John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought it looked like a girl's hair, but they never made jokes(玩笑) about it, because John was a big, strong man, and he didn't think the joke about his hair were funny(可笑的).

John went to the barber's twice a month to have his hair cut and washed. One day the barber said to him,“Now why don't you let me cut most of this hair off and your head tidy? Nobody would recognize(认出) you if I did that, I am sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds, and then he said,“Maybe you are right, but I am sure that nobody would recognize you, either, if you did that to my hair.”

1．John wore long hair because ________.

[　　]

A．he was an artist(艺术家)

B．the barber wouldn't like to cut it short

C．his hair grew too fast

D．he liked it to be long

2．John's friends never made jokes about his hair because ________.

[　　]

A．his hair wasn't funny

B．John didn't like the jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him

C．John was big and strong

D．John liked his hair very much

3．A barber is a ________.

[　　]

A．man who makes clothes for people

B．shop where one's hair can be washed and cut

C．doctor who gives medicine to treat illness(治病)

D．person who cuts men's hair

4．The barber advised(建议) John ________.

[　　]

A．to have his hair cut short

B．to cut off his long hair

C．cut off most of his hair

D．not to be recognized by his friends

5．John's answer was ________.

[　　]

A．right

B．a great praise(称赞) to the barber

C．a joke

D．a threat(威胁) to the barber

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阅读下面短文，从每小题的4个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought that it looked like a girl's hair, but they never made jokes about it, because John was a big, strong young man, and he did not think jokes about his hair funny.

　　John always went to the barber's (理发店), twice a month to have his hair cut and washed, and one day the barber said to him, “Now why don't you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head tidy? Nobody would recognize (认出) you if I did that, I'm sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds, and then said, “Perhaps you are rightI am sure that nobody would recognize you either if you did that to my hair.”

1．John kept long hair because ________.

[　　]

A．John was a girl

B．the barber wouldn't like to cut it short

C．John liked it to be long

D．the hair grew too fast

2．His friends never made jokes about the hair because ________.

[　　]

A．the hair wasn't funny

B．John didn't like jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him

C．John was big and very strong

D．John liked his hair very much

3．A barber is a ________.

[　　]

A．man who makes clothes for people

B．shop where one's hair can be cut and washed

C．doctor who treats head sickness

D．person who cut man's hair

4．The barber advised (建议) John ________.

[　　]

A．to have his hair cut short

B．to cut off most of his hair

C．to be cut off his long hair

D．not to be recognized by his friends

5．John's answer was ________.

[　　]

A．right

B．a great joke

C．a threatening (威胁) to the barber

D．a great praise to the barber

阅读下面短文并根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。

　　John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought it looked like a girl's hair but they never made jokes about it, because John was a big strong man and he didn't think jokes about his hair funny.

　　John always went to the barber's twice a month to have his hair cut and washed, and one day the barber said to him, “Now why don't you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head tidy? Nobody would recognize(认出) you, if I did that, I am sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds, and then he said, “Perhaps you are right, but I'm sure that nobody would recognize you either if you did that to my hair.”

1．John kept long hair because ________.

[　　]

A．John was a girl

B．the barber didn't like to cut it short

C．John liked it to be long

D．the hair grew too fast

2．His friends never made jokes about the long hair because ________.

[　　]

A．the hair wasn't funny

B．John didn't like jokes about the hair and they were afraid of him

C．John was old

D．John liked his hair very much

3．A barber is a ________.

[　　]

A．man who makes clothes for people

B．shop where one's hair can be washed and cut

C．doctor who treats head sickness

D．person who cut man's hair

4．The barber advised(劝告) John ________.

[　　]

A．to have his hair cut

B．to cut off most of his hair

C．to keep his long hair

D．not to be recognized by his friends

5．John's answer was ________.

[　　]

A．right

B．a great praise(称赞) to the barber

C．a great joke

D．something against the advise