IV.阅读理解  阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案。(15分)

A

Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came, he always went to another palace by a forest with his guards and returned to the capital in autumn.

One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn’t tell others about it. He was very happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming at him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it. “It’s your king,” he said to the old man.” I’m hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!”

The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better.” How much must I pay you for that?”

“Eighteen pounds.”

“How dear they are! Are eggs rare(稀有的)here?”

“No,” answered the old farmer. “We have only one king in our country!”

31. _________, he was happy.

A. The river was beautiful                  B. He was swimming in the water

C. The water was warm                    D. The king could swim for a long time

32. When the king saw the bear, he _________.

A. asked the old farmer to help him           B. cried for help

C. ran away quickly                       D. ran outside the forest

33. At last the king found _________.

A. an old house         B. his guards       C. his capital        D. the bear

34. The king felt better because _________.

A. he could sleep in the farmer’s house        B. the bear couldn’t find him

C. he ate four eggs                        D. the farmer knew he was a king

35. Which is the best title of the story?

A. The King and the Old Farmer             B. The King in the Forest

C. The King and the Bear                  D. The Kind hearted King

B

An old scientist recently made several tests with different animals to find out which was cleverer than other animals.

In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees (膝盖) and put his eyes to the keyhole. What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.

36. The scientist did the test to see ____________.

A. if the monkey would steal (偷) the food

B. if the monkey would look for the food

C. if the monkey was cleverer than other animals

D. if some boxes were inside other boxes

37. In one test the scientist put a monkey __________.

A. into a small box                           B. into several small boxes

C. into a box where there was some food          D. in a room

38. After the scientist left the room, the monkey_________.

A. began to eat food                           B. began to look for food

C. looked at the scientist through the keyhole       D. came into the boxes one after another

39. The scientist_______________.

A. got down on his knees and waited outside the door

B. got down on his knees and heard with his ears

C. left the room for a long time

D. looked at the monkey through the keyhole with his eyes

40. To the scientist’s surprise ______________.

A. the monkey got down on its knees

B. the monkey came out of the room

C. the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

D. the monkey put its eye to the keyhole