初中中考英語閱讀理解綜合訓(xùn)練及答案（二）

初中中考英語閱讀理解綜合訓(xùn)練及答案（二）

初中中考英語閱讀理解綜合訓(xùn)練及答案（二）

七、

IWanttoBeaDustman

Tomwastenyearsold,andhewasaverylazyboy,Hedidn，tlike

doinganywork.Hehadtogotoschoolofcourse,buthedidn，tstudy

hardthereandtriedtodoaslittleworkaspossible.Hisfatherand

motherwerebothdoctorsandtheyhopedthattheirsonwouldbecomeone,

too,whenhegrewup.ButonedayTomsaidtohismother,“WhenIfinish

school,Iwanttobeadustman.〃〃Adustman?”hismotherasked,shewas

verysurprised."That'snotaverypleasantjob,whydoyouwantto

becomeadustman?”

“BecausethenIwouldonlyhavetoworkonedayaweek.〃Tom

answeredatonce."Onlyonedayaweek?”hismothersaid,〃Whatdoyou

mean?andhowdoyouknow?”

"Well”,Tomreplied,〃Iknowthatthedustmenwhocometoourhouse

onworkonThursday,becauseIonlyseethemonthatday.〃

1.WhatkindofboywasTom?

A.Tomwasaelverboy.

B.Tomwasaboywhodidn，tliketowork.

C.Tomwasaboywhoworkedveryhard.

#B

2.Whatwerehisfatherandmother?

A.Hisfatherwasadoctorandhismotherwasanurse.

B.Hisfatherwasaworker,hismotherwasadoctor.

C.Hisfatherwasadoctor,sohismother.

#C

3.Whatdidhisparentswanthimtobewhenhegrewup?

A.Theywantedhimtobeadustman.

B.Theywantedhimtobeanofficer.

C.Theywantedhimtobeadoctor.

#C

4.WhatdidTomsayhewantedtobe?

A.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhocollectedrubbishand

emptiedthedustbins.B.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwho

taughtthechildrenatschool.C.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeaperson

whoworkedinahospital.#A

5.WhydidTomthinkthatdustmenonlyworkedonedayaweek?A.

BecauseTomheardofthis.

B.Becauseoneofthedustmenhadtoldhimbefore.

C.BecauseTomhadseenthedustmenonlyonThurdayathishouse.#C

八、

CanAnimalbeMadetoWorkforUs

Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatone

dayanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.Theysaythat

inafilmoronTVwemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bear,or

otheranimalsdoingalotofthings.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmay

findthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgivensomethingtoeatinreturnfor

doingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetaught

todoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillgetsomethingto

eatinreturn.

Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,and

elephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimal

toworkinfactories.Apes（猿猴），forexample,havebeenusedinAmerica

tohelpmakecarsandscientistsbelievethattheselargemonkeysmay

onedaygetincropsandevendrivetrains.

1.Elephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobsbecause.

A.theycaneatalot

B.theyareveryheavy,too

C.theyareverystrong

#C

2.Dogscanbeusedtoguardahouseforhishostbecause____.A.

theyaregoodatrunning

B.theyareverykindandfriendlytopeople

C.theyarebraveenoughtogetthestranger（陌生人）andthievesaway

fromthehouse

#C

3.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif

?A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat

B.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoing

themC.iftheyaresenttoschool

#B

4.canbetraintoworkforus.

A.Onlyafewanimals

B.Quiteafewanimals

C.Fewanimal

#B

5.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto____.

A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains

B.makemonkeysguardhouselikedogs

C.makebearsgetincrops

#A

九、

AGirlorABoy,AWomanorAman?

AlotofboysandgirlsinAmericaarewearingthesameclothesand

manyofthemhavelonghair.Soitisoftendifficulttotellwhether

theyareboysorgirls.

OnedayanoldmanwentforawalkinaparkinWashington,andhe

wastired,hesatdownonabench（長凳）.Ayoungpersonwasstandingon

theotherside

ofthepond（水池）.

“Excuseme,〃theoldmansaidtothepersonnexttohimonthebench,

〃Doyouseethepersonwiththeredtrousersandlonghair?Isitaboy

oragirl?”〃Agirl,“saidhisneighbour,“Sheismydaughter.z，

〃0h,〃theoldsaidquickly,〃Iamsorry,butIdidn，tknowthatyou

werehermother.z/

〃I'mnot,，zsaidtheotherperson.〃I'mherfather.z，

1.Itisn，tofteneasytotellwhethermanyofAmericanchildrenare

boysorgirl____.

A.becausetheyalllooklikeeachother

B.becausetheyarewearingthesamekindsofcapsandshoes.C.

becausetheyhavelonghairandwearthesameclothes.#C

2.Onedayanoldmanwentforawalkin.

A.thestreetinWashington

B.theWashingtonParkinAmerica

C.inaparkinWashington

#C

3.Therewerepersonsbesidethepond,theyare_.A.

three…aman,awomanandagirl

B.three...twomenandagirl

C.two,??amanandagirl

#B

4.Theyoungpersonstandingontheothersideofthe_was_____.

A.bench...theother，sboy

B.pond...theoldman，sdaughter

C.pond??,thedaughteroftheoldman'sneighbour

#C

5.Theyoungpersonwore

A.apairofredtrousers

B.onapairofredtrousers

C.withapairofredtrousers

#A

6.Theoldmanthoughthisneighbourwasthegirl's____.A.mother

B.father

C.brother

#A

十、

MrRobinsonworkedinAfrica（非洲）.Hissonwasbornthere.Hisname

wasJohn.OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEngland,andtheytook

Johnthere.Johnwassevenyearsoldthen.

Onedayitsnowed.Theboywentintothegarden,andheplayedin

thesnow.Hesaid,“Snowisverybeautiful,butitisverycold.z/Then

hesaid,“Whatisthis?Itisabig,roundpieceofglass.Itis

beautiful,

bufitisverycold,too.〃

Butitwasnotglass.Itwasice.Itwasonabucket（桶）ofwater.

Johnsaid,“Whoputthisglasshere?Iamgoingtotakeitintothe

house.z，Hetooktheicetohisfatherandsaid,“Thisisabeautiful

pieceofglass,butitisverycoldandwet.Itwasonabucketofwater

inthegarden./zMrRobinsonsmiledandsaid,“Takeittothekitchen（W

房），putitinfront

ofthestove（爐子）there,anddry（弄干）it.

Theboytooktheicetothekitchenandputitinfrontofthestove.

Hedried（弄干）hishands,becausetheywereverycoldandwet,andthen

hewenttotheiceagain.

Helookedatit,andthenhetookittohisfatheragain.Hesaid,

putthisglassinfrontofthestove,butitdoesnotgetdrier.It

becomeswetterandsmaller.z，

1.Johndidn，tknowwhattheicewas,because____.A.hewasvery

foolish

B.hewasyoung

C.hewasborninAfrica

D.hedidn，tgotoschool

#C

2.OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEnglandwith____?A.their

son

B.aboyoftheirfriends

C.theirdaughter

D.oneoftheirfriend，sson

#A

3.OnedayJohnfoundonabucketofwater.

A.apieceofglass

B.apeceofice

C.somesnow

D.somewater

#B

4.WhatdidMrRobinsonaskJohntodo?

A.HeaskedJohntotaketheiceout.

B.HeaskedJohntoputtheiceinfrontofthestove.C.Heasked

Johnnottoplaywithice.

D.HeaskedJohntodryhishandsatonce.

#B

5.AfterJohnputtheiceinfrontofthestove,hefoundthatit

became____.A.dry

B.wetter

C.bigger

D.colder

#B

十一、

Oncetherewasamanwhohadtwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theboy

wasgood-looking（看好）butthegirlwasnot.

Onedaytheyfoundamirror（鏡子）forthefirsttimeandtheysaw

whattheylookedlike.Theboywasverypleased（彳艮高興）andhesaidto

hissister,〃How

handsome（英?。㊣am!Ilookmuchnicerthanyou!”

Thegirldidnotlikewhatherbrothersaidandgavehimahard

push（推）.

“Goaway!”shesaid.

Theirfathersawwhatwashappening.Hewentuptothemandsaidto

theboy,“YoumustalwaysBEgoodaswellasLOOKgood.

Thentothegirlhesaid,〃Mydear,ifyouhelpeveryoneanddoyour

besttopleasehim,everyonewillloveyou.Itdoesnotmatterthatyou

arenotasgood-lookingasyourbrother.z，

1.Onceamanhad.

A.agood-lookingboy

B.anugly（難看的）girl

C.twogood-lookingchildren

D.aboyandagirl

#D

2.Theboysawwhathelookedlikeinthemirrorandwaspleased

becausehe____.A.foundamirror

B.knewhelookedasniceashissister

C.andhissisterweregood-looking

D.washandsome

#D

3.Thegirlgavetheboyahardpushbecause____.

A.shewasstronger

B.whathesaidwaswrong

C.shewasnotpleasedwithwhathesaid

D.herfatherlovedher

#C

4.Fathertoldthegirlthat____.

A.itwasimportanttobegood-looking

B.itwasagoodthingtobeugly

C.ifshedidherbesttohelppeople,shewouldenjoypeople，slove

D.shewasasgood-lookingasherbrother

#C

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Tobegoodtopeopleismoreimportantthantobgood-looking.B.

Tobegood-lookingisveryimportant.

C.Ifyouwanttomakeyourselfgood-looking,youmustbegoodto

people.D.Ifyouoftenhelppeople,youwillbecomemoreandmore

beautiful.#A

十二、

LearningEnglish

ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudents

aresmallchildren.Othersareteenagers（十幾歲的青少年）.Manyare

adults（成年人）.Some

learnatschool,othersstudybythemselves.AfewlearnEnglish

languageovertheradio,ontelevision,orinfilms.Onemustworkhard

tolearnanotherlanguage.WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?

Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion.Manyboysandgirlslearn

Englishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheirsubjects.Theystudytheir

own（自己的）languageandmathsandEnglish...Some

peoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisuseful（有用的）fortheirwork.

Manypeople

oftenlearnEnglishfortheirhighersutdies,becauseatcollegeor

university（大學(xué)）someoftheirbooksareinEnglish.Otherpeoplelearn

EnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesinEnglish.

1.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish,aren，tthey?____.A.

No,theyaren，t

B.No,theyare

C.Yes,theyare

D.Yes,theyaren，t

#C

2.Ifonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewell,hemust____.A.

learnatschool

B.studybyhimself

C.workhard

D.studyhard

#D

3.Thesentence"Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion"means____.

A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswer

B.thatquestionisdifficulttoanswerit

C.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestion

D.itishardtoanswerthatquestion

#D

4.“Theirownlanguage'7means____.

A.Chinese

B.English

C.French

D.Japanese

#A

5.What'stheChineseof"studybythemselves^?

A.和他們一起學(xué)習(xí)

B.自學(xué)

C.向他們學(xué)習(xí)

D.通過學(xué)習(xí)

#B

十三、.

TheSeatsAreTooSmall

Paulgotonthebustogotothetown.Itwasverycrowded,andhe

hadto

standforaboutfiveminutes.Thensomeofthepassengersgotoff.

Paulsatdownnexttoafatlady.Shehadseverelshoppingbags,and

Pauldidn，thavemuchroomontheseat.Atlastthebusgottothetown.

Allthepassengersstartedtogetoff.Pariwasverypolite,sohestood

uptoletthefatladygetoffbeforehim.Shesaid,“Thankyou?〃Then

shetriedtogetoutoftheseatwithallherbags.Butshecouldn，t

move.Shewasstuck!

Paulhadtopushthlady.Theconductorpulledher.Finallytheygot

herfreebutshewasn，tpleased.

〃I'11writetothebuscompany,，zshesaid.〃I'11tellthemnotto

makebuseswithsuchsmallseats.

1.Whycouldn，ttheladygetoutoftheseat?

A.Becausetheseatonthebusweretoosmall.

B.Becausetheladywastoofatandhadalotofbags.

C.Becausethebuswasverycrowded.

D.BecausePaulwasinhisseatnexttohers.

#B

2.WhendidPaulgetaseatonthebus?

A.Assoonashegotonthebus.

B.Afterfiveminutes.

C.Justbeforehewantedtogetoff.

D.Justbeforethebusgottothetown.

#B

3.HowdoyouknowthatPaulwasverypolite?

A.Hedidn'ttaketheseatandwasalwaysstanding.

B.Hepushedtheladyoutofherseat.

C.Hestooduptolettheladygetoffbeforehim.

D.Hehelpedtheladycarryherbags.

#C

4....andPauldidn，thavemuchroomontheseat.Theword"room

heremeans____.A.partofahouse

B.space

C.partofaseat

D.somethingforsittingon

#B

5.Shewasstuck!Inthstoryitmeansshe____.

A.wasn，tabletomoveortogetout

B.wassittingthere,shecouldn，tstandup

C.pushedherbags

D.movedveryslowly

#A

十四、

HavetoPay

Aboywhowascleaningshoesinthestreetsaidtoayoungman

passingby,“Letmecleanyourshoes.z，Theyoungmansaid,“No,thank

you.〃“Youmaypay

meonlyapound,sir.，zsaidtheboy.Buttheyoungmanrefusedagain.

Thentheboytoldhimthathewouldcleanhisshoesfornothing.The

youngmanagreedtothis,andsoononeofhisshoeswasshiningbrightly.

Themanputtheothershoeontheboy,buttheboyrefusedtocleanit

unlesshewaspaidtwopoundsforhiswork.Theyoungmanrefusedtopay

anythingandwentaway.

Butthedirtyonelookedsobadthathecouldn，twalkaway.Hehad

toturnbackandgavetheboytwopounds.Inaveryshorttimehisshoes

shonebrightly.

1.Theboywasashoes____.

A.cleaner

B.maker

C.repairer

D.seller

#A

2.Atfirsttheyoungmanrefusedtocleanhisshoes,because_

A.hecouldn，tpay

B.hehadnotenoughmoney

C.hedidn，tthinkitnecessary

D.hehadjustcleanedhisshoes

#C

3.Thentheyoungmanagreedtocleanhisshoes,becausetheboy

askedfor____.A.twopoundsB.onepoundC.nothingD.fewmoney

#C

4.Theboyrefusedtocleanthesecondshoe,because____.

A.itwasverydirty

B.theyoungmanpaidonlyonepound

C.itwasdifficulttoclean

D.heaskedtobepaidtwopounds

#D

5.Theboysaidhewouldcleantheyoungman，sshoesfornothing

justinorderto.A.showhiskindness

B.helptheyoungman

C.getmoremoneyfromhim

D.leteveryonesee

#C

十五、

Man'sBestFriend

Almosteveryonelikesdogs,andalmosteveryonelikesreading

storiesaboutdogs.

Ihaveafriend.Thefriendhasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.

Policedogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriend

takesJackforalongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksvery

much.OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.He

stayedalongtime.Hetalkedandtalked.Soonitwastimeformyfriend

totakeJackfor

hiswalk.Butthevisitorstillstayed.Jackbecameveryworried.He

walkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthe

visitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.He

continued（繼續(xù)）talking.

FinallyJackcouldn，tstand（忍受）it.Hewentoutoftheroomand

cameback

afewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbut

thistimeheheldthevisitor，shatinhismouthandranoutoftheroom.

1.Jackisthenameof____.

A.ayoungman

B.apoliceman

C.apolicedog

D.agoodfriend

#C

2.Inthisstorytheword"visitor"means

A.theyoungman

B.thewriterofthisstory

C.thepolicedog

D.thefriend

#A

3.Thevisitorpaidnoattentiontothedogbecause____.

A.hedidn，tseethedog

B.hedidn，tlikethedog

C.hewasafraidofthedog

D.hedidn，tunderstandwhatthedogmeant

#D

4.Thedogheldthevisitor，shatinhismouthtoshowthat____.A.

helikedthehatverymuch

B.hewantedthevisitortoleaveimmediately

C.hewantedtothrowthehataway

D.hewantedtoputonthehat

#B

十六、

Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesvery

well,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobegin

attheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethat

itcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsatthe

headorthetailorthebelly（月土子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhe

reallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheir

businessdonotfollowotherpeople，srule.Theymaketheirownrules.

Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（奇特的）tohimself;

andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkin

thatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文學(xué)）.Andthe

question,“Howshall

Ibegin?”onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadof

beginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyet

experienced（有經(jīng)驗的

）enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemore

experiencedyouwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthe

tail-thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyou

haveeventhoughtofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter，sdrewthehorses___.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

#C

2?Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople，srule

#D

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.

A.youdon，tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailC.

youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

#D

4.whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

#C

5.Thetopicofthepassageis

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

#D

十七、

ASentencewithFive〃And〃

Canyouthinkofasentencethattheword〃and〃appearsfivetimes,

withoutanywordsinbetween?Thereisoneattheendofthisstory.

Therewasonceaninnwhichwascalled〃TheHorseandCart”.Ithada

signoutsideit,andtherewasapictureofahorseandacartonit.

Butthesignwasgettingold,sotheowneroftheinndecidedtohavea

newonemade.Hewenttoapainterandaskedhimtopaintoneandto

write“TheHorseandCart“onitinlargeletters.

Afewdayslater,hewenttoseehowthepainterwasgettingon.He

liked

thepictureofthehorseandcartverymuch,buthedidnotlikethe

writingatall.Hesaidtothepainter,“No,no!There，stoomuchroom

betweenHORSEandANDandANDandCART!"

1.Aninnisa___.

A.asmallhouse

B.asmallhorse

C.asmallhotelorplacewhereonecanstay

D.akindofcoloredliquidthatcanbeusedforwriting

#C

2.Therewasa___outsidetheinn.

A.blackboard

B.cart

C.painter

D.sign

#D

3.Theowneroftheinndecidedto.

A.sellhisinn

B.buyanewsign

C.topainthisinn

D.callapaintertopaintanewsign

#D

4.Theowneroftheinnthought____.

A.thelettersonthesignweretoolarge

B.thelettersonthesignwerepoorlywritten

C.therewerelessspacebetweenthelettersonthesign

D.thelettersonthesignwereseparatedtoowidely

#D

5.Theownerliked____butnot____.

A.thepainter...theletters

B.thehorse...theletters

C.thepicture...thewriting

D.thesign…thewriting

#C

十八、

SeeingtheHorseEatFish

Onceanoldmanwaswalkinginastreetwithhishorse.Itwas

raininghard.Theoldmanwascoldbecausehewaswalkingintherain.

Hewantedtostayinarestaurant.Itwasaquarterpastthreeinthe

afternoon.Theoldmangottoasmallrestaurant.Therewerealotof

peopleinit.Theoldmancouldn，tcomenearthefire.Hethoughtand

thought.Atlasthesaidtothewaiters,“Takesomefishtomyhorse.

Thewaiterandthepeoplewereverysurprised.Thewaitersaid,〃Ahorse

doesn，teatfish."Theoldmantoldthewaiter,“This

horseisveryinteresting.Itcansing,danceanddoesallkindsof

things.Itcaneatfish,too,〃Sothewaiterbroughtthehorsesomefish.

Allthepeopleintherestaurantranouttoseethehorseeatfish

excepttheoldman.Nowtheoldmansatbesidethefire.Afterawhile

thewaitercame

backandsaid."Yourhorsedidn，teatanyfish."Theoldmansaid,

“Allright,takethefishbackandputitonthetable.I'lleatit.〃

Note:stove火爐waiter侍者

1.Theoldmanfeltverycoldbecause____?

A.itwasacloudyandwindyday

B.itsnowed

C.hehadtravelledintheheavyrain

D.hewashungry

#C

2.Thepeopleintherestaurantallranoutbecause____.A.they

wantedtoseetheoldman

B.theywantedtoseethehorseeatingfish

C.theyhadbeentoldtherecamethehorse

D.therewasnofireoverthestove

#B

3.Indeed,thehorsecanneither____nor____nor____.A.walk

speak…eat

B.sing...dance...sleep

C.sing...dance...eatfish

D.speak...walk...sit

#C

4.Allthepeopleintherestaurantrushedoutbut.A.to

seethehorsesing...theoldman

B.towatchthehorseplaygames...thewaiter

C.tolookforthehorse...theoldman

D.toseethehorseeatfish...theoldman

#D

5.Whydidtheoldmanaskthewaitertotakesomefishtohishorse?

Because____.

A.hishorselikedeatingfish

B.hewascold

C.hewantedtositbythefire,butwasn'tabletodosoatfirstD.

hehimselfalsolikedtoeatfish

#C

十九、

AManandHisDaughter

Onedayamanandhisdaughterweregoingoutforawalk.Theman

hadputonapairofoddshoes,onewithathicksoleandonewitha

thinsole.

Ashecameouttothestreet,hefeltveryuncomfortable.Turningto

hisdaughter,hesaid:"Whyshouldoneofmylegsbelongerthanthe

otherday?”

Thedaughterlookedatherfather，slegsandsaid,“Youhaveputon

twooddshoes!

Whenheheardthis,themanwasveryhappyandthoughttohimself:

，zWhatabrightdaughterI'vegot!”Thenheaskedhisdaughtertogoback

tothehouseandgothimanotherpairofshoes.

Whenthedaughterwentbacktothehouse,allshecouldfindwasone

shoeswiththicksoleandonewiththinsole.

Takingtheshoestoshowherfather,shesaid,snousechanging!

Theseshoesarealsoodd,onewithathicksoleandonewithathin

sole.，zThemanlistenedandthoughttohimself:〃Itcan，tbehelped.I

mightaswellweartheonesIhaveonnow.〃

Sotheywentfortheirwalk.

Notes:sole鞋跟odd古怪的，不配對的、

1.Themanthoughtthathisdaughterwas____.

A.beautiful

B.clever

C.lazy

D.clean

#B

2.Itwasthethatfoundthereasonforit.

A.father

B.daughter

C.neighbour

D.passer-by

#B

3.Thedaughtercameback,bringing____withher.

A.apairofshoes

B.apairofoddshoes

C.apairofthick-soledshoes

D.nothing

#B

4.Whatdoyouthinkthatthemanshouldhavedone?

A.Heshouldreturntohishomeandgottheshoeshimself.B.He

shouldhavethethicksolecutoff.

C.Heshouldhavechangedoneofhisshoes.

D.Heshouldhavenoshoeson.

#C

5.Whatdoyouthinkofthemanandhisdaughter?

A.Theybothwerenotclever.

B.Thefatherwasclevererthanthedaughter.

C.Thedaughterwasclevererthanthefather.

D.Eitherofthemwasfoolishenough.

#D

二十、

Communication

Youspeak,writealetter,makeatelephonecall.Yourwordscarrya

message.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.

Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourface

showsyouarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyou

aresad.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass,theteacherknowsyouwant

tosaysomethingoraskquestions.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknow

youaresaying〃No〃?Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying〃Yes〃,

Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.Forexample,asignatthebus

stophelpsyoutoknowwhichbustotake.Asignonthewallofyour

schoolhelpsyoutofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyouwhereto

goinorout.Haveyouevernoticedthattherearealotofsignsaround

youandthatyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?

Peoplecancommunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehis

drawingstotellaboutbeautifulmountains,abouttheblueseaandmany

otherthings.Booksarewrittentotellyouaboutallthewonderful

thingsintheworldandalsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.

Books,magazines,TVandradiosandfilmsallhelpustocommunicate

witheachother.Theyallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworld

andwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.

Notes:communicate交流sign招牌，標(biāo)志

1.Canwecommunicatewitheachotherwithoutwords?

A.Yes,sometimeswecan.

B.No,