高中基础英语阅读理解

高中基础英语阅读理解3Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.A. he was a driverB. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.A. she couldn’t find any workB. she thought he r husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling3. _______, so he was put into lockup.A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.A. he didn’t love her any longerB. he wouldn’t stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right?A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.(2)Dear Sir,I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it.I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store.Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned.Yours truly1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _______ for the table and the four chairs.A. $ 65.50B. $ 68.00C. $ 2.50D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store?A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again.B. He didn’t want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned.C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it.D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture.3. Try to guess the mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry.B. He was disappointedC. He was anxious.D. He was friendly.(3)Kate: Has your sister’s baby arrived yet?John: Yes, I’ve been an uncle since yesterday noon.Kate: Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl?John: An eight-pound boy. They named him Francis. That’s spelled with an “i” before the “s”, you know.Kate: That’s right. Frances with an “e” is a girl’s name. But they are bo th pronounced the same. Why did they name your nephew Francis?John: I don’t know. They considered a lot of other names, like Richard, Edward, Philip, David, and several others.Kate: What if the baby had been a girl? Didn’t they have any girl’s names in mind?John: They couldn’t agree on any. Whenever he suggested a girl’s name, she said, “I hate that name!” Some people have very strong feelings about names.Kate: I think most people do. Sometimes I decided not to like someone I haven’t even met, just because I don’t like his name.John: That reminds me of something I read a few days ago. Somebody had found out that school children with certain names get low marks in school just because of their names.Kate: Their family names?John: No, their first names. That’s what the article said.1. The first sentence “Has your sister’s baby arrived yet?” means _______.A. Has your sister’s baby come here yet?B. Has your sister’s baby reached your home yet?C. Has your sister’s baby been sent to you yet?D. Has your sister given birth to that baby yet?2. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?A. Francis is boy’s name.B. Frances is a girl’s name.C. Francis and Frances have the same pronunciation.D. There is no difference between Francis and Frances.3. According to the passage, we can infer that a nephew is _______.A. a baby boyB. a baby girlC. the son of one’s brother’s or sister’sD. the daughter of one’s brother’s or sister’s.4. Reading the passage, we can know _______.A. Americans have only first namesB. Americans have only family namesC. Americans have both first names and family namesD. Americans have either first names or family names(3)It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry. “I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”Havi ng heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _______.A. stop the soldiers going to townsB. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _______.A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town5. Which answer do you think right?A. I’ll believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. I’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.。