高中基础英语阅读理解
高中基础英语阅读理解3
Mr. 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 driver
B. he worked in a factory
C. he had a lot of work to do
D. he had worked there for a long time
2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
A. she couldn’t find any work
B. she thought he r husband was tired
C. her husband spent all time in gambling
D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
3. _______, so he was put into lockup.
A. Mr. Lang often gambled
B. Mr. Lang was late for work
C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home
D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police
4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
A. he didn’t love her any longer
B. he wouldn’t stop gambling
C. he had been put into lockup
D. he was hardly sent away by the factory
5. 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 truly
1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _______ for the table and the four chairs.
A. $ 65.50
B. $ 68.00
C. $ 2.50
D. no money
2. 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 disappointed
C. 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 boy
B. a baby girl
C. the son of one’s brother’s or sister’s
D. the daughter of one’s brother’s or sister’s.
4. Reading the passage, we can know _______.
A. Americans have only first names
B. Americans have only family names
C. Americans have both first names and family names
D. 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 towns
B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends
C. train the new soldiers
D. make the young men live quietly
2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.
A. he was kind to them
B. they felt lonely
C. they had something important to do
D. they were the best of all
3. The young officer was worried because _______.
A. a traffic accident had happened
B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
C. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on time
D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town
4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.
A. something was wrong with their buses
B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back
D. they all had drunk much in the town
5. 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.