阅读理解

　　Once in Egypt (埃及) there was a thick forest. In the middle of the lake in this forest lived a terrible ogre (吃人精). Whenever any animal tried to drink from the lake, the ogre would jump out and eat the animal up.

　　One day a group of monkeys came to the forest. Their head was a clever old monkey. He knew about the ogre, so he warned the others,“An ogre lives in the lake in this forest, if he catches you, he will eat you. So don't drink any water from the lake until I tell you it is safe.”

　　The monkeys listened to their head. They got very thirsty, but they stood back from the lake. Then the clever old monkey went near the lake and waited to see if the ogre would appear.

　　When the ogre saw the old monkey, he came out of the water and said,“Come down and drink.”

　　“No,” said the monkey,“if we come to the water, you will eat us.”

　　“Yes,” said the ogre,“but there is no other lake in the forest. Soon you and your friends will have to come here to drink.”

　　The old monkey thought and thought. Then he saw some long reeds (芦苇) growing near the lake. He picked some reeds and gave them to the other monkeys. Each monkey put one end of the reed in its mouth and the other end in the water. Then the monkeys sucked (吸) the water through the reeds. So they stayed away from the lake and still drank as much as they wanted. The ogre was very angry when he saw this and disappeared into the lake.

　　And none of the monkeys saw him again.

(1) If the animals ________ , the ogre would eat them.

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A. went away from the water

B. found some water to drink

C. tried to find some water

D. went near the lake and drank water from it

(2) The clever old monkey warned the others not to drink any water from the lake ________ .

[　　]

A. although it was safe for them to drink

B. because there was an ogre in the forest

C. until he found it was safe

D. until the ogre allow them to do so

(3) The ogre told the old monkey ________ .

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A. there was another lake in the forest

B. he would soon eat all the monkeys

C. not all the monkeys would die without water

D. he wouldn't eat the monkeys any longer

(4) None of the monkeys saw the ogre again because ________ .

[　　]

A. the monkeys were not warned that there was an ogre there

B. the monkeys had left the forest looking for another lake

C. the ogre knew he couldn't catch any monkey any more

D. the ogre moved to another lake looking for food

(5)Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A. The other monkeys wouldn't listen to their head.

B. The ogre was so thirsty that he soon died.

C. The old monkey warned the ogre not to eat them.

D. It was reeds that saved the monkeys.

阅读理解

　　Once in Egypt (埃及) there was a thick forest. In the middle of the lake in this forest lived a terrible ogre (吃人精). Whenever any animal tried to drink from the lake, the ogre would jump out and eat the animal up.

　　One day a group of monkeys came to the forest. Their head was a clever old monkey. He knew about the ogre, so he warned the others,“An ogre lives in the lake in this forest, if he catches you, he will eat you. So don't drink any water from the lake until I tell you it is safe.”

　　The monkeys listened to their head. They got very thirsty, but they stood back from the lake. Then the clever old monkey went near the lake and waited to see if the ogre would appear.

　　When the ogre saw the old monkey, he came out of the water and said,“Come down and drink.”

　　“No,” said the monkey,“if we come to the water, you will eat us.”

　　“Yes,” said the ogre,“but there is no other lake in the forest. Soon you and your friends will have to come here to drink.”

　　The old monkey thought and thought. Then he saw some long reeds (芦苇) growing near the lake. He picked some reeds and gave them to the other monkeys. Each monkey put one end of the reed in its mouth and the other end in the water. Then the monkeys sucked (吸) the water through the reeds. So they stayed away from the lake and still drank as much as they wanted. The ogre was very angry when he saw this and disappeared into the lake.

　　And none of the monkeys saw him again.

(1) If the animals ________ , the ogre would eat them.

[　　]

A. went away from the water

B. found some water to drink

C. tried to find some water

D. went near the lake and drank water from it

(2) The clever old monkey warned the others not to drink any water from the lake ________ .

[　　]

A. although it was safe for them to drink

B. because there was an ogre in the forest

C. until he found it was safe

D. until the ogre allow them to do so

(3) The ogre told the old monkey ________ .

[　　]

A. there was another lake in the forest

B. he would soon eat all the monkeys

C. not all the monkeys would die without water

D. he wouldn't eat the monkeys any longer

(4) None of the monkeys saw the ogre again because ________ .

[　　]

A. the monkeys were not warned that there was an ogre there

B. the monkeys had left the forest looking for another lake

C. the ogre knew he couldn't catch any monkey any more

D. the ogre moved to another lake looking for food

(5)Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A. The other monkeys wouldn't listen to their head.

B. The ogre was so thirsty that he soon died.

C. The old monkey warned the ogre not to eat them.

D. It was reeds that saved the monkeys.

　　Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford (牛津大学) for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parent about Oxford.

　　It happened one night that the father, the mother and the young student were sitting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, “My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned. ”The son smiled and said, “Father, I have studied a science which can make prove (证明) that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens. ”“Well, ” said the father, “this is something I would like very much to know. ”

　　“There are two chickens on the plate, ” said the student, he took one of the chickens in his hand and said. “Here is one more; and one and two makes three. So here are three chickens. ” Then the father took one of the chickens to himself, gave the other to his wife, and said, “I will have one of the chickens myself; your mother shall have another; and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

1．The rich man loved his son very much, so he ________ .

[　　]

A．sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years.

B．wanted him to live at Oxford for two or three years.

C．sent him to Oxford to study.

2．The story happened ________ .

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A．one morning when the family were having breakfast

B．One night when the student and his parents were having dinner

C．one evening when they were sitting at the table

3．The father asked his son ________ .

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A．how much money he had spent at the university

B．how he likes Oxford

C．what he had learned by the end of the first year at the university

4．The student said that ________ .

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A．he could make three chickens

B．he could change the two chickens on the plate into three

C．he could prove the two chickens on the plate were really three

5．In the end ________ .

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A．the student had nothing to eat for his supper

B．each of them had a chicken for their supper

C．the father gave his son the third chicken to eat

　　Newton was a famous scientist. He liked thinking of some (1) and for it he was often absentminded（心不在焉的）. One evening, when he (2) home at eight o'clock, his family went out. He waited for a long time, but no one (3) . He became so worried about them that he couldn't eat. He didn't want to eat anything at all. Then he (4) his wife always took the children to the park on Wednesday and after that she would take them to the (5) . And it was Wednesday that day.

　　Newton was no longer worried. He began to feel (6) He ate some bread, meat and tomatoes. After supper he fell (7) in the chair. Later on a little noise woke him up. He (8) that someone had entered the house. They slipped into（潜入）the sitting room, (9) turning on the lights.

　　Jumping off the chair, he thought, “ (10) !”

　　Then he heard, “What are you doing here, Daddy?”Now he understood: They were his children.