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(A)

At the Barbers Shop(理发店)

Jack went to a barbers shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, “What has happened to your hair,Jack?” Jack said, “I tried a new barbers shop today, because I wasnt quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse.”

Bob agreed(同意), “Yes, I think youre right, Jack. Now Ill tell you what to do when you go into a barbers shop next time: look at all the barbers hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him.” “Why shall I go to him?” Jack asked. “But that would be foolish!” “Oh, no, it wouldnt,” answered Bob. “Who cut that mans hair? Just think it. He couldnt cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he cant be the worst barber.”

1. When Jack went out of the barbers shop, he was not happy because ____.

A. nobody had cut his hair

B. the barber hadnt cut his hair well

C. the barber had cut his hair carefully

D. he was not satisfied with his old barber

2. “I tried a new barbers shop today.” means ____.

A. this barbers shop was a new one

B. this was the only barbers shop in this town

C. Jack often went to this barbers shop

D. Jack had not been to this barbers shop before

3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.

A. the new barbers shop was the best one

B. the old barbers shop wasnt so good as the new one

C. the new barbers shop was worse than the old one

D. the old barbers shop was the worst one

4. Bob told Jack to find out which barbers hair looked the worst and then went straight to him.

Why? ____.

A. Because he was certainly the best barber

B. Because he was free all the time

C. Because he was the worst barber

D. Because he wasnt the worst barber

5. From the story we know that ____.

A. its foolish to have ones hair cut at a barbers shop

B. barbers cut each others hair

C. barbers never have their hair cut

D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself

(B)

Mr Perkins 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(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five oclock, 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 didnt 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 it

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 oclock 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

(C)

Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the kings palace in England.

Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready. Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again.

Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not know it because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. “What should I do?” he thought. “Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.” So the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and threw it at the picture.“What are you doing?” cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.

1. Who was Thornhill? He was an English ____.

A. writer B. king

C. worker D. artist

2. What was he ordered to do?

He was ordered to ____.

A. paint a picture for the king

B. paint some pictures on the walls of the kings palace

C. have his pictures painted in the kings palace

D. have his pictures painted on the walls

3. The story leads us to believe that ____.

A. the worker had to pay for the picture

B. the painter could not forgive (原谅) the worker

C. the worker was really sorry for what he did

D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why

(D)

Your Passport(护照) Please!

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

An officer looks at the photo for a moment, and says: “Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shant keep you long.” With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second officer, 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 smiles 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. Im Jack Smith. You taught me French. You havent 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 England

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 English at the No. 2 High School

C. at the No. 2 High School, in France

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

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