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英语中考三轮复习011
SectionII趣味幽默篇
Passage13
Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.
Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”
“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”
Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.
Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.
“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?
”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?
”
“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”
“Oh.What?
”
“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”
“What'swrongwiththat?
”Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”
“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”
“Luckyyou!
”
“Youdon'tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”
“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!
”
“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare(敢)stayfordinner!
”
1.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?
A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.
C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.
2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause______________.
A.hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohim
C.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer
3.“…andyouarecomplaining!
”,theword“complain”means__________.
A.夸奖B.说三道四C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚
4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?
A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.
B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.
C.Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.
D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Whatabeautifulfarm!
B.Haveagoodtime. C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.
Passage14
Afterreturningfromherroundtrip,theangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation.“Therailwayowesme12pounds,”shesaidtoHarryJenks,theyoungmanworkingattheoffice.”YousoldmeaticketforMay22nd,buttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme12pounds.”
Harrywasworried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket.“Comeintotheoffice,Madam,”hesaidpolitely.“I’lljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nd.”
Thewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asHarrysoondiscovered.TherewasnosailingonMay22nd.Howcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistake?
Heshouldn’thavesoldheraticketforthatday.Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild.“Youlooksunburnt,”hesaidtoher.“DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?
”
“Yes,”sheanswered,shyly.“Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswimtoo!
”
“That’sfine,”saidHarry.“Mylittlegirlcan’tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she’sonlythree…”
“I’mfour,”thechildsaidproudly.“I’llbefourandahalf.”
Harryturnedtothemother.“Irememberyourticket,Madam,”hesaid.“Butyoudidn’tgetoneforyourdaughter,didyou?
”
“Er,well…”thewomanlookedatthechild.“Imean…shehasn’tstartedschoolyet,she’sonlyfour.”
“Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticket,Madam.Achild’sreturntickettoJerseycosts…letmesee…13.50pounds.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakeismine….”
Thewomanstoodup,tookthechild’shandandlefttheoffice.
1.Thewomanwasangrybecause__________.
A.shecouldn’tusetheticketforherroundtrip
B.shehadtoreturnhomeadayearlierthanshehadplanned
C.shespentmoremoneythanshehadexpected
D.HarryhadsoldheratickettoJerseywheretherewasnosailing
2.Harrywasworried__________.
A.thewomanwasangrywithhim
B.hehadnotdonehisworkcarefully
C.theJerseytimetablewaswrong
D.thelittlegirldidn’thaveareturnticket
3.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl___________.
A.becausehewasintroubleanddidnotknowwhattodo
B.becausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirl
C.becausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsonice
D.whenhesuddenlyrealizedthathecouldfindawayoutfromthelittlegirl
4.WhenHarrysaid,“Thelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakewasmine…”hemeantthat____.
A.theymustfollowitwithoutotherchoice,eventhoughthemistakewashis
B.hehadtobestrictwiththewomanbecauseofthelaw,althoughhedidn’twantto
C.thewomanhadtopayhim1.50poundsandtherailwaywouldpayherforthehotel
D.sheshouldpay1.50pounds,buthehadmadeamistake,shecouldgowithoutpaying
5.Thewomanlefttheofficewithoutsayinganythingbecause_______________.
A.shewantedtogohomeandgetmoneyforthechild’sticket
B.shewassoangrythatshedidn’twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththeyoungman
C.shewasmoved(感动)byHarry’skindness
D.sheknewshewouldhavetopaytherailwayifsheinsisted(坚持)
Passage15
Threetravelers,Allan,CarlandPaulweresittingonthechairsinatrainstation.Theywerewaitingforatrainthatwasverylate.
Topassthetime,theybegantalkingtoeachother.
Atfirst,theytalkedabouttheweatherandtheirwork.ThenPaulsaid,"Tellme—whatwouldyoumostliketodoifyourdoctortellyouthatyouhaveonlythreemonthstolive?
"
Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke.
“Well,”hesaid,“ifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,I’lltakeallmymoneyoutofthebankandgotoforeigncountriesforholidayswithmybestfriend,Erik.I'dliketotraveltotheplacesintheworldasmanyaspossible.AndI'llstayatthebesthotelsandtheneatthebestfood.IthinkI'llhaveawonderfultime.”
“That'sveryinteresting.”Paulsaid.
Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,“Andwhataboutyou?
”
“I'lltellyouasecret,”Allansaid.“Ialwayswanttobearacingdriver.SoifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,thefirstthingI'dliketodoistosellmyhouse.WiththemoneyI’llbuythefastestcarintheworld.MaybeIcanenterallthebigmotorraces.”
Thenhelaughed,"Imightevenendup(以……而告终)worldchampion.”
“Nowit'syourturn,”Allanwenton,“Ifyourdoctortellyouthebadnews,whatwouldyoumostliketodo?
”
“Oh,”saidPaulwithasmile.“I’llgoandseeanotherdoctor.”
1.Thethreemenweretalking_____________.
A.inthepostofficeB.inthewaitingroom
C.onthetrainD.onthechairs
2.Themancalled________answeredthequestionfirst.
A.CarlB.AllanC.ErikD.Paul
3.Themenbegantotalkabouttheweatherandtheworkbecausethey__________.
A.didn'tknowanythingnewB.wantedtopassthetimequickly
C.hadnothingtodoD.wereveryinterestedineachother'swork
4."Imightevenendupworldchampion."Heretheword"champion"means________inChinese.
A.名人B.赛车手C.大款D.冠军
5.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thetraindidn'tarriveontime.
B.Paulwantedtobuyaracingcarverymuch.
C.Allanwasthesecondmantoanswerthequestion.
D.Carldidn'tliketravelingatall.
Passage16
AnEnglishtravelerfoundhimselfinNorwaywithonlyenoughmoneytobuytheticketforhisjourneybackhome.AsheknewthatitwouldtakehimonlytwodaystogettoEngland,hedecidedthathecouldeasilyspendthetimewithoutfood.Soheboughtaticketandgotontheship.Themanclosedhisearstothesoundofthelunchbell.Whendinnertimecame,hedidn’tgotodinningroom,sayingthathewasnotfeelingverywell.
Thenextmorninghestilldidn’thavebreakfastandatlunchtimeheagainstayedinhisroom.Butatdinnertimehewassohungrythathewenttothedinningroomandateeverythingthewaiterputinfrontofhim.Hegotreadyforthequarrel.
“Bringmethebill,”hesaid.“Thebill,sir?
”saidthewaiterinsurprise.“Thereisn’tanybill.Onourshipmealsareincluded(包括)inthemoneyfortheticket,”saidthewaiter.
1.Thestoryhappened_______.
A.inEnglandB.onashipfromNorwaytoEngland
C.inNorwayD.onashipfromEnglandtoNorway
2.Whydidn’tthetravelergotothedinningroomfirst?
A.Becausehehadnomoney
B.Becausehedidn’tfeelverywell
C.Becausehedidn’twanttoeatanything
D.Becausehedidn’thearthesoundofthebell
3.Thetravelerwenttothedinningroomtoeatsomethingbecause_______.
A.hisfriendhadgivenhimsomemoney
B.thewaiterhadaskedhimtochangehismind
C.helearnedthattherewasnobillontheship
D.hewastoohungry
4.Howmanymealsdidthetravelerhaveontheship?
A.OnlyoneB.TwoC.ThreeD.None
5.Afterthetravelerfinishedeating,________.
A.hehadaquarrelwithwaiteroverthebill
B.hedrankalot
C.heaskedthewaitertobringhimthechange(零钱)
D.hecametoknowthattravelersontheshiphadfreemeals
Passage17Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewas
veryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.
“What’stheproblem?
”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.
“Mycow'sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.