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阅读理解三篇 A Papas New Pants Papa saw purple new pants at the market. He told the shopkeeper, Were having a picnic tomorrow. I must have those pants. When Papa tried them on, the shopkeeper said, A perfect fit. A little long, but dont worry. They need to be shortened only the length of a thumb. Papa paid for them and went home. He asked his wife, Can you hem(缝边) my new pants before the picnic tomorrow? They need to be shortened only the length of a thumb. Mama said, Cant you see how busy I am? If we are going to have picnic, first I must bake the cakes. Then I must cut tomatoes and cucumbers for the salad. I can see how busy you are. Papa sighed(叹气). Ill ask Nina. He found his oldest daughter going out the door with her bag. Nina, can you shorten my pants for tomorrow? Oh, Papa, Nina said, look at this list Mama gave me. First I must go to the bakers and order fresh bread for tomorrow. Then I must buy drinks at the grocery store. Ask one of the twins. The twins were in their bedroom. Margot was combing Beckys hair. Can one of you fix my pants for the picnic? We want to look pretty for the picnic, Becky said. When Margot finishes my hair, Im going to comb hers. Max, the little son of the family, tugged(用力拖) at his fathers sleeve. Let me shorten them. I know what to do. Nonsense, said Papa, laughing. Youre too little. Papa was disappointed he wouldnt be able to wear his new pants to the picnic. He went outside to water the garden. Max lifted the pants off the hook(挂衣钩).Ill show Papa that Im not too young. After measuring the length of his thumb, Max cut edges and stitched(缝) them with thread from Mamas sewing box. When Max hung the pants back on the hook in Papas bedroom, he thought they looked as good as new.Papa is going to think were selfish, Margot said to her sister. Why dont we help him? Becky agreed. Each girl measured the length of her thumb and cut the edges and stitched them with purple thread from the sewing box. Dont say a word. Itll be a surprise. said Becky. When Nina came home from shopping, she thought she was rude to his father, so she measured the length of her thumb and cut and stitched again. After everyone had gone to sleep, Mama put the last of the food in the refrigerator. She sat down to rest. Poor Papa, she thought. Ill fix those pants so he can wear them tomorrow. She cut and stitched until the job was done. When Papa woke up in the morning, he saw his new pants and sighed. Maybe no one will notice theyre a bit too long, he thought. He pulled the pants on. Whats going on here? He wondered. The family found him standing in front of the mirror. Papa, what happened to your pants? everyone asked. Oh, Papa, what will you do? Nina cried. We cant make them longer.Papa laughed so hard that tears rolled down his cheeks. When at last he could speak, he said, Nobody wanted to disappointed me. What a great family I have!判断正误，正确T,错误F.( )1.Papa bought a pair of yellow new pants for the picnic.( )2.They need to be shortened only the length of a thumb.( )3.Max was too little to shorten Papas pants. ( )4.No one in the family helped Papa shorten his pants.( )5.Papa thought he had a happy family. B The Price of a Diamond Ring A long time ago, there lived a famous person.One day, a young man came to visit him and asked,Teacher, I dont understand why you dress in such a simple way? You are so famous, and everyone adores(敬慕) you. Arent you afraid of being despised(轻视)?The famous person only smiled and took his diamond ring from one of his fingers,and said,Young friend, I will answer your question, but first do one thing for me. Take this ring and go to the market across the street. Can you sell this for one piece of gold?Looking at the famous persons dirty ring, the young man became doubtful and said,One piece of gold? I am not sure this ring could be sold at that price.Try first, young man. How do you know if you dont do it?The young man went to the market quickly. He offered the ring to the traders(商人) who sold vegetables,meat and fish. But nobody was willing(愿意) to pay a piece of gold for it. He went back to the famous persons house and reported,Teacher, no one wants to offer more than one piece of silver.With a wise smile, the famous person said,Now go to the jewelry(珠宝) shop at the back of this street. Show this to its owner or to the gold trader. Dont give your price. Just listen how much he will pay for this ring.The young man went to the jewelry shop and returned with a different expression(表情) on his face. He then reported,Teacher, the traders in the market really didnt know the value(价值) of this ring. The gold trader offered to buy this ring for one thousand pieces of gold -one thousand times more than what the traders in the market offered.The famous person just smiled and spoke softly,That was the answer to your questions, my friend. A person cannot be valued(评价) according to the clothes he wears. The traders in the market gave prices like that, but not the gold trader. The gold inside someone can be seen and valued only if you could look at his inner soul(内心世界). It needs a heart to see, and it needs a process(过程). We cannot see it from the words or attitude that are fleeting(消逝). Many times what we think is gold is only brass(黄铜),while brass gold.( )6. The famous person only smiled and took his diamond ring from_. A.one of his pocket B.one of his fingers C.one of his bags( )7.Looking at the famous persons dirty ring, the young man became doubtful. A. 生气的 B.高兴的 C.怀疑的( )8.No one wants to offer more than one piece of silver. means_. A.Someone wants to buy the ring with one piece of silver. B.Nobody wants to buy the ring with one piece of silver. C.Someone wants to buy the ring with more than one piece of silver.( )9.The young man went to the jewelry shop and returned with _on his face. A.a great surprise B.an angry look C. a happy smile( )10.The gold inside someone can be seen and valued only if _. A.you could look at his clothes. B.you could look at his words and attitude. C. you could look at his heart and it needs a process. C The story of ice cream begins a long, long time ago in a most beautiful place -over 3000 years ago in China. Lots of cool things like umbrellas, glasses and fireworks were all invented in China. But the tastiest and coldest Chinese invention is ice cream.The emperors(皇帝)of China were the first people who were lucky enough to eat ice cream. Their cooks mixed snow and ice from the mountains with fruit, wine and honey to make a tasty treat(美食) for their rulers(统治者) to enjoy when they wanted to relax.In 1295,Marco Polo, a great adventurer(探险家), returned from China to Italy with a new recipe for making ice cream. His recipe called for(需要) mixing yak(牦牛) milk into snow in order to make it creamy(细腻). The idea of mixing a mammals(动物的) milk into ice cream were popular and soon the rich people of Italy were enjoying frozen(冷冻的) milk.In 1700, Bladen ,who was from England, served ice cream to his guests. Seventy-six years later,the first ice cream shop in America opened in New York City.The first chocolate ice cream bar (雪糕)was called the I-Scream Bar(尖叫雪糕), but later its name was changed to the Eskimo Pie(爱斯基摩派). You can buy an Eskimo Pie at the grocery store if you want to find out what it tastes like. You can also buy a Good Humor Bar(好心情雪糕)which was invented in