四、阅读理解

A

It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun was warm but not hot. Mr. Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella(伞)in his hand.

Mr. Black said to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?”

“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”

“Then are you carrying(拿)the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”

“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”

Mr. Black looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am an old man, and my legs(腿)are not very strong, I must have a walking-stick(拐棍)but people will say ‘Look! That man is so old,’ and I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘Look at that stupid(傻的)man. ’ ”

31.This story happened(发生)________.

A. on a spring morning     B. on a cold day

C. on a summer evening     D. in the afternoon

32. —What was the weather like that day? —________.

A. It was raining

B. The sun was too hot

C. It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot

D. It w as cloudy

33. Mr. Black saw the old man________.

A. in the park       B. at the bus stop

C. on the hill       D. in the street

34. The old man had ________in his hand.

A. an old walking-stick     B. a brush

C. a big box        D. an umbrella

35. Which is right?

A. The old man carried an umbrella instead of(代替)his walking-stick.

B. The old man borrowed an umbrella from Mr. Black.

C. Mr. Black and the old man were  good friends.

D. The old man thought(想)it was going to rain.

B

A young man went to a car shop. He was wearing rubber boots(橡胶靴子) and a dirty jacket (脏夹克衫). He needed a haircut(理发)very much. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully(仔细地)and then asked the shop owner(店主),“How much is this car?” “Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen,” the owner answered. “I want sixteen of them,” the young man said. The shop owner smiled coldly. He showed the door to the young man.

In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done(生意做成了). The young man took money out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He said the cars were for himself and his friends. Each of them wanted to get one. He said that he and his friends working on a fishing-boat. “We have got much money this season,” the young man said, “and we want to buy cars.”

36. The shop owner showed the young man the door means________

A. to ask him to go away

B. to ask him to look at the door of the car

C. to tell him where the door of the shop was

D. to let him enjoy the beautiful door of the car

37. How many cars did the young man want to buy for his friends?

A. 18.   B. 17.   C. 16.   D. 15.

38. How much did the young man pay for the cars?

A. 9218.  B. 92180.   C. 147488.  D. 138270.

39. —What was the young man? —He was a________.

A. bank clerk     B. school teacher

C. shop owner     D. fisherman

40. The story tries to tell us________.

A. we can’t tell whether(是否)a man is rich(有钱、富有)by his clothes(根据他的衣服)

B. cars are expensive

C. people wearing rubber boots are rich

D. we can’t show the door to others