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henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.
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'tlikethecountrylifeatall b.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohim
c.hisholidaywasover d.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer
3.“…andyouarecomplaining!
”,theword“complain”means______.
a.夸奖 b.解释 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.ashortholiday d.henryandthefarmer.
afarmerhadacow.
afarmerhadacow.hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.hetelephonedthevet.
“what’stheproblem?
”thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.
“mycow’sill,”thefarmersaid.“idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.she’slyingdownandwon’teat.she’smakingastrangenoise.”
thevetlookedoverthecow."she’scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine."
hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"giveherthese.thepillsshouldmakeherbetter."
“howshouldigivethemtoher?
”thefarmerasked.
thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,"putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.that’llmakeit."
thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.
“how’syourcow?
”thevetasked.
“nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andi’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”
“oh?
”thevetsaid,"why?
"
“ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“iputthetubeinthecow’smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”
“and?
”thevetasked.
“thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.
1.inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.
a.thefarmer'sfriend b.amilkfactory c.ahospitalforcows d.adoctorforanimals
2.thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______
a.couldn'tliedown b.didn'teatthepills c.couldn'tmakeanynoise d.wasill
3.whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?
a.bottleofpills. b.alongtube. c.twopills. d.asmallbox.
4.thevettaughtthefarmerhow_________.
a.toblowthetube b.tomakethecowtakethepills
c.totakethemedicine d.toputthetubeinhismouth
5.whichofthefollowingistrue?
a.thefarmeratethepillshimself.
b.thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.
c.thevetcametohelpthefarmerchangethecowthenextday.
d.thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.
Ellenparkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.
Ellenparkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.shewassoonoutofbreath(气喘吁吁).
“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.
shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.
“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”hesaid.“it’sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”
helookedheroverthengavehersomeadvice.
“ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.itcouldkillyou.”
Ellenparkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.
Thenextdayshewentshopping.thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop(肉铺).
“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak(牛排),please,”shesaid.
“certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.
hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale(秤).
“that’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.
“thatbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.
thebutcherworkedouttheprice.
“at$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?
”
“oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.
“ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?
”
“mydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.”
1.WhydidEllenparkervisitthedoctor?
A.shehadhadaheartattack. B.shehadaproblemwithherhealth.
Cshewasunhappyaboutherweight. D.shecouldnotsleepwell.
2.whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?
A.toloseweight. B.toeatmoremeat.
C.tocomeandseehimagain. D.tolookafterherheart.
3.whydidEllenparkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?
A.shewantedtobuysomefordinner. B.shewantedtoloseweight.
C.herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.D.shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.
4.whatwasEllenparker'srealproblem?
A.sheatetoomuchsteak. B.sheweighedtoomuch.
C.thedoctordidnotknow. D.shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.
5.whatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen?
A.shemightputonmoreweight. B.shemightstopeatingtoomuch.
C.shemighthaveaheartattack. D.shemightgotoanotherdoctor.
Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.
Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.
“howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?
”Thereporteraskedthebanker.
thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“Ithinkanybodywhoisinvitedtothewhitehousetomeetthepresidentoftheunitedstatesisreallyimportant.”
Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“doyouagreewiththat?
”Sheasked.
themanshookhishead,“no.Ithinkthepresidentinvitesalotofpeopletothewhitehouse. you’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthepresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthepresidentoftheussaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”
Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“doyouthinkso?
”
“no,Idon’t.”Hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.thatmakesthepresidentimportant.”
“thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?
”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.
“oh,Ithinkifthevisitortothewhitehousewastalkingtothepresidentandthephonerang,andthepresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’”
1.Thisstoryhappenedin_______.
A.england B.america C.japan D.Australia
2.thereare_______inthispassage.
A.twomenandtwowomen B.threemenandonewoman
C.threewomenandoneman D.fourwomen
3.thebankerthought_______.
A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker
B.thevisitortothewhitehousewasreallyimportant
C.thevisitorwhometthepresidentoftheunitedstatesinthewhite housewasreallyimportant.
Dthereporterwasreallyimportant
4.theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.
A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompanies
B.thebankerwasreallyimportant.
C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofnewyorkwasreallyimportant
D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthepresident,thepresidentwould notansweranytelephonecall
5.theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.
A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork
B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant
C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothepresidentandthepresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitor
D.thepersonwhoworkedinthewhitehousewasreallyimportant
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