牛津版中考英语阅读理解实战演练3

SectionII趣味幽默篇

Passage13

Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.

Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.uEnjoy

countrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.

Cheapandinteresting.H

"Thissoundsagoodidea,"hethought.,TIIspendamonthatWestH川Farm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorse

riding,walkingandfishing.They'llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.H

Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.Thenonthe

firstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.

Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.

uWhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim."Didn'tyouenjoycountry

life?”

"Countrylifewasverygood,"Henrysaid.HButtherewasanotherproblem/1

“Oh.What?”

“Well,“hesaid,"thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”

"What'swrongwiththat?"Edasked.Treshmeatisthebest."

“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner/*

“Luckyyou!”

“Youdon'tunderstand,MHenrysaid.uOnthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”

"Adifferentmeateveryday,"Edsaidloudly,Mandyouarecomplaining!”

“Letmefinish/*Henrysaid.uOnthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare（敢）stayfordinner!',

I.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?

A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.

C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.

2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause.

A.hedidn,tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerwasn'tfriendlytohim

C.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer

3.“…andyouarecomplaining!",theword“complain”means.

A.夸奖B.说三道四C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.

B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.

C.Henrycouldn,tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.

D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatabeautifulfarm!B.Haveagoodtime.C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.

Passage14

Afterreturningfromherroundtrip,theangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation.

“Therailwayowesme12pounds,"shesaidtoHarryJenks,theyoungmanworkingattheoffice."You

soldmeaticketforMay22nd,buttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadto

stayinahotel.Itcostme12pounds."

Harrywasworried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket."Comeintotheoffice,

Madam,"hesaidpolitely."IlljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nd.”

Thewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asHarrysoondiscovered.

TherewasnosailingonMay22nd.Howcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistake?Heshouldn't

havesoldheraticketforthatday.Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild.HYoulooksunburnt/'he

saidtoher.uDidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?"

“Yes,"sheanswered,shyly.HThebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswimtoo!”

“That'sfine,"saidHarry."Mylittlegirlcan'tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she'sonlythree..."

,Tmfour,Hthechildsaidproudly.*TIIbefourandahalf.”

Harryturnedtothemother."Irememberyourticket,Madam,"hesaid."Butyoudidn'tgetonefor

yourdaughter,didyou?M

“Er,well..."thewomanlookedatthechild.ulmean...shehasn'tstartedschoolyet,she'sonlyfour/*

“Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticket,Madam.Achild'sreturntickettoJerseycosts...letme

see...13.50pounds.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakeismine…

Thewomanstoodup,tookthechild'shandandlefttheoffice.

1.Thewomanwasangrybecause.

A.shecouldn'tusetheticketforherroundtrip

B.shehadtoreturnhomeadayearlierthanshehadplanned

C.shespentmoremoneythanshehadexpected

D.HarryhadsoldheratickettoJerseywheretherewasnosailing

2.Harrywasworried.

A.thewomanwasangrywithhim

B.hehadnotdonehisworkcarefully

C.theJerseytimetablewaswrong

D.thelittlegirldidn*thaveareturnticket

3.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl.

A.becausehewasintroubleanddidnotknowwhattodo

B.becausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirl

C.becausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsonice

D.whenhesuddenlyrealizedthathecouldfindawayoutfromthelittlegirl

4.WhenHarrysaid,uThelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakewasmine…”hemeantthat__.

A.theymustfollowitwithoutotherchoice,eventhoughthemistakewashis

B.hehadtobestrictwiththewomanbecauseofthelaw,althoughhedidn*twantto

C.thewomanhadtopayhim1.50poundsandtherailwaywouldpayherforthehotel

D.sheshouldpay1.50pounds,buthehadmadeamistake,shecouldgowithoutpaying

5.Thewomanlefttheofficewithoutsayinganythingbecause.

A.shewantedtogohomeandgetmoneyforthechild'sticket

B.shewassoangrythatshedidn'twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththeyoungman

C.shewasmoved（感动）byHarry'skindness

D.sheknewshewouldhavetopaytherailwayifsheinsisted（坚持）

Passage15

Threetravelers,Allan,CarlandPaulweresittingonthechairsinatrainstation.Theywerewaiting

foratrainthatwasverylate.

Topassthetime,theybegantalkingtoeachother.

Atfirst,theytalkedabouttheweatherandtheirwork.ThenPaulsaid,"Tellme-whatwouldyou

mostliketodoifyourdoctortellyouthatyouhaveonlythreemonthstolive?"

Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke.

hesaid,HifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,111takeallmymoneyoutofthebankandgoto

foreigncountriesforholidayswithmybestfriend,Erik.I'dliketotraveltotheplacesintheworldasmany

aspossible.AndHIstayatthebesthotelsandtheneatthebestfood.IthinkI'llhaveawonderfultime."

“That'sveryinteresting.^^Paulsaid.

Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,uAndwhataboutyou?"

*TIItellyouasecret,"Allansaid.Mlalwayswanttobearacingdriver.SoifIhaveonlythreemonthsto

live,thefirstthingI'dliketodoistosellmyhouse.Withthemoneyrilbuythefastestcarintheworld.

MaybeIcanenterallthebigmotorraces.11

Thenhelaughed,"Imightevenendup（以...而告终）worldchampion.n

"Nowifsyourtum,MAllanwenton,Mlfyourdoctortellyouthebadnews,whatwouldyoumostliketo

do?”

uOh,"saidPaulwithasmile.*111goandseeanotherdoctor?

I.Thethreemenweretalking.

A.inthepostofficeB.inthewaitingroom

C.onthetrainD.onthechairs

2.Themancalledansweredthequestionfirst.

A.CarlB.AllanC.ErikD.Paul

3.Themenbegantotalkabouttheweatherandtheworkbecausethey.

A.didn'tknowanythingnewB.wantedtopassthetimequickly

C.hadnothingtodoD.wereveryinterestedineachother'swork

4."lmightevenendupworldchampion."Heretheword"champion"meansinChinese.

A.名人B.赛车手C.大款D.冠军

5.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetraindidn'tarriveontime.

B.Paulwantedtobuyaracingcarverymuch.

C.Allanwasthesecondmantoanswerthequestion.

D.Carldidn'tliketravelingatall.

Passage16

AnEnglishtravelerfoundhimselfinNorwaywithonlyenoughmoneytobuytheticketforhisjourney

backhome.AsheknewthatitwouldtakehimonlytwodaystogettoEngland,hedecidedthathecould

easilyspendthetimewithoutfood.Soheboughtaticketandgotontheship.Themanclosedhisearsto

thesoundofthelunchbell.Whendinnertimecame,hedidn'tgotodinningroom,sayingthathewasnot

feelingverywell.

Thenextmorninghestilldidn'thavebreakfastandatlunchtimeheagainstayedinhisroom.Butat

dinnertimehewassohungrythathewenttothedinningroomandateeverythingthewaiterputinfrontof

him.Hegotreadyforthequarrel.

"Bringmethebill,“hesaid."Thebill,sir?nsaidthewaiterinsurprise."Thereisn'tanybill.Onourship

mealsareincluded（包括）inthemoneyfortheticket；1saidthewaiter.

I.Thestoryhappened.

A.inEnglandB.onashipfromNorwaytoEngland

C.inNorwayD.onashipfromEnglandtoNorway

2.Whydidn'tthetravelergotothedinningroomfirst?

A.Becausehehadnomoney

B.Becausehedidn'tfeelverywell

C.Becausehedidn'twanttoeatanything

0.Becausehedidn'thearthesoundofthebell

3.Thetravelerwenttothedinningroomtoeatsomethingbecause.

A.hisfriendhadgivenhimsomemoney

B.thewaiterhadaskedhimtochangehismind

C.helearnedthattherewasnobillontheship

D.hewastoohungry

4.Howmanymealsdidthetravelerhaveontheship?

A.OnlyoneB.TwoC.ThreeD.None

5.Afterthetravelerfinishedeating,.

A.hehadaquarrelwithwaiteroverthebill

B.hedrankalot

C.heaskedthewaitertobringhimthechange（零钱）

D.hecametoknowthattravelersontheshiphadfreemeals

Passage17Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,he

was

veryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.

“What'stheproblem?*'Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.

"Mycow'sill,nthefarmersaid.*1don'tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She'slyingdownandwon*t

eat.She'smakingastrangenoise.”

Thevetlookedoverthecow."She'scertainlyill,"hesaid,Handsheneedstotakesomeverystrong

medicine."

Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshould

makeherbetter."

“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?"thefarmerasked.

Thevetgavehimatube（管子）andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeand

blow.That'llmakeit."

Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlooked

moreworried.

“How'syourcow?”thevetasked.

“Nochange,"thefarmersaid,"andI'mfeelingverystrangemyself."

“Oh?”thevetsaid,"Why?”

uldidwhatyousaid,"thefarmeranswered.Mlputthetubeinthecow'smouthandthenputtwopills

downit.H

“And?”thevetasked.

“Thecowblewfirst,"thefarmersaid.

1.lnthestory,thevetmustbe.

A.thefarmer'sfriendB.amilkfactory

C.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals

2.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow

A.couldn'tliedownB.didn'teatthepills

C.couldn'tmakeanynoiseD.wasill

3.Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?

A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube.

C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox.

4.Thevettaughtthefarmerhow.

A.toblowthetubeB.tomakethecowtakethepills

C.totakethemedicineD.toputthetubeinhismouth

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself.

B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.

C.Thevetcametohelpfarmerchangethecowthenextday.

D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.

Passage18

Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.

Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethird

ownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.

Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.

"Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?Mthereporteraskedthebanker.

Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,*1thinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiter

HousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant."

Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany."Doyouagreewiththat?Mshe

asked.

Themanshookhishead,uNo.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You'd

onlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentof

anothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.H

Thereporterturnedtothethirdman."Doyouthinkso?n

“No,Idon't."hesaid.uldonlthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresident

important.^^

“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.

“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthe

Presidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,'it'sforyou.'”

I.Thisstoryhappenedin.

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia

2.Thereareinthispassage.

A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewoman

C.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen

3.Thebankerthought.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker

B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStates

D.thereporterwasreallyimportant

4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought.

A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompanies

B.thebankerwasreallyimportant

C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportant

D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnot

answeranytelephonecall

5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork

B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceiveda

telephonecallforthevisitor

D.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant

Passage19

Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion,"thefirstmansaid,"theEgyptianpyramidsaretheworld'sgreatestwonder.Although

theywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthem

hadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday."

“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,nthesecondmansaid,4,butIdonotthinktheyare

thegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeople

tothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthat

wouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,**Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?”

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,"Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsare

wonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderful

thingintheworldisthisthermos/*

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised."Athermos?”theyexclaimed."Butthat'sasimplething."

“Oh,no,it'snot,"thethirdmansaid.ulnthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthe

summeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinteror

summer?”

I.Theunderlinedword“thermos”meansinChinese“

A.电冰箱B.洗衣机C.电风扇D.保温瓶

2.Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld'sgreatestwonderwasbecause.

A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideas

C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon

3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause.

A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptian

C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations

4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause.

A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputer

C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer

D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit

5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause.

A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks

C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers

Passage20

Anoldmanwasgoinghomelateonenightwithhishorseandcartafteraday'shardwork.Whenhe

wasnotfarfromhishouse,thelightonthecartwentout.Hetriedbutcouldnotmendit.

Hewasnearhishome,andsohewentalongtheroadwithoutalight.Whenapolicemansawthis,

hestoppedtheoldcarter.

"Where'syourlight?"askedthepoliceman."Noonemaytakeacartalongaroadatnightwithouta

light.Youknowthat.You'vebrokenthelaw.

"Ihadalight,"saidtheoldman,"butithasjustgoneout."

"Idon'tbelievethatstory,"saidthepoliceman.Hetookoutabookandgotreadytowrite."What's

yournameandwheredoyoulive?"heasked.

"Pleasedon*ttakemyname,"saidtheoldman."Myhouseisjustthere.Youcanseeitfromhere.I

hadalightnearlythewholeway.Ihaven'tcomefarwithoutalight.*'

"Youcameallthewaywithoutalight.What'syourname?"

Thecarterquicklytookthepoliceman'shandandputitdownonthetopofthelight.Thelightwasstill

hot,andburntthepoliceman'shand.Hejumpedandhewasveryangry.

"Now,whatdoyouthink?"saidthecarter."DidIcomeallthewaywithoutalight?"

1.lnthepassage"Cart"is.

A.somethinglikeacarB.somethinglikealight

C.somethingpulledbyahorseD.somethingwithalight

2.Theoldmandrovehome.

A.onthebackofhishorseB.lateonenight

C.verylateeverynightD.withapoliceman

3.Wheredidthepolicemanstoptheoldman?

A.Nearhishome.B.Atthetrafficlights.

C.Underaroadlight.D.Farfromhishouse.

4.Thecartwasstoppedbythepolicemanbecause.

A.theoldmandidn'thavealight

B.thepolicemandidn'tbelievetheoldman'swords

C.theoldmandidnotwanttotellhisname

D.theoldman'slightwasn'ton

5..Howdidtheoldmanmakethepolicemanbelieve（相信）hiswords?

A.Hemadethepolicemantouchthelight.

B.Hejumpedandshoutedangrily.

C.Hemadethepolicemanangry.

D.Heburntthepoliceman'shands.

Passage21

EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforher

toclimbstars.Shewassoonoutofbreath（气喘吁吁）.

ulsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,"shethought.

Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.

"I'mnotsurprisedatall,"hesaid."It'sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”

Helookedheroverthengavehersomeadvice.

“Ifyoudon'tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,"hesaid,“youw川haveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.**

EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor's.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebut

thatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.

Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher'sshop（肉铺）.

,Tdliketenpoundsofsteak（牛排），please,"shesaid.

"Certainly,madam,nthebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.

Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale（天平）.

"That'sjustundertenpounds,nhesaid.

"Thatbigenough,"Mrs.Parkersaid.

Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.

“At$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesfor

you?”

“Oh,Idon*twanttobuythemeat,"Mrs.Parkersaid.

“Ifyoudon'twanttobuyit,nthebutcherrepliedangrily,"whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?”

"MydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhatten

poundsofmeatlookedlike.”

1.WhydidEllenParkervisitthedoctor?

A.Shehadhadaheartattack.B.Shehadaproblemwithherhealth.

C.Shewasunhappyaboutherweight.D.Shecouldnotsleepwell.

2.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

A.Toloseweight.B.Toeatmoremeat.

C.Tocomeandseehimagain.D.Tolookafterherheart.

3.WhydidEllenParkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?

A.Shewantedtobuysomefordinner.B.Shewantedtoloseweight.

C.Herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.

D.Shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.

4.WhatwasEllenParker'srealproblem?

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.B.Sheweighedtoomuch.

C.Thedoctordidnotknow.D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.

5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen?

A.Shemightputonmoreweight.B.Shemightstopeatingtoomuch.

C.Shemighthaveaheartattack.D.Shemightgotoanotherdoctor.

Passage22

（Incourt（法庭），thejudgeaskstheboynamedHenrysomequestions.）

Judge:Canyoutellushowtheaccidenthappened?

Henry:Yes,sir.ThefarmerdroveveryfastwhenImetwithhim.Hiscar

knockedmedownandhurtmyarm.

Judge:（Tothefarmer）Wasthatright?

Farmer:No,sir.ButitrainedheavilyandIcouldn'tdrivefast.

Judge:Soyoudon'tthinkyouknockedhimdown?

Farmer:Yes,Idid.ButIdidn'tseehimmendinghisbikeinthemiddleof

theroad.

Judge:Well.Didyousendhimtoahospital?

Farmer:Yes.Butthedoctorsaidtherewasnothingserioustohim.

Judge:（ToHenry）Doyouagreewithhim?

Henry:Yes,sir.ButmyleftarmoftenhurtsandIcan'tliftitatall.

Judge:Couldyoushowushowyoucanliftitnow?

Henry:Sure.(Slowlytheboyliftshisarmbelowhisnose.)

Judge:Poorboy!Andhowhighcouldyouliftitbeforetheaccident?

Henry:Oh,Icouldliftitveryhighlikethis.(Holdinghisleftarmupoverhis

head)

Judge:ButIdon'tthinkthere'ssomethingwrongwithyourarm.

Henry:I...I...Soitis.Butmylawyer(律师)tellsmetodoso.

根据上面的对话，在短文的空白处填写一个适当的词，使短文内容与对话意

思相符。

Ithappenedona(1)day.AboynamedHenrywas

(2)hisbikeontheroadwhileafarmer's(3)knockedhim

down.Thefarmersenthimtoahospitalandthedoctorsaidnothing

(4)happenedtotheboy.Buthisparentshopedtheboycouldbe

paidmore(5)forit.Theyaskedforalawyer's(6).The

lawyertaughttheboy(7)tosayincourt.Henrytoldthejudgehisarm

hurtandthathecouldn't(8)itup.Thejudgeaskedhimtoshowitto

him.Hecouldliftitbelowhisnose.Thejudgeaskedhimhow(9)he

couldliftitbeforetheaccident.Theboy(10)whatthelawyersaid

andlifteditoverhishead!

SectionII趣味幽默篇答案与解析

Passage13

【答案与解析】假日里，亨利喜欢到海边去旅游。有次，他想去西山农场享受•下田园风光，并计

划在那儿度过一个月的时间。可是令人惊奇的是，才去四天之后他就回来了。当朋友问起其中的缘由时，

亨利说道：第一天，农场里死了只羊，晚餐时美美地吃了一顿烤羊肉；第二天农场死了头牛，乂吃了

一顿烧牛肉；第三天农场死了一头猪，结果又吃了一顿烤猪肉。可是，到了第四天，农场主死了，我不敢

再留下来吃饭了。

1.A«第二段的首句"...butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper."即是答案的出处。

2.C。本题考查根据语境进行分析判断的能力。由上下文，显然可知这是报纸上的•则广告信息。

3.B.本题考查通过上下文对词汇的推测能力。根据亨利的叙述可得出此答案。

4.B.,这由"Adifferentmeateveryday,andyouarecomp⑶ning!",一句可知。

5.Co本来打算要在乡村农场过一个暑假，结果四天之后就回来了。这能不是个短暂的假期吗？用此

作标题既切合题意，乂具有幽默的味道。

Passage14

【答案与解析】这篇短文的大致情节是：一位妇女向车站售票员索要12英镑，原因是：由于售票员工

作的疏忽，买给这位妇女的票是5月22日的，那天并没有轮船出航。这位妇女和自己的女儿只好在旅馆

住了一宿，花去了12英镑。可是当售票员和这位妇女攀淡时，得知她四岁的女儿没有买票，而儿童票价是

13.5英镑。结果，这位妇女非但没有得到12英镑的补偿，反而欠车站1.5英镑。

1.C.这是一道辨认事实细节题。粗看D似乎应该是此题的答案，但仔细辨认一下就不难发现短文中确

定指出五月：十二日那天没有去Jersey的轮船，可是当读完thewomen所说的话后，你就会清楚地知道

她生气的主要原因是她多花了一宿住旅店的钱。

2B仔细阅读短文的：、三段就可以知道是因为Harry没做好工作，5月22日晚上在Jersey无船的。

3.A.短文中的这句"Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild."是解答该题的依据。

4.D.根据上下文对事情和年轻的售票员思想过程的叙述，可知这句话的意思是：按规定那妇女要付小

孩的票钱，但售票员也有错。因此，他希望互相不追究，所以正确答案为D。

5.D.从最后年轻人的那段话，及那位妇女一句话都没说，站起来，牵起小女孩的手就离开了票房这一

事实，可以推理出那妇女的思想过程，即如果她要坚持让票房赔她一晚住宿营费的话，那么车站也可以按

规定要她补买小女孩的票，这样她就会多付1.5英镑，因此，她也就不再坚持了。

Passage15

【答案与解析】这篇幽默故事讲的是：（个人在谈论“如果大夫告知你还能活三个月的时间，你最想做

什么？”这个问题。其中一个人说他将从银行取出所有的钱和朋友一块去度假，并尽可能多地旅游一些地方。

另一个人说他将买掉自己的房子，买一辆好车，做一名赛车手。也许能有机会参加汽车大赛。第三个人说,

如果大夫告诉他这个坏消息，他将再去看一个医生。

1.B.根据题意，这三个人在火车站等火车，当然是在候车室。

2.A.答案就在"Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke."这句话中。

3.B.短文第二句即是本题的答案。

4.D.由Allan说的话，可推测出D为最佳答案。

5.C.'Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,'Andwhataboutyou?”'这句话以及后边的

回答是解答本题的关键之所在。

Passage16

【答案与解析】本文的故事情节是：一位英国人到挪威旅游。回家的时候发现自己身上的钱只能够买

一张票的。想到只需两天就能回到家，他决定这期间就不吃东西了。到开饭的时候，他就一个人呆在船舱

里，就这样一直挨到第二天下午。可到了吃晚饭时，他饿得实在受不了了，于是决定挨揍一顿也要去吃。

然而，等他吃完饭向服务员要账单时，服务员说这条船上的用餐是免费的，因为用餐费已包括中船票中了。

1.B.文章开头两句是本题的答案之所在。

2.A。根据“…w"honlyenoughmoneytobuytheticketforhisjourneybackhome."fBu...decidedthat

hecouldeasilyspendthetimewithoutfood.“可知。

3.D。由题意可知，这位旅客饿得受不了，于是就去了餐厅。

4.A。前文说这位旅客只消两天就能回到英国。第•天没有吃东西，第二天的早、午饭也没吃。待吃了

这顿晚饭明天就可以到家了。所以他只吃了一顿饭。

5.D„"Thereisn'tanybill.Onourshipmealsareincluded（包括）inthemoneyfortheticket."即是本题

答案的出处。

Passage17

【答案与解析】这篇令人忍俊不禁的幽默的主要内容是：一个农夫的牛病倒了。兽医给了他一些药和

•根管子，并告诉他怎么样用这根管子给牛喂药。第二天，兽医再次到农场时发现那位农夫坐在家门口，

一脸的焦虑不安。原来他的牛病情并没有好转。他说口已按照兽医的嘱咐做了，可当他将管子插入牛的嘴

里，并放进两粒药丸，正想吹气时，牛却先吹了口气。

1.D«根据短文内容，很容易推测出该词的汉语意思是“兽医”。答案当然是D。

2.Do由"She'slyingdownand