新课标高中英语阅读精选――高一之三（21--30）Passage 21A man was looking for things of old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat, was lying beside the bowl. In order not to draw the farmer's attention to the value of the bowl, the man saidto him in a soft voice, "What a nice cat you have! Won't you sell it to me?""How much would you give me for it? " the farmer opened his eyes and asked."Twenty dollars. Would it be enough?"A few minutes later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said, "My cat will certainly feel thirsty. May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk? "But the farmer said, "I'm sorry I can't give it to you. Thanks to the bowl, I have already sold twenty cats."164w1.The man liked________.A. keeping old thingsB. travelling from village to villageC. meeting farmers2.Why did the man want to buy the cat ? Because_______.A. it was very lovely3.After he bought the cat, the man asked for the bowl, because he thought_______.A. the bowl should go with the catB. the bowl had a beautiful colourC. the farmer didn't know the value of the bowl4.The farmer kept the bowl so that he could _______.A. let another cat use it5.From the story we can see the farmer _______.A. had only one bowlB. was very poorC. didn't like catsD. wasclever Passage 22A young passengerwas looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming to punchthe ticket. He was looking for it in all the pockets of his coats and trousers. What surprised the other passengers most was that they found he had the ticket in his mouth. The conductor quickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to him. When the conductor moved on, all the other passengers couldn't help laughing. One of them said to him at last, "I'm sure you felt foolish just now, sitting there looking everywherefor your ticket when it was right in your mouth all the time.""Foolish?" answered the passenger, "I was chewingthe dateoff." 124w1. From the story we know that the young passenger_______.A. really lost his ticketB. was looking for a lost ticketC. didn't buy a ticket for the tripD. didn't remember where he had put his ticket2.The other passengers were surprised because________.A. the passenger lost his ticketB. the passenger was chewing his ticketC.they saw the ticket was just in the passenger's mouthD.the conductor moved away without questioning the passenger3.It is clear that the conductor ________.A.knew the young man lost his ticketB.didn't know the young man lost his ticketC.knew why the young man was looking for the ticketD.didn't know why the young man put his ticket in his mouth4.Which of the following is true about the conductor?5.The best title for this story is________.A. Ticket Without DateB. Eating TicketC. A Clever ConductorD. A Foolish Passenger词汇扩展①passenger n. 旅客② punch vt. 剪③ chew v. 嚼In a certain school there was a young fellow who caused all sorts of trouble. He talked back to his teachers, he refused to do his homework and he was disrespectful to everyone. Finally the headmaster decided to call the young man's father. The father came to the school to see the headmaster and the two of them discussed lots of problems the young man was causing. As the headmaster talking, the phone rang. He excused himself to the parent and answered it. The person on the other end wanted some information. "Certainly, " said the master, "I have it right here in my desk." He reached for his desk drawer and opened it. There, much to his surprise, was a big, red book with the name: "The Dirty Joke Book." The father of the student was surprised when he saw the book! "Well, Sir." he said to the master, "I suggest you practise what you tell the students to do!" As it turned out, the master had taken the book from a student, put it in his desk drawer, and he had completely forgotten about it! Needless to say, the headmaster had a lot of explaining to do!199w1.The father went to the school because _________.A.his son refused to do his homeworkB.a young man of his school was rude to himC.he had a lot of problems to discuss with the headmasterD.his son had caused a lot of trouble at school2.The "Dirty Joke Book" was __________.A. the master'sB. the young man'sC. the father'sD. some other students'3.Why was the father surprised when he saw the book?A.Because the book was so expensive that few people could own one.B.Because he thought the master had been reading it.C. Because he hadn't thought his son was so bad as to read such a book.D. Because he lost it long ago and at last found it there.4.Who should read "The Dirty Joke Book"?A.Grown-ups.B. Children.C. Neither A nor B.D. Both A and B.5.In the end, the master had to explain ___________.A.what kind of book "The Dirty Joke Book" wasB.why children should not read such a bookC.that he had not read the bookD.when he took the book from a studentPassage 24There was once a storekeeper whose shop was often visited by an old man who never paid his bill. The storekeeper never asked the old man for his debts, and after half a year, the old man came in, took an orange skin, and painted a craneon the wall. Whenever the guests of the store sang, the crane would begin to dance, and for this reason the storekeeper grew rich. After ten years the old man returned, summonedhis crane from the wall and flew off into the sky on its back. The storekeeper built a tower which has been called the Yellow Crane Tower.108w1.I'm sure the story took place in _______.A.HangzhouB. WuhanC. GuilinD. Beijing2.The old man never paid his bill _______.A.because of his povertyB. because of his bad memory3._______, the storekeeper never asked the old man for his debts.A. Being afraid of himB. Being busy with his own job4._______, the storekeeper had grown rich.A.With more shoppers coming to the storeB. With the yellow crane singing and dancingC.Because the absence of the old manD. Because the old man's paying back the money5.Why did the storekeeper build the tower?A.To remember the unusual event.B. To develop his business.C. To show off his riches.D. To warn others not to eat free.词汇扩展①crane n. 鹤② summon v. 召唤Passage 25Two men were travelling in a very lonely and wild part of America. For days they had not even seen a house, but only a few cabins made of wood. One day they met an old Indian hunter. They found that he knew their language and they had a talk with him. They asked him if he could tell what the weather would be like withinthe next few days."Oh, yes," he said, "rain is coming, and wind. Then there will be snow for two days, but after that, it'llbe bright and sunny again.""Isn't that wonderful?" said one man to his friend. "This old Indian knows more of the secret of nature thanwe do with all our science." Then he turned to the old man, "Tell me," he said, "How do you know all that?"The Indian replied, "I heard it on the radio."148w1.For days the two travelers hadn't seen _______ in a far desolate part of America.A.a wooden houseB. anythingC. woodD. a common human house2.One day the two men met an old Indian, who _______.A.lived by hunting animalsB. wanted to hunt with them3.One of the two travelers asked the Indian _______.A. to stay with themB. to teach them his language4.Hearing what the travelers asked, the Indian _______.A.told them that he didn't know anything about the weatherB.told them what he knew at onceC.told them that he liked to listen to the radioD.told them that he knew more about the weather than they did5.The Indian knew all that _______.A.by studying the secrets of natureB. by reading the newspaperC.by watching carefullyD. by listening to the radioMr. Chen living next door to us has a habit of drinking. The best present to him, of course, is wine. Nowhis eldest son brought a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and stared at it for some time. Then wrote "105" onthe corner of the trademark with a pencil, meaning he had already drunk 105 bottles of the famous wine.Two days later, a stranger came. He offered to pay ten yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle. Mr. Chen was pleased and sold it. Several weeks later, his second son brought him another bottle of Mao Tai. While examining and enjoying it, he was suddenly terrified, for he found "105" － the very mark on it.120w1. The story is mainly about _______.2.The story tells us that the stranger was a man who _______.A. took back emptiesB. made false famous wineC. promotedthe sale of Mao TaiD. knew how to meet people's needs3. Mr. Chen sold his empty Mao Tai bottle because _______.A. he had already numbered it "105"B. he knew his second son would bring him anotherC. the price offered was high enoughD. he hoped the bottle could be used again4.When examining and enjoying the wine given by his second son, Mr. Chen was terrified because he found_______.A. the wine was mixed with waterB. he should have marked it "106"C. the wine had exceededthe time limitD. his second son had beencheated 5. According to the story, who do you think learned a lesson?A. The stranger.B. Mr. Chen.C. No one.D. Mr. Chen's eldest son.词汇扩展①empty adj. 空的② promote vt. 促进③ exceed vt. 超出④ cheat vt. 欺骗Passage 27Mr. and Mrs. Jones's flat was full of suitcases, trunksand packed-up furniture. The two of them were busy with pencils and paper, checking their lists of luggage, when there was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open it,and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady came to welcome them to their new home.The Joneses invited her in, after apologizing for the state of the flat."Oh, please don't stand on ceremonywith me," she answered. "Do you know, in some parts of this town neighbours are not at all friendly. There are some streets, and even some blocksof flats, where people don't know their neighbours, not even their next-door ones. But in this block of flats, everybody is friends with everybody else. We are one big, happy family. I am sure that you will be very happy here."The well-dressed lady got a shock when she came to visit the flat the next time, because she found a quite different man and woman in it. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not had the courage to tell her that they were not thenew owners of the flat, who were going to move in the next day, but the old owners who had lived beside herfor two years without her ever having visited them or even noticed their existence.229w1.Mr. and Mrs. Jones's flat was full of suitcases and other packed-up things _______.A.because they received a lot of thingsB.because they were going to post themC.because they bought a lot of thingsD. because they were going to move out2.When there was a ring at the door, the Joneses _______.A.were talking to a well-dressed ladyB. were checking their list of luggage3.The well-dressed lady thought that Mr. and Mrs. Jones were _______.A. her old neighboursB. her friends4.What did the lady think of the people in that block of flats?A.She thought that everybody was friends with everybody else.B.She thought that people didn't know their neighbours.C.She thought that neighbours didn't know their neighbours.D.She thought that people only knew their next-door ones.5.Why did the lady get a shock when she came to visit the flat the next time?A.Because she found that Mr. and Mrs. Jones were her new neighbours.B.Because the Joneses still stayed there.C.Because the Joneses told her that they were going to leave from there.D.Because she found a quite different man and woman in the flat.词汇扩展① trunk n. 大衣箱② furniture n. 家具③ luggage n. 行李④ ceremony n. 典礼⑤ block n. 街区Passage 28A woodcutter was working in the forest when he found a box full of gold coins.Unfortunatelythe woodcutter's wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he hadto prevent her from talking about the gold.He thought about this for a long time, then made a decision. He made some careful preparations, then went home to get his wife. "I have found something in the forest," he told her. "Come with me and I'll show you."His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree. "Look at that," the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. "There's a fish that is growing on that branch!" His wife was surprised,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. "I'll just pull in my net and see what I've caught," the woodcutter said. He pulled in his net and inside it were several hares. "How very interesting," he said. "There are nowhares in the river."Soon after this, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. "Look, wife," he said. "this is what I have found. A box full of gold coins." The next day, his wife could not prevent herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen. "I saw a fish growing out of a tree," she said, "and hares in the river, and then my husband found a box full of gold coins." Of course, nobody believed her!277w1.Where did the woodcutter find the box full of gold coins?A. Before his wife did.B. After his wife did.2. His wife couldn't keep a secret, could she?A. No, unfortunately not.B. Yes, unfortunately she could.C. Yes, she could.D. Unfortunately.3. "Somehow, he had to prevent her from talking about the gold." The word "prevent" here means______.A. makeB. stopC. forceD. hold4. "He pulled in his net and inside it were several hares." The word "hares" means________.A. fishB. flowersC. rabbitsD. gold coins5. ______ She couldn't stop herself.A. Why was she surprised?B. Why were there hares in the river?C. When did she tell her friends?D. Why did she tell her friends?词汇扩展①Unfortunately adv. 不幸地②Somehow adv. 以某种方式Passage 29It was Sunday and Tom was staying home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perchon top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of things.Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crackwas heard and the little boy began crying. "What's the matter, Tom?" his mother looked through the kitchen window.Tom ran into the kitchen."Mum," he sobbed, "I broke Bobby's plate, I didn't know it was so fragile.His mother put her arms round him and said, "Don't feel too bad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby.But how did you break that one? ""I threw this at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate. "In Tom's hand was his father's gold pocket watch!197w1.When did the story happen?A.On a Sunday afternoon.B.On a Sunday morning.C.At noon.D. In the evening.2.When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom_______.A.would like to play with itB.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at itC.would like to give it something to eatD. would smile3. "There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly." Here "kids" means____A. menB. dogsC. childrenD. birds4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?A. An hourB. A dayC. Two hoursD. Half an hour5."Though he never made it" means "___________"A.Though he couldn't hit a bird with a stone or somethingB.Though he couldn't catch the birdC.Though he couldn't have fun from the birdD.Though he couldn't eat the bird词汇扩展①perch vi. 停歇② crack n. 爆裂声③ sob vi. 抽泣养④ fragile adj. 易碎的Passage 30An actor had been out of work for 15 years because he always forgot his lines. Then one day he got a phone call from a director who wanted him for a big part in a play. All he had to say was, "Listen! I hear the cannon roar!"After much worry, the actor decided to take the role. Opening night arrived, and while he waited in the wings, the actor murmured to himself: "Listen! I hear the cannon roar!" The time for his entrance finally came and as the actor made his appearance, he heard a loud broom! He turned around and said, "What on earth was that?"111w1.Why did the actor always forget his lines? _________.A.Because he was too nervousB.Because something was wrong with his brainC.Because he had trouble in remembering thingsD.The story does not tell us2.The lines he should recitewere ________.A.only six wordsB. too long3.Before he made his appearance, the actor murmured to himself the lines several times __________.A.in order to learn them by heartB.because he was afraid that the director would scold himC.because the lines were difficult for him to memorizeD.because he was afraid of being fired4."What on earth was that?" showed that _______.A.the actor wanted to know what was going onB.the actor wanted to find out what kind of sound the director was makingC.the actor forgot his lines againD.the actor liked to find out how things worked5.The actor was __________.A.a good oneB. fit for his workC. unfit for his workD. a disappointed one词汇扩展① roar n. 炮声② wing n.舞台两侧③recite v. 背诵新课标高中英语阅读精选――高一之三（21--30 ）参考答案21.ACCBD22. 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