyoung

C.hewasborninAfrica

D.hedidn'tgotoschool

#C

2.OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEnglandwith.

A.theirson

B.aboyoftheirfriends

C.theirdaughter

D.oneoftheirfriend'sson

#A

3.OnedayJohnfoundonabucketofwater.

A.apieceofglass

B.apeceofice

C.somesnow

D.somewater

#B

4.WhatdidMrRobinsonaskJohntodo?

A.HeaskedJohntotaketheiceout.

B.HeaskedJohntoputtheiceinfrontofthestove.

C.HeaskedJohnnottoplaywithice.

D.HeaskedJohntodryhishandsatonce.

#B

5.AfterJohnputtheiceinfrontofthestove,hefoundthatitbecame.

A.dry

B.wetter

c.bigger

D.colder

#B

H一一、

Oncetherewasamanwhohadtwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theboywasgood-

looking（看好）butthegirlwasnot.

Onedaytheyfoundamirror（镜子）forthefirsttimeandtheysawwhatthey

lookedlike.Theboywasverypleased（很高兴）andhesaidtohissister,nHow

handsome（英俊）Iam!Ilookmuchnicerthanyou!"

Thegirldidnotlikewhatherbrothersaidandgavehimahardpush（推）.

“Goaway!"shesaid.

Theirfathersawwhatwashappening.Hewentuptothemandsaidtotheboy,

"YoumustalwaysBEgoodaswellasLOOKgood.*'

Thentothegirlhesaid,nMydear,ifyouhelpeveryoneanddoyourbest

topleasehim,everyonewillloveyou.Itdoesnotmatterthatyouarenotas

good-lookingasyourbrother.'1

1.Onceamanhad.

A.agood-lookingboy

B.anugly（难看的）girl

C.twogood-lookingchildren

D.aboyandagirl

#D

2.Theboysawwhathelookedlikeinthemirrorandwaspleasedbecausehe.

A.foundamirror

B.knewhelookedasniceashissister

C.andhissisterweregood-looking

D.washandsome

#D

3.Thegirlgavetheboyahardpushbecause.

A.shewasstronger

B.whathesaidwaswrong

C.shewasnotpleasedwithwhathesaid

D.herfatherlovedher

#C

4.Fathertoldthegirlthat.

A.itwasimportanttobegood-looking

B.itwasagoodthingtobeugly

C.ifshedidherbesttohelppeople,shewouldenjoypeople'slove

D.shewasasgood-lookingasherbrother

#C

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Tobegoodtopeopleismoreimportantthantobgood-looking.

B.Tobegood-lookingisveryimportant.

C.Ifyouwanttomakeyourselfgood-looking,youmustbegoodtopeople.

D.Ifyouoftenhelppeople,youwillbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.

#A

十二、

LearningEnglish

ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmall

children.Othersareteenagers（十几岁的青少年）.Manyareadults（成年人）.Some

learnatschool,othersstudybythemselves.AfewlearnEnglishlanguageover

theradio,ontelevision,orinfilms.Onemustworkhardtolearnanotherlanguage.

WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthat

question.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheir

subjects.Theystudytheirown（自己的）languageandmathsandEnglish...Some

peoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisuseful（有用的）fortheirwork.Manypeople

oftenlearnEnglishfortheirhighersutdies,becauseatcollegeoruniversity（

大学）someoftheirbooksareinEnglish.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecause

theywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesinEnglish.

1.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish,aren'tthey?.

A.No,theyaren't

B.No,theyare

C.Yes,theyare

D.Yes,theyaren't

#C

2.Ifonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewell,hemust.

A.learnatschool

B.studybyhimself

C.workhard

D.studyhard

#D

3.Thesentence"Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion"means.

A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswer

B.thatquestionisdifficulttoanswerit

C.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestion

D.itishardtoanswerthatquestion

#D

4."Theirownlanguage"means.

A.Chinese

B.English

C.French

D.Japanese

#A

5.What*stheChineseof"studybythemselves0?

A.和他们一起学习

B.自学

C.向他们学习

D.通过学习

#B

十三、.

TheSeatsAreTooSmall

Paulgotonthebustogotothetown.Itwasverycrowded,andhehadto

standforaboutfiveminutes.Thensomeofthepassengersgotoff.Paulsat

downnexttoafatlady.Shehadseverelshoppingbags,andPauldidn'thave

muchroomontheseat.Atlastthebusgottothetown.Allthepassengersstarted

togetoff.Pariwasverypolite,sohestooduptoletthefatladygetoff

beforehim.Shesaid,"Thankyou."Thenshetriedtogetoutoftheseatwith

allherbags.Butshecouldn'tmove.Shewasstuck!

Paulhadtopushthlady.Theconductorpulledher.Finallytheygotherfree

butshewasn'tpleased.

“PHwritetothebuscompany,"shesaid.'Tiltellthemnottomakebuses

withsuchsmallseats.H

1.Whycouldn'ttheladygetoutoftheseat?

A.Becausetheseatonthebusweretoosmall.

B.Becausetheladywastoofatandhadalotofbags.

C.Becausethebuswasverycrowded.

D.BecausePaulwasinhisseatnexttohers.

#B

2.WhendidPaulgetaseatonthebus?

A.Assoonashegotonthebus.

B.Afterfiveminutes.

C.Justbeforehewantedtogetoff.

D.Justbeforethebusgottothetown.

#B

3.HowdoyouknowthatPaulwasverypolite?

A.Hedidn'ttaketheseatandwasalwaysstanding.

B.Hepushedtheladyoutofherseat.

C.Hestooduptolettheladygetoffbeforehim.

D.Hehelpedtheladycarryherbags.

#C

4....andPauldidn'thavemuchroomontheseat.Theword"room"heremeans

A.partofahouse

B.space

C.partofaseat

D.somethingforsittingon

#B

5.Shewasstuck!Inthstoryitmeansshe.

A.wasn'tabletomoveortogetout

B.wassittingthere,shecouldn'tstandup

C.pushedherbags

D.movedveryslowly

#A

十四、

HavetoPay

Aboywhowascleaningshoesinthestreetsaidtoayoungmanpassingby,

“Letmecleanyourshoes.'1Theyoungmansaid,"No,thankyou.”"Youmaypay

meonlyapound,sir."saidtheboy.Buttheyoungmanrefusedagain.

Thentheboytoldhimthathewouldcleanhisshoesfornothing.Theyoung

managreedtothis,andsoononeofhisshoeswasshiningbrightly.Theman

puttheothershoeontheboy,buttheboyrefusedtocleanitunlesshewas

paidtwopoundsforhiswork.Theyoungmanrefusedtopayanythingandwent

away.

Butthedirtyonelookedsobadthathecouldn'twalkaway.Hehadtoturn

backandgavetheboytwopounds.Inaveryshorttimehisshoesshonebrightly.

1.Theboywasashoes.

A.cleaner

B.maker

C.repairer

D.seller

#A

2.Atfirsttheyoungmanrefusedtocleanhisshoes,because__.

A.hecouldn*tpay

B.hehadnotenoughmoney

C.hedidn'tthinkitnecessary

D.hehadjustcleanedhisshoes

#C

3.Thentheyoungmanagreedtocleanhisshoes,becausetheboyaskedfor__.

A.twopoundsB.onepoundC.nothingD.fewmoney

#C

4.Theboyrefusedtocleanthesecondshoe,because.

A.itwasverydirty

B.theyoungmanpaidonlyonepound

C.itwasdifficulttoclean

D.heaskedtobepaidtwopounds

#D

5.Theboysaidhewouldcleantheyoungman'sshoesfornothingjustinorderto

A.showhiskindness

B.helptheyoungman

C.getmoremoneyfromhim

D.leteveryonesee

#C

十五、

Man*sBestFriend

Almosteveryonelikesdogs,andalmosteveryonelikesreadingstoriesabout

dogs.

Ihaveafriend.Thefriendhasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.Police

dogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackfor

alongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.

OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.Hestayedalong

time.Hetalkedandtalked.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackfor

hiswalk.Butthevisitorstillstayed.Jackbecameveryworried.Hewalked

aroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthevisitorand

lookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinued（继续）talking.

FinallyJackcouldn'tstand（忍受）it.Hewentoutoftheroomandcameback

afewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistime

heheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthandranoutoftheroom.

1.Jackisthenameof.

A.ayoungman

B.apoliceman

C.apolicedog

D.agoodfriend

#C

2.Inthisstorytheword"visitor"means___.

A.theyoungman

B.thewriterofthisstory

C.thepolicedog

D.thefriend

#A

3.Thevisitorpaidnoattentiontothedogbecause.

A.hedidn'tseethedog

B.hedidn'tlikethedog

C.hewasafraidofthedog

D.hedidn'tunderstandwhatthedogmeant

#D

4.Thedogheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthtoshowthat.

A.helikedthehatverymuch

B.hewantedthevisitortoleaveimmediately

C.hewantedtothrowthehataway

D.hewantedtoputonthehat

#B

十六、

Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,

buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginatthehead

ofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreally

makeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthe

belly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmost

greatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople'srule.

Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（

奇特的）tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文学）.Andthequestion,"Howshall

Ibegin?1'onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginning

atthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced（有经验的

）enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail—

thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhought

ofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

#C

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule

#D

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.

A.youdon'tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

#D

4.whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

#C

5.Thetopicofthepassageis

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

#D

十七、

ASentencewithFive"And"

Canyouthinkofasentencethattheword"and"appearsfivetimes,without

anywordsinbetween?Thereisoneattheendofthisstory.

Therewasonceaninnwhichwascalled"TheHorseandCart".Ithadasign

outsideit,andtherewasapictureofahorseandacartonit.Butthesign

wasgettingold,sotheowneroftheinndecidedtohaveanewonemade.He

wenttoapainterandaskedhimtopaintoneandtowrite"TheHorseandCart”

onitinlargeletters.

Afewdayslater,hewenttoseehowthepainterwasgettingon.Heliked

thepictureofthehorseandcartverymuch,buthedidnotlikethewriting

atall.Hesaidtothepainter,nNo,no!There'stoomuchroombetweenHORSE

andANDandANDandCART!"

1.Aninnisa__.

A.asmallhouse

B.asmallhorse

C.asmallhotelorplacewhereonecanstay

D.akindofcoloredliquidthatcanbeusedforwriting

#C

2.Therewasa__outsidetheinn.

A.blackboard

B.cart

C.painter

D.sign

#D

3.Theowneroftheinndecidedto__.

A.sellhisinn

B.buyanewsign

C.topainthisinn

D.callapaintertopaintanewsign

#D

4.Theowneroftheinnthought.

A.thelettersonthesignweretoolarge

B.thelettersonthesignwerepoorlywritten

C.therewerelessspacebetweenthelettersonthesign

D.thelettersonthesignwereseparatedtoowidely

#D

5.Theownerliked__butnot.

A.thepainter...theletters

B.thehorse...theletters

C.thepicture...thewriting

D.thesign...thewriting

#C

十八、

SeeingtheHorseEatFish

Onceanoldmanwaswalkinginastreetwithhishorse.Itwasraininghard.

Theoldmanwascoldbecausehewaswalkingintherain.Hewantedtostayin

arestaurant.Itwasaquarterpastthreeintheafternoon.Theoldmangot

toasmallrestaurant.Therewerealotofpeopleinit.Theoldmancouldn*

tcomenearthefire.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthesaidtothewaiters,

“Takesomefishtomyhorse.'*Thewaiterandthepeoplewereverysurprised.

Thewaitersaid,"Ahorsedoesn'teatfish."Theoldmantoldthewaiter,"This

horseisveryinteresting.Itcansing,danceanddoesallkindsofthings.

Itcaneatfish,too,"Sothewaiterbroughtthehorsesomefish.

Allthepeopleintherestaurantranouttoseethehorseeatfishexcept

theoldman.Nowtheoldmansatbesidethefire.Afterawhilethewaitercame

backandsaid.nYourhorsedidn*teatanyfish."Theoldmansaid,MA11right,

takethefishbackandputitonthetable.I'lleatit."

Note:stove火炉waiter侍者

1.Theoldmanfeltverycoldbecause.

A.itwasacloudyandwindyday

B.itsnowed

C.hehadtravelledintheheavyrain

D.hewashungry

#C

2.Thepeopleintherestaurantallranoutbecause__.

A.theywantedtoseetheoldman

B.theywantedtoseethehorseeatingfish

C.theyhadbeentoldtherecamethehorse

D.therewasnofireoverthestove

#B

3.Indeed,thehorsecanneithernornor__.

A.walk...speak...eat

B.sing...dance...sleep

C.sing...dance...eatfish

D.speak...walk...sit

#C

4.Allthepeopleintherestaurantrushedoutbut.

A.toseethehorsesing...theoldman

B.towatchthehorseplaygames...thewaiter

C.tolookforthehorse...theoldman

D.toseethehorseeatfish...theoldman

#D

5.Whydidtheoldmanaskthewaitertotakesomefishtohishorse?Because

A.hishorselikedeatingfish

B.hewascold

C.hewantedtositbythefire,butwasn'tabletodosoatfirst

D.hehimselfalsolikedtoeatfish

#C

十九、

AManandHisDaughter

Onedayamanandhisdaughterweregoingoutforawalk.

Themanhadputonapairofoddshoes,onewithathicksoleandonewith

athinsole.

Ashecameouttothestreet,hefeltveryuncomfortable.

Turningtohisdaughter,hesaid:"Whyshouldoneofmylegsbelongerthan

theotherday?"

Thedaughterlookedatherfather'slegsandsaid,"Youhaveputontwoodd

shoes!,1

Whenheheardthis,themanwasveryhappyandthoughttohimself:"Whata

brightdaughterI'vegot!*'Thenheaskedhisdaughtertogobacktothehouse

andgothimanotherpairofshoes.

Whenthedaughterwentbacktothehouse,allshecouldfindwasoneshoes

withthicksoleandonewiththinsole.

Takingtheshoestoshowherfather,shesaid,"It'snousechanging!These

shoesarealsoodd,onewithathicksoleandonewithathinsole.'1

Themanlistenedandthoughttohimself:"Itcan'tbehelped.Imightaswell

weartheonesIhaveonnow.”

Sotheywentfortheirwalk.

Notes:sole鞋跟odd古怪的，不配对的'

1.Themanthoughtthathisdaughterwas.

A.beautiful

B.clever

C.lazy

D.clean

#B

2.Itwasthethatfoundthereasonforit.

A.father

B.daughter

C.neighbour

D.passer-by

#B

3.Thedaughtercameback,bringingwithher.

A.apairofshoes

B.apairofoddshoes

C.apairofthick-soledshoes

D.nothing

#B

4.Whatdoyouthinkthatthemanshouldhavedone?

A.Heshouldreturntohishomeandgottheshoeshimself.

B.Heshouldhavethethicksolecutoff.

C.Heshouldhavechangedoneofhisshoes.

D.Heshouldhavenoshoeson.

#C

5.Whatdoyouthinkofthemanandhisdaughter?

A.Theybothwerenotclever.

B.Thefatherwasclevererthanthedaughter.

C.Thedaughterwasclevererthanthefather.

D.Eitherofthemwasfoolishenough.

#D

二十、

Communication

Youspeak,writealetter,makeatelephonecall.YourwordscaiTyamessage.

Peoplecommunicatewithwords.

Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourfaceshows

youarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresad.

Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomething

oraskquestions.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknowyouaresaying"No”.

Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying"Yes',.

Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.Forexample,asignatthebusstop

helpsyoutoknowwhichbustotake.Asignonthewallofyourschoolhelps

youtofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyouwheretogoinorout.Have

youevernoticedthattherearealotofsignsaroundyouandthatyoureceive

messagesfromthemallthetime?

Peoplecancommunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehisdrawings

totellaboutbeautifulmountains,abouttheblueseaandmanyotherthings.

Booksarewrittentotellyouaboutallthewonderfulthingsintheworldand

alsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.

Books,magazines,TVandradiosandfilmsallhelpustocommunicatewith

eachother.Theyallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhat

otherpeoplearethinkingabout.

Notes:communicate交流sign招牌，标志

1.Canwecommunicatewitheachotherwithoutwords?

A.Yes,sometimeswecan.

B.No,wecan't.

C.No.It'simpossible.

D.Yes,wealwaysdoso.

#A

2.Whenweseesomebodysmile,then,hemustbefeeling.

A.angry

B.joyful

C.surprised

D.sad

#B

3.Wecanlearnnewsfrom.

A.newspapers

B.radio

C.TV

D.ABC

#D

4.Asignatthebusstoptellsyou.

A.howmanybusesthereare

B.whatkindofbusitis

C.wherethebuscomesandgoes

D.howmuchmoneyyou'llpayfortheticket

#C

5.Whatdoyouthinkisthequickestwaytocommunicatewithyourfriendinanothercity?

A.Writingaletter.

B.Makingatelephone.

C.Drawingapicture.

D.Askingsomeoneelsetotakeamessage.

#B

—H"■一、

WeatherandMen

Everybodytalksabouttheweather,butnobodydoesanythingaboutit.Itis

true.Peopleusuallybegintheirtalkswith"Isn'titaniceday?""Doyouthink

itwillrain?'*"Whatafineday!"etc.

Manypeoplethinktheycantellwhattheweatherisgoingtobelike.But

theyhardlyagreewitheachother.Onemanmaysay,"Doyouseehowcloudyit

isintheeast?It'sgoingtoraintomorrow.”Anothermanwillsay,"No,it's

goingtobefinetomorrow."

Peopleoftenlookfortheweathertheywant.Whenafarmerneedswater,he

looksforsomethingtotellhimit'sgoingtorain;hewon'tbelieveanything

else.Whenfriendshaveatravel,theyaresuretheweatherisgointtoclear

upveryquickly.

Almosteveryonelistenstowhattheweathermansays.Buthedoesn*talways

telluswhatwewant,andonceinawhilehemakesamistake.Still,heprobably

comesclosertobeingcorrectthananyoneelse.

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1."Nobodydoessomethingabouttheweather"means.

A.nobodycanmakeweather

B.nobodycanchangeweather

C.nobodycantalkaboutweather

D.nobodylikesweather

#B

2.isacommonwaytostartatalk.

A.Talkingaboutweather

B.Keepingsilent

C.Askingeachother'snames

D.Smile

#A

3.Manypeoplehopetheweatherwillbe.

A.fine

B.rainy

C.cloudy

D.likewhattheyliketobe

#D

4.Aweathermanprobablyisamanwho.

A.reportsweather

B.canseeweather

C.canchangeweather

D.ismadeofweather

#A

5.Whenitiscloudyintheeast,youknowthattomorrow.

A.itisgoingtorain

B.itwillbefine

C.itwillbestillcloudy

D.AorBorC

#D

二十二、TheLostRing

Onedayamanwenthometohiswifeandsaid,"Ihaveboughtsomethingfor

you."

nOh,thankyou"saidhiswife."Whathaveyoubought?""I'veboughtagold

ring.Hereitis.',

Hehelditoutforhiswifetosee.Thenhedroppedit.nOhdear"hesaid.

"Ihavedroppedit.”

Hebegantolookforitonthefloorbutitwasdarkinsidethehouseand

hecouldnotseeanything.Hewentoutsidethehouseandbegantolookforthe

ringinthestreet.Justthenafriendcamealong.

"What'sthematter?"heasked.

"Ihavelostaring."saidtheman."Wheredidyouloseit?"

nIlostitinsidemyhouse.'12

"Youlostyourringinsideyourho