江西龙泉高中高三考前英语阅读日日练（五）
Passage 1
Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn’t enough money to nd him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn’t like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was nt to Africa as soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa.
One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprid them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school pasd there. He stopped to listen to him for a while a
nd then said, “Could you plea tell us a rare animal, sir?”
“Certainly,” said Mr. Turner. “One day I met a rhinoceros（犀牛）by a river …”
“Plea wait a minute, sir,” said the man. “There aren’t any rhinoceros in Africa at all!”
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“It’s rare just becau there aren’t any!”
1. Mr. White was born in a _________ family.
A. worker’s B. farmer’s C. soldier’s D. teacher’s
2. Mr. White hoped to be respected becau ___________.
A. only he had been to Africa in the small town B. he was the richest man in their town
C. he knew much about birds and animals in Africa D. he was the only shopkeeper in the town
3. The children often asked him to tell them something interesting becau ________.
A. he had been a soldier by then B. he knew more than any other person in the town
幼儿英语儿歌C. he was friendly to them all D. they hoped to be in Africa, too
4. All people believed Mr. White except ________.
A. the policeman B. the worker
C. the children D. the geography teacher
10. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mr. White saw a rhinoceros in Africa. B. A rhinoceros can often be en in Africa.
C. Mr. White wouldn’t acknowledge he was wrong.
D. The geography teacher had been to Africa, too.
Key: BAADC
Passage 2
Have you ever listenedexceptfor to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’azos,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.
Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,” Ted spoke next. 高二英语必修5“That’s nothing,” he said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted
said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “tsfMy Dad is so clean that he doesn’celebrate什么意思t have to bathe at all.”
1. According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boastillustrates” is __________.
A. to sing a nice song B. to talk big
C. to go on better D. to have a bath three times a day
2. What did Harry boast about?
A. The number of times his father had a bath every week.
B. The size of the bathroom in his home.
C. His father’s car. D. His mother’s family.
3. Who boasted the most?
A. Ted. B. Harry and Ted.
C. Harry and Gavin. D. Gavin.
4. Why did Ted think that Harry’s father was dirty?
A. He had a bath every day. B. He had a bath only twice a week.
C. Ted’s father often had a bath twice a day. D. He never had a bath.
5. What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?
A. He spoke quickly. B. He should have spoken earlier.
C. He was wrong. D. He couldn’t be understood.
Key: BADBC
Passage 3
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choo a suitable Christmas gift for her father.
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She wished that he were as easy to plea as her mother, who was always satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost knocked you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
开学前的准备Partly to have a rest, Edith paud in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show .“They are real silk,” the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade her to buy one. But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever plead her father.
