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(一)

Mr Perkin’s New Car

Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s， and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men， ate the same food as other people， and did the same things after work， and at the end of the week， Mr Perkin did not like to be different. The following week， Mr Perkin bought a new， bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it， and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car， when he saw all the other Beta 400s， in front， behind， and on both sides of him. Mr Perkin parked(停車) his car in a big car-park(停車場) near his office， and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o’clock， there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars， but people passing by gave him a look he didn’t like. So he stopped. Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because_____________.

A. the bus did not come.

B. he liked new clothes， food and cars.

C. he liked to do the same as other people.

D. he liked to be different from others.

2. He drove to work in his new car_____________.

A. the very next day.

B. the day he bought it.

C. a week he bought in.

D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.

3. He was satisfied with his new car because_____________.

A. no one else had a yellow one.

B. it was the same as other cars all around him.

C. he was in front of all the other cars.

D. other cars were not as bright as his.

4. At five o’clock Mr Perkin_____________.

A. walked home.B. drove his car out of the car-park.

C. came back to the car-park.D. did not know which was his car-park.

5. People gave him a look because_____________.

A. he had a nice new car.

B. he could not open the door of his car.

C. he was in the wrong car-park.

D. he was trying to open more than one car.

6. Mr Perkin had to wait until_____________.

A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

B. there was only one car in the car-park.

C. there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.

D. there was no one about to look at him.

（二）

A lot of boys and girls in America are wearing the same clothes and many of them have long hair. So it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls. One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington， and he was tired， he sat down on a bench(長凳). A young person was standing on the other side of the pond(水池). “Excuse me，” the old man said to the person next to him on the bench， “Do you see the person with the red trousers and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?” “A girl，” said his neighbour， “She is my daughter.” “Oh，” the old said quickly， “I am sorry， but I didn’t know that you were her mother.” “I’m not，” said the other person. “I’m her father.”

1. It isn’t often easy to tell whether many of American children are boys or girl ____.

A. because they all look like each other

B. because they have long hair and wear the same clothes.

C. because they are wearing the same kinds of caps and shoes.

2. One day an old man went for a walk in ____.

A. the street in Washington

B. the Washington Park in America

C. in a park in Washington

3. There were ____ persons beside the pond， they are ____.

A. three…a man， a woman and a girl

B. three…two men and a girl

C. two…a man and a girl

4. The young person standing on the other side of the ____ was ____.

A. bench…the other’s boy

B. pond…the old man’s daughter

C. pond…the daughter of the old man’s neighbour

5. The young person wore ____.

A. a pair of red trousers

B. on a pair of red trousers

C. with a pair of red trousers

6. The old man thought his neighbour was the girl’s ____.

A. mother B. fatherC. brother

（三）

Your Passport(護照) Please!

Mr Hill arrives at London Airport， at the end of a three week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡須). Since it has been hot there， he has taken it off. But his passport photo shows him with his beard.

An office looks at the photo for a moment， and says: “Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shan’t keep you long.” With this， he walks away， shows the photo to a second office， and says: “I know that face.” The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has arrived back from Paris， the second officer smiled and says: “An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday， And that man looks just the kind of man…” Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him， and asks: “Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?” When Mr Hill answers， in surprise， that he did， the first officer smiles and says: “I thought so. I’m Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven’t changed a bit.”

1. Mr Hill ____.

A. has just come back from the airport.

B. is on his way to Paris.

C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.

D. has been in France for three weeks

2. Mr Hill ____.

A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo

B. grew a beard while he was on holiday

C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face

D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.

3. The first officer is sure ____.

A. Mr Hill stole the painting

B. he has seen the face in the photo before

C. he knows the second officer’s face

D. a man without a beard stole the painting

4. The second officer says that ____.

A. Mr Hill stole the painting

B. a man with a beard， from France， stole a painting in English

C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting

D. a man with a beard， from England， stole a painting in Paris.

5. Mr Hill taught ____.

A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School

B. Jack Smith to be a first officer

C. at the No.2 High School， in France

D. French some years ago and his name was Smith， not Hill

（四）

A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some countries people even said that the sun was a god. They thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun. The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.

1. A long time ago， people said the sun was ____.

A. a golden horse of god B. a god on a golden horse

C. a god with golden dress D. a god and a golden horse

2. The earth travels over ____ miles an hour.

A. 1，000B. 100，000C. 6，000，000D. 600，000

3. One year is ____

A. the time for the earth to turn round.

B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles.

C. one circle the earth goes round the sun.

D. the journey of the earth.

（五）

The Farmer， His Horse， and His son

Once there was an old farmer， with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked， because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said， “Why are you walking， farmer? You have a horse， It’s a long way to the market.” The farmer know that this was true， so he rode on the horse， while his son walked. Then they met two old women， “What are you doing up there， farmer? Can’t you see how tired boy is?” So the farmer got down， and his son rode instead. Next， three old men stopped them， one said， “Why are you walking， farmer? Get up， It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today，” So the farmer got up behind his son， and they rode on. Some time later， a young woman passed them， “Why aren’t you walking?” she asked， “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.” So the farmer， and his son， got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A. before it was deadB. before it become too tired

C. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was

2. The two men on the road ____.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk

3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

5. The young woman was most sorry ____.

A. for the old manB. for the farmer’s young son

C. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horse

（六）

I Want to Be a Dustman

Tom was ten years old， and he was a very lazy boy， He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school of course， but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one， too， when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother， “When I finish school， I want to be a dustman.” “A dustman?” his mother asked， she was very surprised. “That’s not a very pleasant job， why do you want to become a dustman?” “Because then I would only have to work one day a week.” Tom answered at once. “Only one day a week?” his mother said， “What do you mean? And how do you know?” “Well”， Tom replied， “I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday， because I only see them on that day.”

1. What kind of boy was Tom?

A. Tom was a clver boy.

B. Tom was a boy who didn’t like to work.

C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.

2. What were his father and mother?

A. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.

B. His father was a worker， his mother was a doctor.

C. His father was a doctor， so his mother.

3. What did his parents want him to be when he grew up?

A. They wanted him to be a dustman.

B. They wanted him to be an officer.

C. They wanted him to be a doctor.

4. What did Tom say he wanted to be?

A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.

B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.

C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital.

5. Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A. Because Tom heard of this.

B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thurday at his house.

閱讀理解答案

（一） CABCDA（二）BCBCCA （三）DCBDA

（四） BDC （五）ACDAD （六）BCCAC