英语阅读趣味幽默篇

1、.section ii趣味幽默篇passage 13henry was an office worker in a big city. he worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.he usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.“enjoycountry life. spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food. fresh air. horse ridin

2、g. walking. fishing.cheap and interesting.”“this sounds a good idea,” he thought.“i ll spend a month at west hill farm. i think i can enjoy horseriding, walking and fishing. they ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”he wrote to the farmer. in the letter he said that he would li

3、ke to spend all of july there. then on thefirst of july, he left for west hill farm.but four days later, he returned home.“what was wrong with west hill farm?” his best friend, ed, asked him.“didnt you enjoy countrylife?”“country life was very good,” henry said.“but there was another problem.”“oh. w

4、hat?”“well, ” he said,“the first day i was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”“whats wrong with that?” ed asked.“fresh meat is the best.”“i know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“lucky you! ”“you dont understand,” henry said.“on the third day

5、a pig died and we had roastpork for dinner.”“a different meat every day,” ed said loudly,“ and you are complaining!”“let me finish,” henry said.“on the fourth day the farmer died, and i didnt dare敢( )stay for dinner!”1.how did henry find out about the farm?a. he saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

6、b. his best friend told him.c. he wrote to the farmer. d. maybe he learned it from the radio.2. henry came back home several days later because _.a. he didnt like the country life at all b. the farmerwasnt friendly to himc. his holiday was over d. he thought he might have to eat the farmer3. “and yo

7、u are complaining!”, the word“complain ” means _.a.夸 b. 三道四c.抱怨d.故弄玄虚4.which of the following sentences is true?a. ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.b. henry thought he could enjoy a change.c. henry couldnt think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.d. the farmer died because

8、 of the bad meat he ate.5.which is the best title for the passage?a. what a beautiful farm! b. have a good time.c.a short holiday d. henry and the farmer.passage 14after returning from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station.“ the railway owes me 12 pounds,” sh

9、e said to harryjenks, the young man working at the office.” yousold me a ticket for may 22nd, but there was no ship from jersey that night. so my daughter and i had tostay in a hotel. it cost me 12 pounds.”;.harry was worried. he remembered selling the woman a returnticket.“come into the office,mada

10、m,” he said politely.“ i ll just check the jersey timetable for may 22nd.”the woman and her little girl followed him inside. she was quite right, as harry soon discovered.there was no sailing on may 22nd. how could he have made such a careless mistake? he shouldn thave sold her a ticket for that day

11、. wondering what to do, he smiled at the child.“ you look sun burnt,” hesaid to her.“ did you have a nice holiday in jersey?”“yes,” she answered, shyly.“the beach waslovely. and i can swim too!”“thats fine,” said harry.“my little girl cant swim a bit yet. of course, shes only three”“i m four, ” the

12、child said proudly.“i ll be four and a half.”harry turned to the mother.“i remember your ticket, madam,” he said.“but you didnt get one foryour daughter, did you?”“er, well” the woman looked at the child.“i meanshe hasn t started school yet, shes only four.”“a four-year- old child must have a ticket

13、, madam. a childs return ticket to jersey costs let mesee 13.50 pounds. the law is the law, but since the mistake is mine . ”the woman stood up, took the childs hand and left the office.1. the woman was angry because _. a. she couldn t use the ticket for her round tripb. she had to return home a day

14、 earlier than she had planned c. she spent more money than she had expectedd. harry had sold her a ticket to jersey where there was no sailing2. harry was worried _.a.the woman was angry with himb.he had not done his work carefullyc.the jersey timetable was wrongd.the little girl didnt have a return

15、 ticket3. harry started talking to the little girl _. a.because he was in trouble and did not know what to do b.because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl c.because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice d.when he suddenly realized that he could find a way o

16、ut from the little girl4. when harry said,“the law is the law, but since the mistake was minehe ”meant that _.a.they must follow it without other choice, even though the mistake was hisb.he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didnt want toc.the woman had to pay him 1.50 p

17、ounds and the railway would pay her for the hotel d.she should pay 1.50 pounds, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying 5. the woman left the office without saying anything because _.a.she wanted to go home and get money for the childs ticketb.she wasso angry that she didnt want to ha

18、ve anything more to do with the young manc.she was moved (感 ) by harrys kindnessd.she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted ( 持 )passage 15three travelers, allan, carl and paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. they were waiting for a train that was very late.to pass th

19、e time, they began talking to each other.;.at first, they talked about the weather and their work. then paul said, tell me what would youmost like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?the other two men thought about this for a while, then carl spoke.“well, ” he said,

20、“if i have only three months to live, ill take all my money out of the bank and go toforeign countries for holidays with my best friend, erik. id like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. and ill stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. i think ill have a wonderful ti

21、me.“thats very interesting.” paul said.with these w ords, he turned to the other man, saying,“and what about you?”“ill tell you a secret,” allan said.“i always want to be a racing driver. so if i have only three months tolive, the first thing id like to do is to sell my house. with the money iy the

22、fastest carin llthebu world.maybe i can enter all the big motor races.”then he laughed, i might even end up (以 而告 ) world champion.”“now its your turn,” allan went on,“if your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like todo?”“oh,” said paul with a smile.“i ll go and see another doctor.”1

23、.the three men were talking _.a. in the post office b. in the waiting roomc. on the train d. on the chairs2.the man called _ answered the question first.a. carl b. allan c. erik d. paul3.the men began to talk about the weather and the work because they _.a. didnt know anything new b. wanted to pass

24、the time quicklyc. had nothing to do d. were very interested in each others work4.i might even end up world champion. here the word champion means _in chinese.a.名人b. 手c. 大款 d. 冠 5.which sentence is right according to the passage?a. the train didnt arrive on time.b. paul wanted to buy a racing car ve

25、ry much.c. allan was the second man to answer the question.d. carl didnt like traveling at all.passage 16an english traveler found himself in norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. as he knew that it would take him only two days to get to england, he decided that

26、he could easily spend the time without food. so he bought a ticket and got on the ship. the man closed his ears tothe sound of the lunch bell. when dinnertime came, he didn t go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.the next morning he still didn t have breakfast and at lunchtime

27、 he again stayed in his room. but at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front ofhim. he got ready for the quarrel.“bring methe bill,” he said.“the bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise.“there isn t any bill. on our shipmeals are includ

28、ed (包括 ) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.1.the story happened _.a. in england b. on a ship from norway to englandc. in norway d. on a ship from england to norway;.2.why didn t the traveler go to the dinning room first?a.because he had no moneyb.because he didnt feel very wellc.because

29、he didnt want to eat anythingd.because he didnt hear the soundof the bell3.the traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _.a.his friend had given him some moneyb.the waiter had asked him to change his mindc.he learned that there was no bill on the shipd.he was too hungry4.how many m

30、eals did the traveler have on the ship?a. only one b. two c. three d. none5.after the traveler finished eating, _.a.he had a quarrel with waiter over the billb.he drank a lotc.he asked the waiter to bring him the change(零钱 )d.he came to know that travelers on the ship had free mealspassage 17 a farm

31、er had a cow. he took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, hewasvery worried. he telephoned the vet.“whats the problem? ” the vet asked him when he arrived.“my cows ill, ” the farmer said.“i don t know whats the matter with her. shes lying down and won teat. shes making a strange

32、noise.”the vet looked over the cow. shes certainly ill, he said, and she needs to take some very strong medicine.he took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, give her these. the pills should make her better.“how should i give them to her?” the farmer asked.the vet gave him

33、a tube ( 管子 )and said, put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. thatll make it.the next day the vet came to the farm again. the farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“hows your cow? ” the vet asked.“no change, ” the farmer said,“and i m feelingstran

34、gevery myself.”“oh?” the vet said, why?“i did what you said,” the farmer answered.“i put the tube in the cows mouth and then put two pillsdown it.”“and?” the vet asked.“the cow blew first,” the farmer said.1.in the story, the vet must be _.a. the farmers friend b. a milk factoryc. a hospital for cow

35、s d. a doctor for animals2.the farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _a. couldnt lie down b. didnt eat the pills;.c. couldnt make any noise d. was ill3.what medicine did the vet give the farmer?a. bottle of pills. b. a long tube.c. two pills. d. a small box.4.the vet taught the farmer how _.a.

36、to blow the tube b. to make the cow take the pillsc. to take the medicine d. to put the tube in his mouth5.which of the following is true?a. the farmer ate the pills himself.b. the cow got better after taking the medicine.c. the vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.d. the farmer waite

37、d for the vet outside his house the next day.passage 18several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in america.one was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the thirdowned many buildings in the center of new yor

38、k.the reporter was talking to them about being important.“how do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.the banker thought for a few moments and then said,“i think anybody who is invited to the whiterhouse to meet the president of the united states is really important

39、.”the reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“do you agree with that?” sheasked.the man shook his head,“no. i think the president invites a lot of people to the white house. youdonly be important if while you were visiting the president, there was a telephone call from the presi

40、dent ofanother country, and the president of the us said he was too busy to answer it.”the reporter turned to the third man. “do you think so?”“no, i don t. ” he said.“i don t think that makes the visitor important. that makes the presidentimportant.”“then what would make the visitor important?” the

41、 reporter and the other two men asked.“oh, i think if the visito r to the white house was talking to the president and the phone rang, and thepresident picked up the receiver, listened and then said, it s for you.”1.this story happened in _.a. england b. america c. japan d. australia2.there are _ in

42、 this passage.a. two men and two women b. three men and one womanc. three women and one man d. four women3.the banker thought _.a.he was really important because he was a rich bankerb.the visitor to the white house was really importantc.the visitor who met the president of the united statesd. the re

43、porter was really important4.the owner of the very large company thought _.a.she was really important because she owned one of the largest companiesb.the banker was really important;.c.the owner of many buildings in the center of new york was really importantd. the visitor would be really important

44、if while he was visiting the president, the president would not answer any telephone call5.the owner of many buildings thought _.a.he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of new yorkb.the owner of the very large company was really importantc.the visitor was really impor

45、tant if he talking to the president and the president received atelephone call for the visitord.the person who worked in the white house was really importantpassage 19three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the worlds greatest wonders.“in my opinion,” the first man said,yp“theian e

46、gpyramids are the worlds greatest wonder. althoughthey were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. and remember: the people who built themhad only simple tools. they did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.”“i agree that the pyramids in egypt are won

47、derful,” the second man said,“but i do not think they arethe greatest wonder. i believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. they have taken peopleto the moon and brought them back safely. in seconds，they carry out mathematical calculations thatwould take a person a hundred years to do.”h

48、e turned to the third man and asked,“what do you think is the greatest wonder in the world ？”the third man thought for a long time， and then he said,“well，i agree that the pyramids arewonderful, and i agree that computers are wonderful, too. however， in my opinion, the most wonderfulthing in the wor

49、ld is this thermos.”and he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.the other two men were very surprised. “a thermos？ ”they exclaimed.“but thats a simple thing.”“oh, no，its not,”the third man said.“in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot. in thesummer you put in a cold drink and i

50、t stays cold. how does the thermos know whether its winter orsummer ？ ”1.the underlined word“thermos” means in chinese“ _ ”.a.电冰箱b.洗衣机c.电风扇d. 保温瓶2.the three men could not agree on what the worlds greatest wonder was because _.a. they could not think of anything very wonderfulb. they all had differen

51、t ideasc. they could not prove that their opinions were rightd. the journey ended too soon3.the first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _.a. they were very beautifulb. they were egyptianc. they had been built with very simple toolsd. they could do mathemati

52、cal calculations4.the third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _.a. it lasted longer than the pyramidsb. it cost less than a computerc. he thought it knew whether it was winter or summerd. the other two men were surprised when he told them about it5.the third man

53、 was not very clever because _.a. he could not think of anything to sayb. he did not understand how a thermos worksc. he did not think the pyramids were wonderfuld. he did not know anything about computerspassage 20;.an old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a days hard work. when he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. he tried but could not mend it.he was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. when a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.wheres your light? asked the policeman. no o