阅读理解.

　　A man was selling medicine at a fair (集市).At first he sold bottles of a cure (药剂)for colds(感冒)for just a dollar a bottle.

　　Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

　　Then，when he had a big crowd，the man held up a very small bottle.

　　“And now. ladies and gentlemen.” he shouted．“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.”

　　“And，ladies and gentlemen，”the man continued(继续).“I am not going to charge (向……要价……) you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen. I am going to charge you just ten dollars you can live forever.”

　　Most of the people in the crowd did not believe (相信)this.

　　One person shouted．“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it?”

　　Then the other man cried，“Yes，you look as if you are at least sixty years old．”

　　“Thank you，sir，thank you，”the man answered，“I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.”

　　The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by.“Is that true?” he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?”

　　“Don't ask me，”the assistant said，“I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

(1)What did the man sell at first at the fair? He sold ________ .

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A．a cure for colds

B．bottles

C．a cure for old age

D．a medicine that made people live forever

(2)The people didn't believe his medicine could cure old age because ________ .

[　　]

A．the medicine was too cheap

B．the medicine was too expensive

C．he looked quite old himself

D．he didn't look honest

(3)How much did the man charge for the cure for old age? He charged ________ .

[　　]

A．one dollar a bottle

B．twenty-five dollars a bottle

C．ten dollars a bottle

D．fifty dollars a bottle

(4)What does the word “assistant” mean in this passage (段落)?

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(5)What does this passage really mean?

[　　]

A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B．The man is not honest and so is his assistant.

C．The cheaper the medicine is the mole people will buy.

D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people  

live forever.

　　A man was selling medicine at a fair（集市）. At first he sold bottles of a cure（药剂）for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

　　Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd（人群）collecting money and handing out bottles of cure. Then when he had a big crowd, the man held up a very small bottle, “And now, ladies and gentlemen,”he shouted.“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever（永远）.”

　　“And ladies and gentlemen,” the man continued（继续）.“I am not going to charge（向……要价）you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to charge you just ten dollars and you can live forever.”

　　Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “If it can make you live forever, why don't you drink it?” Then another man cried, “Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years old.” “Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered. “I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.”

　　The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by. “Is that true?” he asked. “Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?”

　　“Don't ask me,” the assistant said. “I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

(1) At the fair the man sold ________ at first.

[　　]

(2) The people didn't believe his cure for old age because ________.

[　　]

A．the medicine was too cheap

B．the medicine was too expensive

C．he looked quite old himself

D．he looked young

(3) The man charged ________ for the cure for old age.

[　　]

(4) In the passage the word “assistant” means ________.

[　　]

(5) What does the passage really mean?

[　　]

A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive．

B．The man is not honest, and so is his assistant．

C．The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D．The two men are very honest, and they would like to help people live forever．

阅读理解.

　　A man was selling medicine at a fair (集市).At first he sold bottles of a cure (药剂)for colds(感冒)for just a dollar a bottle.

　　Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

　　Then，when he had a big crowd，the man held up a very small bottle.

　　“And now. ladies and gentlemen.” he shouted．“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.”

　　“And，ladies and gentlemen，”the man continued(继续).“I am not going to charge (向……要价……) you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen. I am not going to charge twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now，ladies and gentlemen. I am going to charge you just ten dollars you can live forever.”

　　Most of the people in the crowd did not believe (相信)this.

　　One person shouted．“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it?”

　　Then the other man cried，“Yes，you look as if you are at least sixty years old．”

　　“Thank you，sir，thank you，”the man answered，“I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.”

　　The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by.“Is that true?” he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?”

　　“Don't ask me，”the assistant said，“I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

(1)What did the man sell at first at the fair? He sold ________ .

[　　]

A．a cure for colds

B．bottles

C．a cure for old age

D．a medicine that made people live forever

(2)The people didn't believe his medicine could cure old age because ________ .

[　　]

A．the medicine was too cheap

B．the medicine was too expensive

C．he looked quite old himself

D．he didn't look honest

(3)How much did the man charge for the cure for old age? He charged ________ .

[　　]

A．one dollar a bottle

B．twenty-five dollars a bottle

C．ten dollars a bottle

D．fifty dollars a bottle

(4)What does the word “assistant” mean in this passage (段落)?

[　　]

(5)What does this passage really mean?

[　　]

A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B．The man is not honest and so is his assistant.

C．The cheaper the medicine is the mole people will buy.

D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people  

live forever.

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile. “More! More!” cried the crowd. And Louis Satchmo Armstrong took his horn(喇叭) and began to play again. Here he was in England. Now a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. Wherever he went people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans. He lived there as a boy. How many years ago was it? It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis' family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of Louis' teachers asked him to be in the school band. “This horn is yours until you leave our school,” his teacher said. Louis' music was jazz and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didn't learn to read music until he was a man.

　　When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew he had a wonderful talent(才能). Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river. He played in little towns and in big cities. Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns－sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting. “He does make wonderful music,” said the man who listened happily. “Yes,” said another man, “he makes that horn speak.” Then the music ended and the crowd cheered. Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes, “I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play. I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours. Isn't it beautiful how music brings us together!”

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示)

1．Where was Louis from?

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2．Who knew Louis' name?

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3．When did he learn to read music?

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A．After he became an adult.

B．When he was a boy.

C．When he was in the school band.

D．He never learned to read music.

4．What is Louis Armstrong most famous for？

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A．His great happy smile.

B．His sad and slow songs.

C．His wonderful jazz music.

D．His beautiful speech.

5．What brings Louis and other people together?

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6．What does the story mainly tell us?

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A．It tells us of the origin of jazz music.

B．It tells us of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

C．It tells us how Louis came to play his horn.

D．It tells us how English people loved Louis and his horn.