职高英语阅读题

AMr. Black gave his wife money every Friday evening, but she always spent it before the next Wednesday. For the next three days she had none.Every Tuesday evening Mr. Black asked her, “ But what did you spend all that money on?” and she always answered, “ I don‟t know.”One Friday Mr. Black brought home an exercise book and a pencil and gave them to his wife along with the money. “ Now look!” he said to her, “ When you get money from me, write it down on the first page, and on the next page write down what you spend the money on.”When Mr. Black came home the next Tuesday, his wife came to him and showed him the book. “ I have done what you told me,” she said happily. On the first page she had written “ Friday, 28th June, I got 18 pounds from John.” And on the next page, “Tuesday, 2nd July, I have spent it all.”1. Mr. Black ______ how she had spent the money.A. wanted to knowB. knew quite wellC. was very clearD. didn‟t want to know2. By _______ evening there was no more money left for Mrs. Black.A. TuesdayB. WednesdayC. ThursdayD. Friday3. Mr. Black told his wife to write down ________ on the next page.A.when she spent the moneyB.where she spent the moneyC.why did she spend so much moneyD.what she bought with the money4. __________ Mrs. Black began to write down how much her husband had given her.A.At the beginning of JulyB.On Tuesday eveningC.On Friday eveningD.Every Wednesday45. In the end, Mr. Black was sure __________.A.that his wife had a habit of saving moneyB.that most of the money had been spent on foodC.about how the money had been spentD.that his wife spent her money without much careBOne day a rich lawyer was walking through the street. He stopped to watch a man who was beating a donkey(驴). The donkey seemed to take no notice.After a while, the lawyer said to him, “ Why are you doing that?”“ To make the donkey go.” Replied the man.“ Have you the right to beat the poor animal like that?”“ Certainly I have,” answered the man. “ It is my donkey and I can do what I like to do with what is mine.”The lawyer thought for a minute and then told the man that he did not think thatwas really right. But the man didn‟t listen to what he said. So the lawyer took his own stick and began to beat the man about the head and shoulders.“ Stop!” cried the map. “What have I done to deserve(应受) this?”“Oh,” replied the lawyer, “ this is my stick and I have the right to do what I like to do with what is mine.”6. In the street the lawyer saw a man _______ a donkey.A. walking byB. sitting onC. feedingD.beating7. The donkey seemed to ________.A. enjoy the beatingB. be deadC. understand his masterD. pay no attention8. The lawyer didn‟t think the man ________ beat the donkey like that.A. had any excuse toB. needed toC. had any value toD. had the right to9. The lawyer began to beat the man to ____________A.give the man a lessonB.make the man hurtC.save the donkeyD.stop the donkey from going10. The sentence “ What have I done to deserve this?” means_________A.“It is none of your business.”B.“Why didn‟t you stop me beating my own donkey?”C.“You should not beat me for what I have done.”D.“You have nothing to do with this matter.”CAmericans think much about time . From children they learn to value time . As children , they are taught to be on time to go to school , to work and to do everying . When they are having a good time , they say that time flies . When a person is dying , they say he is living on borrowed time .Time is money . Time is knowledge . Time is everying in America . A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week . This is the working time . In his spare time , he also works hard for money . Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual . In the street you can hardly see that a man walks slowly . They walk very fast . In fact , they are running .They love time because time can bring money and a lot of things . But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants of the clock .11( ) What do the Americans teach their children to do on time?________.A To go to schoolB To workC To do everyingD Both A,Band C12( )In the working people‟s spare time , they may_____.A go out for a tripB play footballC work hard for more moneyD drink beer13( )How many days may a working American work in a week?_____.A 6B 7C 5D 214( )Why do we usually see the Americans walking fast in the street? Because they _____.A value timeB like staying at homeC are afraid to meet othersD love to run15( )The writer mainly talks about _____in the passage.A childrenB moneyC lifeD time完型填空（10分）It was a cold spring morning in the city of London in England. The weather was very cold, and many people were ___1__. So there were many people in the ___2___ waiting room. At the ___3___ of the queue(人或车辆等的行列，长队) was an old woman. The woman was a __4__.She did not live in London. She lived in the ___5___. She was in the city to visit her daughter. She wanted to see the doctor __6___ her back hurt. “ If I get there early, I can see the doctor quickly.” She thought. So she was the first in the queue. She sat ___7__ to the doctor‟s door.An Indian came into the waiting room, and walked quickly to the doctor‟s door. The old woman thought he was a queue jumper. She stood up and took his arm. Slowly, she said, “ We ___8___ here before you. You must __9___ for your turn. Do…you…understand?”The Indian answered, “ No, madam. You don‟t understand! All of you are ___10__ me! I‟m the doctor.”11. A. fine B. ill C. well D. bad12. A. country‟s B. hospital C. teacher‟s D. doctor‟s13. A. head B. foot C. last D. first14. A. jumper B. person C. baby D. visitor15. A. city B. country C. England D. house16. A. when B. why C. because D. whether17. A. nearest B. farther C. nearer D. farther18. A. all are B. come all C. all were D. were all19. A. look B. ask C. wait D. sent20. A. before B. after C. behind D. againstOne day Mrs. Black had a look at Tom‟s shoes21 said , “ 22 dirty your shoes are ! You‟d better clean them now .”“oh , mummy . I cleaned them only yesterday ,”said the boy . “23 they are dirty now . You must clean them again .” “ I don‟t want to clean them today .If I 24 them today , they‟ll be dirty tomorrow .”Mrs. Black 25 for a moment and said 26 .In the evening , Tom came back from school .His mortar 27 supper when he came in .“ Mummy five me some cakes to eat , please .” he said . “ Have you 28 your lunchat school ?” asked Mrs. Black .” yes ,But I‟m hungry again ,” cried the boy , “But if I give you something 29 ,” said Mrs. Black 30 a smile , “You‟ll be hungry again tomorrow .21. A．and B．but C．to D．then22. A．what B．what a C．How D．How a23. A．So B．or C．then D．But24. A．clean B．will C．are going to clean D．Won‟t clean25. A．hoped B．thought C．know D．stayed26. A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing27. A．Cooked B．cools C．was cooking D．cooking28. A．had B．have C．took D．ate29. A．to eating B．eating C．to eat D．eat30. A．on B．by C．to D．withTom was seven years old .He got some money from his mother every week. He 31 a lot of things from the shops 32 in fact he didn‟t need them .One day his mother gave him a notebook and said ,“Now ,Tom ,when you buy something ,I want you 33 it down in this book, and write down 34 you have paid for it , 35 .Then you can 36 it again when your money‟s all gone ,and you won‟t waste so much money next time.”After a week ,Tom 37 his mother “Mum ,before I spend any money now ,I really stop and think!”His mother was very 38 and thought , “Well ,he‟s known how to spend his 39 now.” But she wasn‟t so happy when he added , “Yes ,before I buy anything ,I always 40 myself ,…Am I going to be able to spell that in my notebook?‟”( )31.A . sold B. lent C. bought D. borrowed( )32.A. so B. or C. but D. if( )33.A. will write B. to write C. write D. writing( )34.A. how many B. how long C. how often D. how much( )35.A. also B. too C. either D. so( )36.A. buy B. give C. write D. look at( )37.A. said to B. spoke C. answered D. talked about( )38.A. sad (难受的) B. pleased C. worried D. disappointed(失望的)( )39.A. money B. time C. things D. notebook( )40.A. ask B. made C. reply (答复) D. know。