CCNUJULIE第4頁共5頁閱讀理解（幽默類）PassageOneGeorgeBernardShawandWinstonChurchilldislikedeachother.Itissaidthattheplaywright(劇作家)oncesentChurchilltwoticketsfortheopeningnightofoneofhisplays,togetherwithacard,whichsaid,“Bringafriend(ifyouhaveone).”Churchill,however,returnedtheticketswithanote,whichsaid,“Ishallbebusythatevening.Pleasesendmetwoticketsforthesecondnight(ifthereisone).”ThereisnorecordofwhetherShaweversentthetickets.1.WhatwasShawtryingtosaytoChurchillonhiscard?A.Churchillshouldnotgototheplayalone.B.Churchillshouldnotbringtoomanypeople.C.Churchillmayhavetowastethetwotickets.D.Churchilldidnothaveanyfriend.2.Whydidn’tChurchillwanttheticketsforthefirstnight?A.Hedidn’twanttotakeShaw’sinsult(侮辱).B.Thetheatrewouldnotbeascrowdedthesecondnight.C.Hewasbusyonthefirstnightoftheshow.D.Hecouldn’tfindafriendtogowithhimthefirstnight.PassageTwoAcrowdgatheredoutsideahotelwhereaveryfamousmillionairehadjustbeenknockeddownandkilled.Oneyoungmaninthecrowdseemedparticularlyupset.“Iunderstandhowyoufeel,”saidarathersympathetic(同情)oldman,“Isupposehewasarelativeofyours?”“That’sjusttheproblem,”repliedtheyoungman,“hewasn’t.”1.Thefamousmillionairediedprobablybecause_______.A.hewastooold B.hehadtoomuchmoneyC.hewasshotdown D.hemetanaccident2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheyoungman’sfeeling?A.Hewassympathetictothemillionaire’sdeath.B.Hewasreallysorryaboutthemillionaire’sdeath.C.Hewishedhewerethemillionaire’srelative.D.Hewishedthemillionairehadlostallhismoney.PassageThreeA:Ionceheardsomeoneshout,“Lookout.”Iputmyheardoutofthewindowandabucketfulwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat“Lookout”maymean“Don’tlookout”.B:Iwasonceonashipandheardthecaptainshout,“Allhandsondeck(甲板).”Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem.C:IoncecalledearlyonanEnglishfriendandtheservantwhocametothedoorsaid,“He’snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour.”WhenIwentagainforhim,shesaid,“He’snotdownyet.”Isaid,“Ifhe’sneitherupnordown.Whereishe?”1.Inthedialoguethephrase“Lookout”actuallymeans“______”.A.Don’tlookoutB.LookoutforthewaterC.BecarefulD.Lookeverywhere2.Theunderlinedword“them”inthedialoguemeans_______.A.myfeetB.myhandsC.theshipD.thedeck3.“Heisnotup”and“Heisnotdown”inthedialogueactuallymeans_______.A.Hedoesn’tstandupanddoesn’tliedownB.Hedoesn’tcomeupanddoesn’tgodownC.Hehasn'tturnedupandhasn'tturneddownD.Hehasn'tgotupandhehasn'tcomedownstairs4.Thebesttitleforthedialoguemaybe_______.A.LookOut B.AllHandsOnDeckC.HowStrange D.WhatALanguage5.Thewriterwritesthedialoguetotellusthat______.A.EnglishisveryinterestingifyoulikeitandkeeponusingitB.itisimpossibletolearnEnglishverywellinashorttimeC.languageskeepsondevelopingandchangingallthetimeD.wordsandphrasesmayhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentsituations.PassageFourAbeautifulandverysuccessfulactresswasthestarofanewmusicalshow.Herhomewasinthecountry,butshedidn’twanttohavetogobackthereeverynight.Sosherentedanexpensiveflatinthecentreofthecity,boughtsomebeautifulfurnitureandhiredamantopainttheroomsinnewcolours.Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershow,becauseeverybodywantedtoseeit,soshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswouldmakehimworkbetterandmorewillinglyforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsayinganything,andsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonth,whenshegotthepainter’sbill.Atthebottomofitwerethewords:“FourhourswatchingMissBallsinganddance:$3,”withthisnote:“After5p.m.,Igetfifteenshillingsanhourinsteadoftenshillings.”1.Inthisarticle,“MissBall”wasthenameof_______.A.aplacewherepeoplesanganddanced B.adancepartyC.anactress D.aball2.Theactressgavethepaintertwotickets,hoping________.A.hewouldbepleasedB.hewouldasklessmoneyforhisworkC.hewouldchargemoremoneyforhisworkD.hewouldpraisehermusicalshow3.Afterthepaintergottheticketsfromtheactress,he_______.A.soldthemfor$3 B.wenttowatchthemusicalshowC.paid$3forthem D.wasverythankfultoherPassageFiveAgreatbigfellow,weighingaround250pounds,walkedwithslowheavynoisyfootstepsuptotheproducecounterinthesupermarket.“Givemehalfaheadofcabbage,”hetoldtheclerk.“Allwehavearewholeheads,”camethecoldreply.“Idon'twantawholehead,”thecustomerdemanded,“Justhalfahead.Areyougoingtosellmehalfahead?”“Waitaminute,”saidtheclerknervously,“Letmeaskthemanager.”Shewentbackwherethemanagerwasstampingpricesoncannedgoods.“Hey,”shesaid,“there'sabig,stupid—lookingbuffalo(水牛)outfrontwhowantsmetosellhimhalfaheadofcabbage.ShallItellthefoolto…”Shenoticedthemanagerstaring—notather,butbehindher.Turning,theclerksawthatthebigandtallcustomerhadfollowedherandheardeveryword.Quickly,theclerkturnedbacktothemanager,“Andthisgentleman,”shesaid,“wantstobuytheotherhalf.”1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AStrangeCustomer B.AFriendlyCustomerC.ANervousCustomer D.APoliteCustomer五，【答案與解析】本文講述的是一個女售貨員面對尷尬場面如何機智化解的小幽默故事。1.A。推斷題。這位顧客塊頭很大，而且只買半頭洋白菜，故令人奇怪。也可根據文章內容，采用排除法知答案為A。2.B。推斷題。從短文中我們可以知道女售貨員實際上指的是同一個顧客。3.D。細節題。根據文章第1句Agreatbigfellow,weighingaround250pounds以及bigandtallcustomer可推知此題答案為D。六，【答案與解析