八年级英语阅读训练(四)
一
There is a saying in England：”See a penny(一分钱), pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck.”
Tom, a little man, saw a penny on the ground; he stooped(弯腰) to pick it up. It was half past eight in the morning and Tom was in a very busy London underground railway station. When Tom stooped, a fat man fell over him. Now Tom could see the penny, but not many people could see Tom and the fat man. Men and women were on top of them.
At nine o’clock Tom was in the hospital, but he had the penny with him now, for good luck. 1.Men and women fell over Tom ,because they ____.
(A)also tried to get the penny (B)tried to help Tom to get up (C)did not see Tom and the fat man at all (D)were pushed forward by the moving crowd 2.Tom was in a hospital probably because he ____.
(A)was hurt by the penny (B)had a sudden illness
(C)had planned to see his doctor (D)was hurt by the fat man and other people 3.Who believed in the saying quoted(引述的) at beginning of text? (A)Tom (B)Most people in England (C)Then fat man (D)The writer of the story
二
Once there was an old man who was very fond of being told lies. “Any man who can tell me two lies can marry my only daughter.”So all the liars (说谎者) through the country came to his house. But he said to all of them,“I am not satisfied with your storied. I will not give my daughter to any of you.”
One day, however, a young man came and said：“It will be very hot in summer and you should go out now and dig a big hole under the street. Then when the hot weather comes, you can sell it and make some money.”
“That’s a wonderful lie,”answered old man, “And the next?” The young man took an old paper from his pocket.
“This is a bond (债券) of debt amounting (合计) to one million which your father borrowed from me before he died. I have come to ask for payment.”
Now the old man didn’t know what to do.“If I say it is a lie, I must give him my daughter. But if say it’s not a lie, I must pay all the money.”he said to himself. In the end he had to say, “It’s a lie.”And the young man married his daughter. 1.What did a young man do to old man one day?
(A)He told the old man a good lie and a true story but the old man didn’t want to accept the fact.
(B)He told the old man two facts but the old man said they were lies. (C)He lied to the old man and his lies left the old man no other choice but to give up his daughter.
(D)He made the old man pay him a great deal of money. 2.Why did the old man let the young man marry his daughter? (A)Because he thought the young man’s lies were really wonderful. (B)Because he didn’t want to pay a lot of money. (C)Because he loved lies more than his daughter.
(D)Because he didn’t want to pay his debt to the young man. 3.What kind of person was the young man? (A)He was a rich man’s son.
(B)He was the best liar of the country the old man had ever met. (C)He was good at telling clever lies.
(D)He was an honest person who told lies just under certain circumstance. 4.For what purpose did the young man come to the old man? (A)To tell him good lies.
(B)To marry the old man’s daughter and teach him a lesson.
(C)To get his father’s money back and if he couldn’t get the old man’s daughter instead. (D)To show that he was more clever than any other liar in the country.
三
The owner of a large company, who was about to take a trip overseas, dropped into his office early in morning to make some arrangement. He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in, who was back from work, and said “Good morning” to the owner. Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of his employer’s (雇主) plane crashing (坠毁) after take-off. The owner was surprised to hear this. He decided, however, there
was something in what the night watchman said. He postponed (延期) his trip.
As things turned out, the night watchman’s dream was correct. That day the plane exploded (爆炸) just after leaving the ground. The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter. He said. “I’m very sorry to do so. But I have to do so. Read the letter when you get home.”
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter open in a hurry. After taking a look, he turned pale. There was only one sentence in it. And he knew that he had been fired. 1. In the office the owner was ____. (A)waiting for the night watchman (B)writing a letter to book his ticket (C)preparing for his trip
(D)thinking whether he would believe what the night watchman said 2. The owner was going to trip_________. (A) with his family (B) by air (C) by water (D) by train 3. He postponed his trip. Here the work?postponed?means ____ . (A) put off (B) regretted (C) insisted on (D) stopped
4. The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars ____. (A) because the night watchman had saved him in time of danger (B) as a prize for his hard work (C) as his wage (D) as reward
5. The sentence in the letter would probably be “____” (A) The night watchman’s duty is to stay awake the whole night. (B) I don’t want to use a man who has saved me. (C) Thanks a lot for your dream.
(D) I don’t like a man who dreams strange dreams.
四
Coke arrived at a lonely house, but he dared not enter the room. He listened for several seconds but he could not hear anything at all. And yet there was smoke coming from the
chimney and there was a light on in the front room? “Why is it so quiet? Is it a trap (圈套)? Are the police waiting for me in there?”he asked himself. He went to the front door and pushed it. To his surprise it was open! He went in very quietly. In the front room there was a fire burning in the fireplace. The room was clean, small and very warm. There was very little furniture in it. There were also some photos on the shelf above the fire. They were yellow and old.
Suddenly Coke froze. There was someone else in the room. He knew it. He could feel it! He turned around quickly and, at the same time, put his hand on his pocket. There was a small knife there. He saw an old woman. She had a covered dish in her hands and there was a sweet smell of meat and vegetables coming from it. She did not look afraid. She did not even look surprised. “I’m sorry.”She said, and put the dish down on the table. Coke could hardly believe his ears. Here he was, a stranger in her house and yet she said she was sorry!
“I’m sorry.”She said again.“I didn’t hear you. People often come to the door and knock, but I don’t hear them. I’m glad you came in.”
1.When he got to the house, Coke didn’t go into it at once. Because ____. (A)the smoke was coming from the chimney (B)it was dark (C)he thought it might be a trap (D)there was no noise coming from it 2.Coke was surprised that ____.
(A)he didn’t knock at door (B)there was very little furniture in the room (C)the door was open (D)there was nobody in it 3.Coke put his hand in his pocket to take his knife because ____. (A)he turned quickly (B)he was frightened (C)he wanted to look at his knife (D)he wanted to kill someone 4.The woman said she was sorry, she meant ____.
(A)she didn’t hear the man knock at door (B)she didn’t know the man (C)she didn’t have supper (D)she had so little furniture 5.From this passage we can infer (推论) that the woman ____. (A)was blind (B)was very rich (C)was too old to close the door (D)was deaf 6.From this passage we can infer that the man ____.
(A)wanted to kill the woman (B)knew the woman
(C)was the woman’s son (D)was a man the police were searching for
五
Rose and Tom had been dating (约会) for many years. Every weekend they went to a film together on Saturday night. On Sundays they went to the beach (海滨) in the summer and to the country in the winter.
Rose knew that Tom wanted to marry her, and she wanted to marry Tom, too. She waited patiently for him to ask her to marry him. However, although he often told her he loved her, he never said anything about marriage. This made Rose unhappy. She was nearly thirty. She believed that if Tom didn’t marry her soon she might never marry. She didn?t want to be a spinster (老处女). She wanted to have a husband and a family of her own.
One evening, as they were walking home after a film, she said,“Tom, don?t you think it is time you asked me something?” Tom thought for a moment. He knew what she was thinking about. At last he said,“I?m sorry, Rose, but I don?t think I have anything to ask you at this time.” “Then I will have to ask you, Tom,”Rose said,“I can?t wait any longer. I?m getting old.” She stopped walking and looked at him. “Tom,”she said,“We?ve known each other for ten years. I love you and you love me. Will you marry me?” Tom took hold of Rose?s hand. “Rose,”he said,“I want to marry you , but we can?t get married yet. We have nowhere to live. I don?t have much money and neither do you. We can?t buy a place of our own.”
“That isn?t important,”Rose said. “We can live with your parents.”
Tom shook his head. “I?m sorry but that isn?t possible.” “Why not?”Rose asked.“Because my parents are still living with their parents,”he explained. 1.What did Rose and Tom do on Saturday nights?
(A)went to the beach (B)went to a film (C)visited the countryside (D)went for a walk 2.What did Rose want Tom to ask her?
(A)to go to the films with him (B)to visit her parents (C)to go swimming (D)to marry 3.How long had Tom and Rose been dating?
(A)about a year (B)since they left school (C)for more than nine years (D)since Rose?s thirtieth birthday 4.Why couldn?t Tom marry Rose?
(A)He was married to someone else. (B)They would have nowhere to live.