阅读理解三则

刘志强

(A)

David

David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, “This Sunday is my birthday. Would you like to come to my birthday party?” David says, “Yes.”

On Sunday, David asks his mother if(是否) he can go to the party. His mother says, “Yes, you can go, but you must be polite(礼貌的). Dont ask for any food. Someone will give you some.”

“All right, Mum,” David answers and he goes to Roses house on his bike.

There are many children at the party. They play together for some time(一起玩了一会儿), and then Roses mother gives them some food, but she forgets(忘记) David. He waits and waits(等), and then he takes his plate(盘子) up to her and says, “Do you want a nice clean plate?”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Whose birthday is it? ____.

A. Davids B. Roses

C. Roses mothers D. Roses fathers

2. The birthday party is ____.

A. in Roses house B. in Davids house

C. in Roses school D. in Davids school

3. David goes to the party ____.

A. by bus B. by bike

C. by train D. on foot

4. David is Roses ____.

A. friend B. classmate C. brother D. sister

5. Who gives David food at the party? ____.

A. Rose B. Roses mother C. Roses father D. No one

(B)

Clever Awanti

One day Awanti(阿凡提) jokes with(和……开玩笑) the prime minister(宰相).He tells the minister he will die(将要死) the next day. The next day, the minister falls off his horse and dies. When the king hears this, he gets angry and sends his men to catch Awanti at once.

When Awanti is brought(被带来) to him, the king shouts angrily, “Awanti, since you knew when the prime minister would die, you must know the date of your own death(死). Tell me now, or youll die today.”

Awanti look at the king for a while. Then he answers, “Ill die two days earlier than you.”

The king is afraid that if he kills

Awanti, he himself will die two days later. He decides he must keep Awanti alive(活着) for as long as possible, so he lets him go.

根据短文内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。

1. Awanti killed the prime minister.

2. Awanti likes playing jokes.

3. Awanti knows when he himself will die.

4. The king is afraid of Awanti.

5. The king decides to keep Awanti alive because he likes Awanti very much.

(C)

A Foolish Man

A man loses(丢失) a needle(针) in the room. He looks for it on the floor, but it is dark(暗的) in the room and he cant see it. He comes out and looks for the needle in the street(街道). A friend of his comes up.

“What are you doing here?” he asks.

“I loses a needle, and I am looking for it now,” says the man.

“Where do you lose it?” he asks.

“I lose it in my room,” says the man.

“You lose your needle in your room, but you look for it in the street!Isnt that funny(可笑的)？”

“Ah,” says the man, “it is dark in my room. I cant find it there. But here in the street is bright and I can see it.”

根据短文内容完成下列句子，每空一词。

1. The man loses a needle in his ____.

2. The needle ____ in the street now.

3. Its ____ in the room. The man ____ find the needle.

4. The mans friend thinks he is ____.

5. The man ____ find the needle in the street.

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