(一)

Mr Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town， and was soon teaching a lot of students in the dance school there， but he decided(決定)to move again to a big city. \"I'll have more work there，\" he thought.

When one of his women students heard that he was going to leave， she said to him，\"The teacher to take your classes won't be as good as you are.\"

Mr Lewis was happy when he heard this， but he said ，\"Oh， no! I'm sure he'll be as good as I or even (甚至)better.\"

But she said，\"No， five teachers have come and gone while I've been here， and each one was worse than the last one.\"

1. Mr Lewis moved to a new town and _______ there.

A. had a lot of men studentsB. taught dance

C. became a dance teacherD. lived in a dance school

2. Then he decided to move to a big city because _______ .

A. the students weren't worth teaching

B. the students didn't like him

C. he wanted to teach more students

D. he couldn't teach here any longer

3. He thought that _______ .

A. the woman student liked him very much

B. the woman student was really a good one

C. he was the best teacher

D. no one could be better than he

4. The woman student thought ______ of all the six teachers.

A. he did the best in teaching

B. he did the worst in teaching

C. he was as good as anyone

D. he danced better than anyone

5. What the woman student said at last means _______ .

A. she didn't like him to leave

B. the seventh teacher would be as good as Mr Lewis

C. the seventh teacher would be even better than Mr Lewis

D. the seventh teacher would be even worse than Mr Lewis

(二)

Dentists always ask questions that it is impossible for people to answer. One day，Mr Barber's dentist has just pulled out one of his teeth and told him to rest for a while. He tried to say something， but his mouth was full of cotton wool(藥棉). The dentist knew Barber collected bird's eggs， and asked him whether his collection was growing. He then asked Barber how Mr Barber's brother was and whether he liked his new job in London. In answer to these questions， Mr Barber either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile(與此同時)， Mr Barber's tongue(舌頭) was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. He suddenly felt worried， but couldn't say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from Barber's mouth， he was able to tell the dentist that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

1. The dentist in the story had pulled out _______ of Barber's teeth.

A. two B. threeC. fourD. one

2. Mr Barber could answer the questions， couldn't he?

A. Yes， he could. B. Yes， he couldn'tC. No， he couldn'tD. No， he could.

3. Mr Barber's mouth was full of _______ .

A. water B. cotton C. teeth D. tongues

4. What did Mr Barber find at last?

A. He found a good tooth was pulled out.

B. He found what the dentist did was right.

C. He found the cotton wool was still in his mouth.

D. He found some cotton wool was still in his mouth.

(三)

Mrs Hill lived in a beautiful house. She liked doing nothing at home. She had little knowledge(知識) but she bought a lot of books and put them on the beautiful shelves. When someone came to see her， she always took them to visit her study.

Mr White， an unknown(不出名的) writer， just lived next to the woman. He was busy writing all the time and he wrote many novels(小說) but few were published (出版). And he could not give his family enough food. So Mrs Hill often laughed at him.

One day Mrs Hill went to an important party. There a high official(官員) showed a new novel to her.

\"Please read it carefully， Mrs Hill，\"said the official. \"And you'll learn a lot.\"

\"Thank you very much， sir， \"said the woman. \"But who has written it?\"

The official sent for Mr White. The woman looked at the poor writer for a long time and said，\"Can you tell me who has written the novel for you， Mr White?\"

\"I'm not so rich as you， Mrs Hill，\" said the writer. \"I have to do all myself. But I want to know who has read the novel for you!\"

1. Mrs Hill bought a lot of books to _______ .

A. readB. lend to othersC. show to the visitorsD. leave to her children

2. The word \"study\"in the story means _______ .

A.學習B.研究C.學問D.書房

3. The Whites lived a _______ life.

A. happyB. hardC. busyD. free

4. Mr White was poor because _______ .

A. he was unknownB. he could do nothing

C. he had a big familyD. he didn't find work

5. Mrs Hill often laughed at Mr White because _______ .

A. few of his novels were published

B. he wasn't very polite to her

C. his novels weren't interesting enough

D. his family were very poor

(四)

Long long ago， there lived a very clever man whose name was Aesop(伊索). One day as he was taking a walk， he came across a traveller(旅行者). The traveller stopped him and asked，\"Kind man， can you tell me how soon I'll get to town?\"

\"Go， \"Aesop answered.

\"I know I must go， \"said the traveller，\" But I want to know how soon I'll get to town.\"

\"Go !\" Aesop said again angrily.

\"This man must be mad，\" the traveller thought and went on.

After the traveller had gone some distance， Aesop shouted after him， \"You'll get to town in two hours.\"

The traveller was greatly surprised. He turned back and asked， \"Why didn't you tell me that before?\"

\"How could I have told you that before?\" Aesop answered， \"I didn't know how fast you could walk.\"

1. One day Aesop _______ a traveller while he was walking.

A. helpedB. foundC. met D. saved

2. The traveller asked Aesop _______ .

A. to show him the way to town

B. how long it would take him to get to town

C. at what time he could get to town

D. to tell him where the town was

3. Why didn't Aesop give him the answer at first? Because he _______ .

A. thought the traveller a rude man

B. didn't know the distance

C. wanted to tell him later

D. didn't know the traveller's walking speed

4. When did Aesop give the traveller the answer?

A. After the traveller got to town.

B. After the traveller had walked some distance.

C. When he wasn't angry.

D. When the traveller asked him a third time.

5. From the story we know Aesop was _______ .

A. clever B. kind C. stupidD. friendly

閱讀理解答案

一、BCABD

文章大意:Mr Lewis是一位比較優(yōu)秀的舞蹈老師。在一個小鎮(zhèn)的舞蹈學校里，他工作得比較出色。當他要離開這所學校去大城市時，他的一位學生說比較留戀老師，因為這位學生怕后來的老師不如Mr Lewis好。Mr Lewis聽了很高興，而且還鼓勵了她。但在后來的閑談中在得知，這位學生之所以擔心后來的老師不好是因為:根據(jù)她的總結(jié)——以前曾經(jīng)換過的五位老師一個不如一個。而Mr Lewis就是這五位老師之后的第六位。

1.據(jù)“…to a new town， and he was soon teaching a lot of sudents in the dance school there.”，應(yīng)選B。

2.據(jù)“…to a big city. I'll have more work there…”可知選C。

3.學生與Mr Lewis說，她怕后來的老師不如Mr Lewis，Mr Lewis聽了之后很高興，由此我們可以想到，應(yīng)選A。

4.據(jù)“No，five teachers have come and gone while I have been here，and each one was worse than the last one.”可知選B。

5.可以從短文大意中看出曾換的老師一個不如一個，那第七個一定也不如第六個老師。

二、DCBA

文章大意:這是一篇諷刺牙醫(yī)的小短文。牙醫(yī)有時候工作起來不是那么認真，短文中舉了一例:Barber的牙醫(yī)在給Barber拔牙時與他閑談一些與牙病無關(guān)的話題。由于Barber的嘴里又含了許多藥棉，所以就忽視了醫(yī)生是否拔掉了他的“病牙”。結(jié)果到了后來才發(fā)現(xiàn)，醫(yī)生果然拔錯了牙。

1.據(jù)文中第二句“One day…pulled out one of his teeth…”，可以選出D。

2.據(jù)“Mr Barber either nodded or made strange noises”和“but couldn't say anything.”可以選出C。

3.據(jù)“…but his mouth was full of cotton wool.”可以選出B。

4.據(jù)“he was able to tell the dentist that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.”，言外之意，牙醫(yī)把他的好牙給拔掉了。故選A。

三、CDBAD

文章大意:Mrs Hill和Mr White是鄰居，Mrs Hill很富有，但她沒有知識。Mr White是一位不太知名的作家，他很窮，有時負擔不起家人的生活費用， Mrs Hill為此常常嘲笑Mr White。在一次晚會上，一位官員向Mrs Hill推薦了一本書，這本書就是Mr White寫的。然而就在這種情況下， Mrs Hill還嘲笑地問Mr White是誰幫忙寫的書。這時Mr White也沒有示弱，回敬她一句:誰能為你讀這本書呢?

1.短文第一段就介紹了Mrs Hill是位無知但富有的人，她買了許多書而自己卻不讀，只是擺樣子給客人們看。故選C。

2.文中的study指的是書房，故選D。

3.據(jù)“And he(指Mr White)Could not give his family enough food.”說明Mr White一家人生活得很艱苦，故選B。

4. Mr White貧窮是因為他現(xiàn)在還是一位不出名的作家，故選A。

5.從短文第二段后兩句可以看出Mrs Hill因為自己富有而嘲笑Mr White的貧窮。故選D。

四、CBDBA

文章大意:短文講的是關(guān)于伊索指路的一件事情。一位旅行者問伊索到鎮(zhèn)上得用多長時間，伊索不直接回答，而是說“go”。直到最后，我們讀者才明白，伊索是想根據(jù)這位旅行者的速度來確定他得用多長時間走到小鎮(zhèn)。可見，伊索是個聰明的人，遇到這樣的小事，伊索都要去動腦筋。

1.meet意為“遇見”，其過去式為met，故選C。

2.第一段最后一句“Can you tell me how soon I'll get to town?”意為:“您能告訴我到那個小鎮(zhèn)得用多長時間嗎?”，故選B。

3.據(jù)最后一句“I didn't know how fast you could walk.”“我不知道你走得多快”，可知選D。

4.據(jù)短文中的“After the traveller had gone some distance，Aesop shouted after him，‘You'll get to town in two hours.’”“當那位旅行者走了一段之后，伊索才喊到，‘你可以在兩小時以后到那個小鎮(zhèn)?！?，故選B。

5.根據(jù)短文，我們看得出Aesop是位聰明的人，故選A。