Once three men got to the Dover station at about nine o'clock that evening.

One of them asked a porter(行李搬运工)what time the next train for London was. The porter answered, "You have just missed one. They go hourly. The next train is at ten."

The three men decided to go off the station. So they went to a bar.

A minute or two after ten o'clock they came running into the station. The porter told them the train had just gone. So they went back to the bar, They missed the eleven o'clock train in the same way. The porter said, "Now the next train is the last one, if you miss that, you won't get to London. tonight."

Twelve o'clock came, and the last train was starting out when all of the three ran to catch the train as fast as they could. Two of them went into a carriage(车厢) ,but the third of them didn't run fast enough. The train went out and left him behind. He laughed until tears came into his eyes. Then he caught hold of the porter's hand and said, "Well, I myself have to go to London, and they only came here to see me off."

1. At Dover station, train went to London      .

A. at about nine o'clock every morning

B. only once a day

C. every hour

D. in a minute or two after ten o'clock

2. The three men didn't catch up with the nine o'clock train. So they decided to go off the station and to        .

A. get the tickets

B. get the drink

C. take a walk in the street

D. make a phone call in the bar

3. The last train didn't start out until it was

A. the next day

B. time for sleep

C. a minute or two after 10 o'clock

D. the middle of that night

4.         missed the last train for London.

A. The third of the three

B. The friends of the third man

C. None of the three men

D. All of the three

5. Which of the following is true?

A. The third man didn't run as fast as the other two.

B. The third man changed his mind and didn't want to leave.

C. The train didn't start off on time.

D. The third man laughed for he was glad to see his friends off.

阅读理解

　　Three men got to Dover station a few minutes after nine o'clock one evening. They asked a guard,“What time is the next train for London?”

　　The guard said,“You've just missed one. A train goes every hour. The next one is at ten o'clock.”

　　“That's all right.”they said,“We'll go and have a drink.”So they went to a bar (酒吧间).A minute or two after ten o'clock they came running and asked the guard ,“Has the train gone?”

　　“Yes,”the guard said.“It was at ten, as I told you. The next train is at eleven o'colck.”

　　“That's all right,”they said again.“We'll go and have another drink.”So they went back to the bar.

　　They missed the eleven o'clock train in the same way. Then the guard said,“Now, the next train is the last one. If you miss that train, you won't get to London tonight.”

　　Twelve o'clock came , and the last train was just starting out when the three of them came out of the bar running as fast as they could. Two of them got on the train just as it was leaving, but the third one didn't run fast enough, and the train went out leaving him behind. He stood there looking at the train and laughing, as if (好像) to miss the train was the best joke in the world. The guard went up to him and said,“I told you that this was the last train. Why didn't you come earlier?”

　　The man kept laughing until tears (眼泪) came into his eyes. Then he caught hold of (抓住)the guard and said,“Did you see the two men get into the train and leave me here?”

　　“Yes, I did.”

　　“Well , I was the only one to leave for London. They were here only to see me off!”

1．The guard told the three people that ________.

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A．there was a train in the evening

B．there were trains all night

C．there was a train every sixty minutes

D．there were no trains in the evening

2．One of the three men missed the train ________.

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3．They couldn't get the train because ________.

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A．they had a drink

B．they went to the bar

C．the train left too soon

D．they left the bar too late

4．The man laughed because ________.

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A．his friends who came to see him off got on the train instead of him

B．it was funny (好玩) to miss the train

C．he didn't really want to go to London

D．his friends didn't have to go to London

5．Which is the best title (题目) of this story?

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A．The Train And The Guard

B．The Two Men On The Train

C．Three Men Had A Drink

D．Three Men At The Station