八年级英语阅读训练四文档格式.docx

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（A）washurtbythepenny（B）hadasuddenillness

（C）hadplannedtoseehisdoctor（D）washurtbythefatmanandotherpeople

3.Whobelievedinthesayingquoted（引述的）atbeginningoftext?

（A）Tom 

（B）MostpeopleinEngland

（C）Thenfatman 

（D）Thewriterofthestory

二

Oncetherewasanoldmanwhowasveryfondofbeingtoldlies.“Anymanwhocantellmetwoliescanmarrymyonlydaughter.”Soalltheliars（说谎者）throughthecountrycametohishouse.Buthesaidtoallofthem,“Iamnotsatisfiedwithyourstoried.Iwillnotgivemydaughtertoanyofyou.”

Oneday,however,ayoungmancameandsaid：

“Itwillbeveryhotinsummerandyoushouldgooutnowanddigabigholeunderthestreet.Thenwhenthehotweathercomes,youcansellitandmakesomemoney.”

“That’sawonderfullie,”answeredoldman,“Andthenext?

”

Theyoungmantookanoldpaperfromhispocket.

“Thisisabond（债券）ofdebtamounting（合计）toonemillionwhichyourfatherborrowedfrommebeforehedied.Ihavecometoaskforpayment.”

Nowtheoldmandidn’tknowwhattodo.“IfIsayitisalie,Imustgivehimmydaughter.Butifsayit’snotalie,Imustpayallthemoney.”hesaidtohimself.Intheendhehadtosay,“It’salie.”Andtheyoungmanmarriedhisdaughter.

1.Whatdidayoungmandotooldmanoneday?

（A）Hetoldtheoldmanagoodlieandatruestorybuttheoldmandidn’t

wanttoacceptthefact.

（B）Hetoldtheoldmantwofactsbuttheoldmansaidtheywerelies.

（C）Heliedtotheoldmanandhislieslefttheoldmannootherchoice

buttogiveuphisdaughter.

（D）Hemadetheoldmanpayhimagreatdealofmoney.

2.Whydidtheoldmanlettheyoungmanmarryhisdaughter?

（A）Becausehethoughttheyoungman’slieswerereallywonderful.

（B）Becausehedidn’twanttopayalotofmoney.

（C）Becausehelovedliesmorethanhisdaughter.

（D）Becausehedidn’twanttopayhisdebttotheyoungman.

3.Whatkindofpersonwastheyoungman?

（A）Hewasarichman’sson.

（B）Hewasthebestliarofthecountrytheoldmanhadevermet.

（C）Hewasgoodattellingcleverlies.

（D）Hewasanhonestpersonwhotoldliesjustundercertaincircumstance.

4.Forwhatpurposedidtheyoungmancometotheoldman?

（A）Totellhimgoodlies.

（B）Tomarrytheoldman’sdaughterandteachhimalesson.

（C）Togethisfather’smoneybackandifhecouldn’tgettheoldman’s 

daughterinstead.

（D）Toshowthathewasmorecleverthananyotherliarinthecountry.

三

Theownerofalargecompany,whowasabouttotakeatripoverseas,droppedintohisofficeearlyinmorningtomakesomearrangement.Hewastelephoningforaticketforhistripwhenthenightwatchmancamein,whowasbackfromwork,andsaid“Goodmorning”totheowner.Thenhetoldhimthathehaddreamedthatverynightofhisemployer’s（雇主）planecrashing（坠毁）aftertake-off.Theownerwassurprisedtohearthis.Hedecided,however,therewassomethinginwhatthenightwatchmansaid.Hepostponed（延期）histrip.

Asthingsturnedout,thenightwatchman’sdreamwascorrect.Thatdaytheplaneexploded（爆炸）justafterleavingtheground.Theownersentforthenightwatchmanandgavehim5,000dollarsandaletter.Hesaid.“I’mverysorrytodoso.ButIhavetodoso.Readtheletterwhenyougethome.”

Thepuzzledmanhurriedhomeandtoretheletteropeninahurry.Aftertakingalook,heturnedpale.Therewasonlyonesentenceinit.Andheknewthathehadbeenfired.

1.Intheofficetheownerwas____.

（A）waitingforthenightwatchman

（B）writingalettertobookhisticket

（C）preparingforhistrip

（D）thinkingwhetherhewouldbelievewhatthenightwatchmansaid 

2.Theownerwasgoingtotrip_________.

（A）withhisfamily（B）byair

（C）bywater（D）bytrain

3.Hepostponedhistrip.Herethework‘postponed’means____.

（A）putoff（B）regretted

（C）insistedon（D）stopped

4.Theownergavethenightwatchman5,000dollars____.

（A）becausethenightwatchmanhadsavedhimintimeofdanger

（B）asaprizeforhishardwork

（C）ashiswage

（D）asreward

5.Thesentenceintheletterwouldprobablybe“____”

（A）Thenightwatchman’sdutyistostayawakethewholenight.

（B）Idon’twanttouseamanwhohassavedme.

（C）Thanksalotforyourdream.

（D）Idon’tlikeamanwhodreamsstrangedreams.

四

Cokearrivedatalonelyhouse,buthedarednotentertheroom.Helistenedforseveralsecondsbuthecouldnothearanythingatall.Andyettherewassmokecomingfromthechimneyandtherewasalightoninthefrontroom?

“Whyisitsoquiet?

Isitatrap（圈套）?

Arethepolicewaitingformeinthere?

”heaskedhimself.Hewenttothefrontdoorandpushedit.Tohissurpriseitwasopen!

Hewentinveryquietly.Inthefrontroomtherewasafireburninginthefireplace.Theroomwasclean,smallandverywarm.Therewasverylittlefurnitureinit.Therewerealsosomephotosontheshelfabovethefire.Theywereyellowandold.

SuddenlyCokefroze.Therewassomeoneelseintheroom.Heknewit.Hecouldfeelit!

Heturnedaroundquicklyand,atthesametime,puthishandonhispocket.Therewasasmallknifethere.Hesawanoldwoman.Shehadacovereddishinherhandsandtherewasasweetsmellofmeatandvegetablescomingfromit.Shedidnotlookafraid.Shedidnotevenlooksurprised.

“I’msorry.”Shesaid,andputthedishdownonthetable.Cokecouldhardlybelievehisears.Herehewas,astrangerinherhouseandyetshesaidshewassorry!

“I’msorry.”Shesaidagain.“Ididn’thearyou.Peopleoftencometothedoorandknock,butIdon’thearthem.I’mgladyoucamein.”

1.Whenhegottothehouse,Cokedidn’tgointoitatonce.Because____.

（A）thesmokewascomingfromthechimney（B）itwasdark

（C）hethoughtitmightbeatrap（D）therewasnonoisecomingfromit

2.Cokewassurprisedthat____.

（A）hedidn’tknockatdoor（B）therewasverylittlefurnitureintheroom

（C）thedoorwasopen（D）therewasnobodyinit

3.Cokeputhishandinhispockettotakehisknifebecause____.

（A）heturnedquickly 

（B）hewasfrightened

（C）hewantedtolookathisknife 

（D）hewantedtokillsomeone

4.Thewomansaidshewassorry,shemeant____.

（A）shedidn’thearthemanknockatdoor（B）shedidn’tknowtheman

（C）shedidn’thavesupper（D）shehadsolittlefurniture

5.Fromthispassagewecaninfer（推论）thatthewoman____.

（A）wasblind 

（B）wasveryrich

（C）wastoooldtoclosethedoor 

（D）wasdeaf

6.Fromthispassagewecaninferthattheman____.

（A）wantedtokillthewoman（B）knewthewoman

（C）wasthewoman’sson（D）wasamanthepoliceweresearchingfor

五

RoseandTomhadbeendating（约会）formanyyears.EveryweekendtheywenttoafilmtogetheronSaturdaynight.OnSundaystheywenttothebeach（海滨）inthesummerandtothecountryinthewinter.

RoseknewthatTomwantedtomarryher,andshewantedtomarryTom,too.Shewaitedpatientlyforhimtoaskhertomarryhim.However,althoughheoftentoldherhelovedher,heneversaidanythingaboutmarriage.ThismadeRoseunhappy.Shewasnearlythirty.ShebelievedthatifTomdidn’tmarryhersoonshemightnevermarry.Shedidn’twanttobeaspinster（老处女）.Shewantedtohaveahusbandandafamilyofherown.

Oneevening,astheywerewalkinghomeafterafilm,shesaid,“Tom,don’tyouthinkitistimeyouaskedmesomething?

”Tomthoughtforamoment.Heknewwhatshewasthinkingabout.Atlasthesaid,“I’msorry,Rose,butIdon’tthinkIhaveanythingtoaskyouatthistime.”“ThenIwillhavetoaskyou,Tom,”Rosesaid,“Ican’twaitanylonger.I’mgettingold.”Shestoppedwalkingandlookedathim.“Tom,”shesaid,“We’veknowneachotherfortenyears.Iloveyouandyouloveme.Willyoumarryme?

”TomtookholdofRose’shand.“Rose,”hesaid,“Iwanttomarryyou,butwecan’tgetmarriedyet.Wehavenowheretolive.Idon’thavemuchmoneyandneitherdoyou.Wecan’tbuyaplaceofourown.”

“Thatisn’timportant,”Rosesaid.“Wecanlivewithyourparents.”

Tomshookhishead.“I’msorrybutthatisn’tpossible.”“Whynot?

”Roseasked.“Becausemyparentsarestilllivingwiththeirparents,”heexplained.

1.WhatdidRoseandTomdoonSaturdaynights?

（A）wenttothebeach 

（B）wenttoafilm

（C）visitedthecountryside 

（D）wentforawalk

2.WhatdidRosewantTomtoaskher?

（A）togotothefilmswithhim 

（B）tovisitherparents

（C）togoswimming 

（D）tomarry

3.HowlonghadTomandRosebeendating?

（A）aboutayear 

（B）sincetheyleftschool

（C）formorethannineyears 

（D）sinceRose’sthirtiethbirthday

4.Whycouldn’tTommarryRose?

（A）Hewasmarriedtosomeoneelse.（B）Theywouldhavenowheretolive.

（C）Hisparentsdidn’tlikeher.（D）Shewastooyoung.

六

Along,longtimeago,therelivedanoldwidow（寡妇）inahut（小屋）intheforest.Herhusbandhadbeenkilledbyatigersomeyearsbefore.Lifewasdifficultforherandherdaughter,Xi