阅读理解专练（五）

郑琴

（A）

The old shoes brought him so much trouble and Johnny decided to throw them away. He went to the rubbish pit （垃圾坑） outside the city and threw the old shoes into it， “Now they cant bring me more trouble，” he said. He returned home， lay down on his bed and slept. But he had a dog， and the dog often went to the rubbish pit to look for food.

The dog saw the shoes in the rubbish pit and knew they were its masters. So the dog got the shoes back. When Johnny woke up， he saw the shoes by his bed and he was afraid. He thought， “The shoes can walk by themselves.” Then he made a large fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it. Just then， a strong wind was blowing， and before long the fire made the house begin burning. His neighbor at once came but could do nothing. The house burned down， but the old shoes were saved by the dog again.

1. Where did Johnny throw the old shoes？

A. Under his bed.  B. Outside.

C. In the rubbish pit. D. In front of his neighbors house.

2. Why did Johnnys dog often go to the rubbish pit？

A. To look for the old shoes. B. To look for some food.

C. To meet another dog. D. To set a fire.

3. The underlined word “masters” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 主人的          B. 鄰居的 C. 陌生人的    D. 伙伴的

（B）

A clever woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a small river. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry， and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone in the wise womans bag， and asked the wise woman to give it to him. The wise woman did so happily.

The traveler left， excited with his good luck. He knew the stone was valuable （有价值的） enough for him to live on for his whole life.

But a few days later he came back， searching for the wise woman. When he found her， he returned the stone and said， “I have been thinking. I know how valuable this stone is， but I give it back to you and hope that you can give me something much more precious. If you can， give me what you have within you that made you give me the stone.”

1. Where did the woman find the stone？

A. In a bag.  B. In a village. C. Under a tree. D. In a small river.

2. How did the man feel when he met the woman？

A. He was sorry. B. He was sad. C. He was hungry. D. He was excited.

3. What does the underlined word “precious” mean in this passage？

A. 古老的  B. 珍貴的 C. 坚硬的 D. 新奇的

（C）

A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonalds on a cold winter evening. They took a table near the back wall. After a while he got the food back and they began to open it.

There was one hamburger， some French fries and one drink. The little old man cut the hamburger into halves and divided the French fries into two piles （堆） carefully. Then he put the half of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip （一小口） of the drink and his wife took a sip. “How poor the old people are！” The people around them thought. As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries， his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink.

Then a young lady asked a question to the old lady. “Madam， why dont you eat？ Then what are you waiting for？” She answered， “The teeth.”

1. What did the old man order？

A. One hamburger and one drink.

B. Some French fries and two cups of coffee.

C. One hamburger， some French fries and one drink.

D. Some hamburgers and two cups of coffee.

2. What did they do after they opened the food？

A. They left McDonalds. B. They shared the food.

C. They began to look for seats.

D. They found there was not enough for both of them.

3. As the old man began to eat things， his wife sat there ______.

A. talking with him B. looking at him quite angrily

C. listening to music D. watching him and took turns to drink