学困生英语趣味阅读理解题二十篇

高中英语趣味阅读理解题二十篇（第一篇)Onedayapoormanwascuttingabigpieceofwoodnearariver.Suddenlyhisoldaxefellintothewater.Hefeltverysadbecausehelosthisonlyaxe.Thenallatonceabeautifulfairycameoutandaskedthemanwhatwasthematter.“Ihavelostmyaxe,”hesaid.“ItfellintothewaterwhenIwascuttingthewood.”Thefairyshowedhimagoldaxeandasked,“Isthisyours?”“No,”saidtheman.Thefairythenshowedhimasilveraxeandaskedagain,“Isthisyours?”“No,”againansweredtheman.Thensheshowedhimtheoldaxe.“Yes,thatismine,”calledoutthehappyman.“Iknowthatwellenough,”saidthefairy.“Ionlywantedtoseeifyouwouldtellmethetruth,andnowI’llgiveyouthegoldaxeandthesilveraxebesidesyourownone.”1.Onedaywhenthemanwascuttingsomething,________.2.Themanwassadbecause_________.A.hewaspoorandhadnootheraxesB.hecouldnotgoonworkingC.helikedhisaxeverymuchD.hisaxewasagoldaxe3.Thefairygavehimagoldaxeandasilveraxebuthedidn'ttakethem,becausehe______.A.didnotlikethemB.didnotknowtheyweremadeofgoldandsilverC.wasveryrichD.knewtheseaxeswerenothis4.Attheendofthestorythemanhad________.A.onlyoneaxeB.twoaxesC.threeaxesD.manyaxes5.Thefairyhelpedthemanbecausehewas________man.A.anoldB.ayoungC.apoorD.anhonest.(第二篇)TheholeintheroadTherewasonceafarmer.Helivedneararoad.Itwasnotabusyroad,butfromtimetotime,carspassedthefarm.Nearthefarmgate,therewasalargeholeintheroad.Thisroadwasalwaysfullofwater,andthedriversofthecarscouldnotseehowdeeptheholewas.Theythoughtitwasnotdeep.Thenwhentheydroveintothehole,theycouldnotdriveoutbecauseitwastoodeep.Thefarmerdidnotspendmuchtimeworkingonhisfarm.Hespentmostofitwatchingthehole.Whenacardroveintoit,hepulledthecaroutwithhistractorandthedrivergavehimalotofmoneyfordoingthis.Oneday,thedriverofacarsaidtohim,“Youmustmakealotofmoneypullingcarsoutofthisholenightandday.”“Oh,no,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tpullcarsoutoftheholeatnight.AtnightIfilltheholewithwater.”1.Thefarmerlived________.A.inaholeintheroadB.neararoadC.inalargecarD.underatractor2.Manycarswentintotheholebecausethedrivers________.A.weregoingtoofasttostopB.didnotseetheholeC.didnotknowtheholewasverydeepD.likeddrivingthroughwater3.Thefarmer________atnight.A.pulledcarsoutoftheholeintheroadB.filledtheholewithwaterC.laughedatthedriversofthecarsD.workedonhisfarm4.Thefarmermademoneyfrom________.A.givingthingsB.sellingwaterC.pullingcarsoutoftheholeD.fillingtheholewithwater5.Fromthisstoryweknowthat________.A.wemustlearnfromthefarmerB.weshouldn’tlearnfromthefarmerC.weshouldgetasmuchmoneyaspossibleD.thefarmerwaskind-hearted(第六篇)Adriverstoppedhiscaronastreetsidetohavearest.Ashelaydownintheseatandclosedhiseyes,apersoncameupandknockedatthewindowtoaskthetime.Thedriveropenedhiseyesandlookedathiswatch:“It’s8:05,”hesaid.Thenhewenttosleepagain.Butsoonhewaswakenupagainbecauseasecondpersonwasknockingatthewindow.“Sir,doyouknowthetime?”heasked.Thedriverlookedathiswatchagain,andtoldhimitwashalfpasteight.Inthisway,thedriverthoughthecouldnothaveagoodrest,sohewroteashortnoteandstuckitonthewindowforalltosee.Itsaid,“Idon’tknowthetime.”Again,helaydownintheseatforhissleep.Afewminuteslater,athirdpersoncameandbegantoknockatthewindow,“Hey,sir,”hesaid.“It’saquartertonine.”1.Wheredidthedriversleep?A.Atthewindow. B.Inthestreetroad. C.Inhiscar.D.Inhisroom.2.Howlonghadthedriverbeentherewhenthethirdpersoncalledhim?A.40minutes. B.25minutes. C.50minutes. D.70minutes.3.Whydidthedriverwriteanoteandstickitonthewindow?A.Becausehedidn’tknowthetime.B.Becausehedidn’twantanybodytotroublehim.C.Becauseheneededsomebodytowakehimup.D.Becausehewantedsomebodytotellhimthetime.4.Thethirdpersonknockedatthewindowto______.A.askhimthetimeB.askhimnottosleepC.seeifthedriverwassleepingD.tellhimwhattimeitwas5.Thedriver______inhiscar.A.hadagoodsleepB.hadnoseatC.didn’thaveagoodrestD.alwaysclosedhiseyes(第七篇)Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeveryvoyageandtooktheirwages.Onthelastdayofonevoyage,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,"Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages."Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain'scheating,sotheydidn'ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewater,and,thoughitwasverycold,hestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileaway."Youarecheating,"thecaptainsaidtothesailor."Thefire'swarmingyou.""Butit'shalfamileaway!"saidthesailor."Afire'sfire,"answeredthecaptain."Ihavewon."Thesailorcameoutofthewater,andsaid,"Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken.""Ican,"answeredthecaptain."Ifyoucookthischicken,"saidthesailor,"Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan't,youwillgivemeyourship."Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,"Where'sthefire?""Thereitis,"answeredthesailor."Ontheshore.""Butit'shalfamileaway,"saidthecaptainangrily."'Afire'sfire,'yousaid,"answeredthesailor."Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken."1.Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages________.A.tobuyachickenforhimselfB.andkeptthemoneyforfutureuseC.bycheatinghimD.andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Allthesailorsrefusedtogetintothewaterbecauseitwastoocold.B.Thecaptainknewthatthefirethefishermenmadewasenoughtowarmthesailorinthewater.C.Thecaptainsucceededincheatingthesailor.D.Itwasthesailorwhowascleverer.3.Thecaptaininsistedthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorbecausehe________.A.didn'twanttolosethebetB.didn'tbelievethesailor'ssuccessC.wantedtokeephispromiseD.wantedtoshowhiscleverness4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Thesailorsdidn'ttrustthecaptain.B.Inordertohelpthesailorinthewater,thefishermenmadeafire.C.Thecaptainfailedtocheatthesailorthistime.D.Thesailordidn'tgetoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.5.Whatisthetitleofthestory?A.HowaCaptainCheatedHisSailorB.HowaSailorGotaShipC.ABraveSailorD.AFireIsFire(第八篇)Somepeoplewereeatinganddrinkinginacoffeehouse.Ayoungwomanwassittingaloneatatable.Shewaswearingabeautifuldiamondnecklace.Therewasanuglymanatatablenotfarfromher.Hewaslookingathernecklaceallthetime.Suddenlythelightswentout.Thecoffeehousewasindarkness.Thewomanstartedtoshout.Shewasveryfrightened.Afewminuteslaterthelightscameonagain.Thewomanwascrying.Hernecklacewasmissing.Themanagerquicklyclosedallthedoors.Hetelephonedthepolice.Noonecouldgetoutofthecoffeehouse.Thepolicemensooncame.Thepoliceinspectortoldhismentosearcheveryone.Thenecklacewasnotonanyone.Theythensearchedthewholecoffeehouse.Thenecklacecouldn’tbefound.Thepoliceinspectorthenlookedatthefacesofallthepeopleinthecoffeehouse.Hesawtheuglymanandlookedatthemancarefully.Hewentuptothemanandpickedupthebowlofsoupthatwasonhistable.Hethenpouredthesoupintoaglass.Thenecklacefellout.Thepolicemencaughtholdofthemanandtookhimaway.Theyoungwomanwashappytogetbackhernecklace.1.Ayoungwomanlosthernecklacein_____.A.ahospitalB.ashopC.acoffeehouseD.arestaurant2.Themanagerclosedallthedoorsand_____.A.searchedeveryoneinthecoffeehouseB.searchedthewholecoffeehouseC.telephonedthepoliceD.lookedatallthepeopleinthecoffeehouse2.Thepoliceinspectorfoundthenecklacein_____.A.acupofcoffeeB.abowlofriceC.aglassofmilkD.abowlofsoup3.Thenecklacewasstolenby_____.A.abeautifulgirlB.anoldwomanC.ayoungstudentD.anuglyman(第九篇)MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,“ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.”“OK,Dad,”saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn’trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatitnowandthen.Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,“Whereisyourfather?”Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,“Nomore.”Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,“Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?”“Burntyesterdayevening.”1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon________.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday4.Whatwasburnt?___________.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy(第十篇)Afarmergrewsomevegetablesinhisgarden.Onedayhiswifewasillandhehadnomoney.Hehadtosellsomecabbagesandcarrotsinthemarket.Thenextmorninghetooktwobasketsofvegetablestotown.Butitwasraininghardthatafternoonandtherewerefewpeopleinthestreet.Whenhisvegetablesweresoldout,itwasdark.Heboughtsomemedicineandhurriedtohisvillage.Onhiswayhomehesawapersonlyingonthesnow.Heplacedhisbasketsonthegroundandwasgoingtohelpthepersontogetup.Atthattimehefounditwasadeadmanandtherewasmuchbloodonhisbody.Hewassoafraidthatheranawayquickly,withouttakingthebasketswithhim.Thenextafternoonthefarmerwassenttothepolicestation.Havingshownthebaskets,anofficerasked,“Aretheseyours?”“Yes,sir.”thefarmeransweredtimidly(胆怯地).“Haveyoukilledtheman?”“No,no,sir.”thefarmersaidinahurry.“Whendidyouseethedeadman?”“Aboutsevenlastevening.”“Didyouseewhokilledtheman?”“No,sir.”Theofficerbroughtoutaknifeandasked,“Haveyouseenityet?”“No,sir.”Theofficerbecameangryandtoldthepolicementobeathimupandsenthimintoprison.Thateveningtheofficerwentontrying.Pointingtotheknife,heaskedagain,“Haveyouseenityet?”“Yes,sir.”Theofficerwashappyandasked,“Whenandwhere?”“Isawitherethisafternoon,sir.”1.Thefarmerdecidedtosellthevegetablesto_______.A.buysomefoodforhisfamily B.buysomemedicineforhiswifeC.gotoseeadoctor D.gotothecinema2.Thefarmerdidn’tsellouthisvegetablesuntiltheeveningbecause_______.A.theyweretoobad B.theywereveryexpensiveC.itrainedhardthatmorning D.peoplewouldn’tgooutonsuchabadday3.As_______,thefarmerdecidedtohelpthepersontostandup.A.hewasreadytohelpothers B.thepersonwasoneofhisfriendsC.hethoughtthepersonwouldthankhimD.hethoughtthepersonhaddrunktoomuch4.Thefarmerranawayquicklybecause_______.A.thepolicemenwerecomingtowardshimB.hiswifewaswaitingforhimathomeC.hewasafraidtoseeadeadmanD.itwassolatethathecouldn’tstaythereanylonger5.Theofficertriedthefarmerto_______.A.knowwhohadkilledthemanB.knowifhehadseenthedeadmanC.askwhenhesawthedeadmanD.askifhehadseentheknife(第十一篇)Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheocean,sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever.Hesenthiscameracrewoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen,“Haveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?”“No,sir,”themenanswered.Thedirectorwasangry.“Whynot?”heasked.@考@资@源@网“Well,sir,”oneofthemenanswered,“we’reontheeastcoasthere,andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea,ifnecessary,butnotasunset.”“ButIwantasunset!”thedirectorshouted.“Gototheairport,takethenextflighttothewestcoast,andgetone.”Butthenayoungsecretaryhadanidea.“Whydon’tyouphotographasunrise,”shesuggested,“andthenplayitbackwards?Thenit’lllooklikeasunset.”“That’saverygoodidea!”thedirectorsaid.Thenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaid,“TomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseoverthesea.”Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector.“Hereitis,sir,”theysaid,andgaveittohim.Hewasverypleased.Theyallwentintothestudio.“Allright,”thedirectorexplained,“nowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbye.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem.”The“sunset”began,butafteraquarterofaminute,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards,andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.1.Oneevening,thedirectorsenthiscameracrewout_________.A.tofilmasceneontheseaB.tofindanactorandanactressC.towatchabeautifulsunsetD.tomeettheaudience2.Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?A.Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.B.Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.C.Becausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.D.Becauseitwashissecretary’ssuggestion.3.Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause______.A.itwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandheroineB.whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheeveningC.itwasmoremovingthanasunriseD.theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset4.Afterthe“sunset”began,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands______.A.becausehewasmovedtotearsB.ashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwardsC.asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimaginedD.becausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thecrewhadtofollowthesecretary’sadvice.B.Ifyouwanttoseeasunrise,theeastcoatistheplacetogo.C.Thecameracrewwasn’tabletofilmthescenethefirstday.D.Thedirectororderedhiscrewtostopfilmingthe“sunset”.(第十二篇)OnceNapoleonstayedinasmallinn.Thenextmorning,hewenttothanktheinnkeeper.“Youhaveservedmewell,innkeeper,”saidNapoleon.“Iwishtorewardyou.Tellmewhatyouwant.”“Sir,wewantnothing,”saidtheinnkeeper.“Butwillyoutellussomething?”“Whatisit?”Napoleonasked.“Wehaveheardastory,”saidtheinnkeeper,“thatonceduringthewar,asmallvillagewastakenbytheRussians.Youhappenedtobeinthevillage.Youhidwhiletheylookedforyou.Willyoutellushowyoufeltwhentheywerelookingforyou?”Napoleonlookedveryangry.Hecalledintwoofhissoldiers.Thenhepointedtothedoor.Thesoldierstooktheinnkeeperandhiswifeoutintotheyard.Attheendoftheyardwasawall.Theinnkeeperandhiswifewereledtothewall.Thesoldierstiedthehandsoftheinnkeeperandhiswife.Napoleonwatched,sayingnothing.“Please,sir.”beggedtheinnkeeper,“Don’tkillus!wemeantnothing!”Thesoldiersmovedback.Theinnkeepersawthemraisingtheirguns.ThenNapoleoncalled:“Ready!Aim!”Thewifescreamed.“Stop!”saidNapoleon.Hewenttotheinnkeeper,“Now,youknowtheanswertothequestionyouaskedmejustnow,don’tyou?”1.WhydidtheinnkeeperaskNapoleontotellhimhowNapoleonfeltwhenhewasbeinglookedfor?A.Hewantedtoknowthedifferencebetweenageneralandanordinarypeople.B.HelookeddownuponNapoleon,forhethoughtagreatmanshouldn’tbedefeated.C.Heshowedhissympathy(同情)toNapoleonintimeofdanger.D.Hewasinterestedinother’sfailure,especiallyNapoleon’s.2.WhydidNapoleonorderedhismentotiethecouple?Abecausehewantedtoteachtheinnkeeperagoodlessonforbotheringhim.B.becausehewantedtokillthecoupletogetridofhisanger.C.becausehewantedtoshowthathewassoadmiringageneralthatnobodycouldupsethim.D.becausehewantedtomadetheinnkeeperknowthatagenerallikehimhadthesamefeelingastheordinarypeopleinfaceofdanger.3.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Napoleon’sTrick B.NapoleonandanInnkeeperC.Napoleon’sAnger D.Napoleon’sride(第十三篇)VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidnotknowwhattodo.Thepricewasreasonableandthefoodwasofgoodquality,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantisalwaysfullofmenwiththeirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancameinwithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemamenu(菜单),Themenulookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaitergavetothemansuppliedthecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine.whilethemenuthathegavetotheladysuppliedamuchhigherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerous(慷慨)thanhereallywas.1.Whydidn’tpeoplecometotheWhiteRoseRestauranttoeatatfirst?A.Becausethepricewashigh.B.Becausethefoodwastoocheap.C.Becausethefoodwasnotgood.D.Thepassagedidn’tmention.2.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatthepeoplewhoeatatthisrestaurantaremostly_______.A.pooroldpeopleB.richyoungpeopleC.menwiththeirgirlfriendsD.parentswiththeirchildren3.Thedifferencebetweenthetwokindsofmenuliein_______.A.thecolor B.theshapeC.thepriceD.thefood4.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthatwhenmenwiththeirgirlfriendseatatthisrestaurant,thefoodwaspaid_______.A.alwaysbytheladiesonlyB.alwaysbythemenonlyC.sometimesbytheladiesD.eitherbythemenorbytheladies5.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat,generallyspeaking,_____.A.menaremoregenerousthanwomenB.womenaremoregenerousthanmenC.menliketheirladyfriendstobegenerousD.womenliketheirmenfriendstobegenerous(第十四篇)Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmoments—outsidethejeweller’sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe’dbetterbuyanecklace.Hewasn’tusedtobuyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo’clock.When,halfanhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura,theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheoneshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlycomebacktobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.1.Agoodtitleforthispassageis________.

A.ACleverAssistantB.BuyingaBirthdayPresentC.HowtoChooseaNecklaceD.ABraveYoungMan2.Theword“overspending”inthispassagemeans__________.

A.spendingtoomuchmoneyB.spendingtoomuchtime

C.spendingmoretimethanheplannedD.spendingtoomuchtimeandtoomuchmoney3.WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface_______.

A.turnedpale

B.turnedredC.turnedyellow

D.turnedblack4.JamesandLaurareachedtheshopat

A.4:30

B.5:00

C.5:30

D.6:005.Jameswouldcomebacktobuywhathewantedbecause_______.

A.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythingsB.thenecklacewasgood

C.LauralikedthenecklaceD.theassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautiful(第十五篇)Anoblemanandamerchantoncemetinaninn.Fortheirlunchtheybothorderedsoup.Whenitwasbrought,thenoblemantookaspoonful,butthesoupwassohotthatheburnedhismouthandtearscametohiseyes,Themerchantaskedhimwhyhewasweeping.Thenoblemanwasashamedtoadmit(承认)thathehadburnedhismouthandanswered,“Sir,Ioncehadabrotherwhocommittedagreatcrime(犯罪),forwhichhewashanged.Iwasthinkingofhisdeath,andthatmademeweep.”Themerchantbelievedthisstoryandbegantoeathissoup.Hetooburnedhismouth,sothathehadtearsinhiseyes.Thenoblemannoticeditandaskedthemerchant,“Sir,whydoyouweep?”Themerchant,whonowsawthatthenoblemanhaddeceived(欺骗)him,answered,“Mylord(=master),Iamweepingbecauseyouwerenothangedtogetherwithyourbrother.”1.Thisstoryteachesus______.A.nottoeatininnsB.nottoeatsoupthatistoohotC.tocrywhenweburnourmouthD.nottobelieveeverythingyouhear2.Thenoblemandidnottellthetruthbecausehe______.A.wasanoblemanfeltashamedC.wasinaninnD.wasangry3.Thenoblemanshouldhave______.A.smiledwithjoyB.shoutedwithlaughterC.toldthetruthD.scoldedthewaiter4.Itisprobablethatthenobleman______.A.hadnobrotherwhowashangedB.hadaverygoodbrotherC.knewthesoupwastoohotD.hadnevereatensoup5.Themerchant’sanswershowedthatbe______.A.wasveryhappyB.believedthenoblemanC.wasangrywiththenoblemanD.hadkindheart(第十六篇)Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(参议员)Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”“Why,no,”sheanswered.“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_____A.itwasanexpensivecarB.thedriverwasaproudladyC.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimitD.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause_____.A.thepolicemandidn’tknowherfriendsB.thepolicemandidn’tacceptherkindnessC.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishherD.shedidn’tknowthepoliceman’sname3.Thepolicemanwas_______.A.anhonorablefellowB.astupidfellowC.animpolitemanD.ashyman4.Thewomanwas_______.A.kind-heartedB.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherworkC.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends’powerfulpositionsD.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer5.Thepoliceman_______.A.hadnosenseofhumorB.hadssenseofhumorC.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless（第十七篇)Awell-knownoldmanwasbeinginterviewed(采访)andwasaskedifitwascorrectthathehadjustcelebratedhisninety-ninthbirthday.“That’sright.”saidtheoldman.“Ninety—nineyearsold,andIhaven’tanenemyintheworld.They’realldead.”“Well,sir,”saidtheinterviewer,“Ihopeverymuchtohavethehonourofinterviewingyouonyourhundredthbirthday.”Theoldmanlookedattheyoungmanclosely,andsaid,“Ican’tseewhyyoushouldn’t.Youlookfitandhealthytome!”1.Theoldmansaidhehadnotanenemyintheworld,whichshowsthathewasavery.A.friendlymanhenevermadeanyenemiesB.healthymanhelivedlongerthanallhisenemiesC.luckymanhisenemieshadalldiedD.terriblemanhehadgotridofallhisenemies2.Whentheinterviewersaidthathehopedverymuchtohavethehonourofinterviewingtheoldmanagainthefollowingyear,__________.A.hewastryingtomaketheoldmanhappyB.hewishedhehimselfwouldliveanotheryearC.hedidnotbelievetheoldmanwouldlivetobeonehundredD.hedidnotbelievehewouldinterviewtheoldmanagain3.Whentheoldmansaid“Ican’tseewhyyoushouldn’t”,whathemeantwas__________