英語閱讀趣味幽默篇英語閱讀趣味幽默篇英語閱讀趣味幽默篇資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月英語閱讀趣味幽默篇版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：SectionII趣味幽默篇Passage13Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife”

“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”“Oh.What”

“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”“What'swrongwiththat”

Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”

“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”“Luckyyou!”“Youdon'tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!”“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare(敢)stayfordinner!”1.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?

A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause______________.A.hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohimC.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer3.“…andyouarecomplaining!”,theword“complain”means__________.A.夸獎B.說三道四C.抱怨D.故弄玄虛4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.C.Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatabeautifulfarm!B.Haveagoodtime.C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.Passage14Afterreturningfromherroundtrip,theangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation.“Therailwayowesme12pounds,”shesaidtoHarryJenks,theyoungmanworkingattheoffice.”YousoldmeaticketforMay22nd,buttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme12pounds.”Harrywasworried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket.“Comeintotheoffice,Madam,”hesaidpolitely.“I’lljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nd.”Thewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asHarrysoondiscovered.TherewasnosailingonMay22nd.HowcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistakeHeshouldn’thavesoldheraticketforthatday.Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild.“Youlooksunburnt,”hesaidtoher.“DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey”

“Yes,”sheanswered,shyly.“Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswimtoo!”“That’sfine,”saidHarry.“Mylittlegirlcan’tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she’sonlythree…”“I’mfour,”thechildsaidproudly.“I’llbefourandahalf.”Harryturnedtothemother.“Irememberyourticket,Madam,”hesaid.“Butyoudidn’tgetoneforyourdaughter,didyou”

“Er,well…”thewomanlookedatthechild.“Imean…shehasn’tstartedschoolyet,she’sonlyfour.”“Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticket,Madam.Achild’sreturntickettoJerseycosts…letmesee…13.50pounds.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakeismine….”Thewomanstoodup,tookthechild’shandandlefttheoffice.1.Thewomanwasangrybecause__________.A.shecouldn’tusetheticketforherroundtripB.shehadtoreturnhomeadayearlierthanshehadplannedC.shespentmoremoneythanshehadexpectedD.HarryhadsoldheratickettoJerseywheretherewasnosailing2.Harrywasworried__________.A.thewomanwasangrywithhimB.hehadnotdonehisworkcarefullyC.theJerseytimetablewaswrongD.thelittlegirldidn’thaveareturnticket3.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl___________.A.becausehewasintroubleanddidnotknowwhattodoB.becausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirlC.becausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsoniceD.whenhesuddenlyrealizedthathecouldfindawayoutfromthelittlegirl4.WhenHarrysaid,“Thelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakewasmine…”hemeantthat____.A.theymustfollowitwithoutotherchoice,eventhoughthemistakewashisB.hehadtobestrictwiththewomanbecauseofthelaw,althoughhedidn’twanttoC.thewomanhadtopayhim1.50poundsandtherailwaywouldpayherforthehotelD.sheshouldpay1.50pounds,buthehadmadeamistake,shecouldgowithoutpaying5.Thewomanlefttheofficewithoutsayinganythingbecause_______________.A.shewantedtogohomeandgetmoneyforthechild’sticketB.shewassoangrythatshedidn’twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththeyoungmanC.shewasmoved(感動)byHarry’skindnessD.sheknewshewouldhavetopaytherailwayifsheinsisted(堅(jiān)持)Passage15Threetravelers,Allan,CarlandPaulweresittingonthechairsinatrainstation.Theywerewaitingforatrainthatwasverylate.Topassthetime,theybegantalkingtoeachother.Atfirst,theytalkedabouttheweatherandtheirwork.ThenPaulsaid,"Tellme—whatwouldyoumostliketodoifyourdoctortellyouthatyouhaveonlythreemonthstolive"

Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke.“Well,”hesaid,“ifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,I’lltakeallmymoneyoutofthebankandgotoforeigncountriesforholidayswithmybestfriend,Erik.I'dliketotraveltotheplacesintheworldasmanyaspossible.AndI'llstayatthebesthotelsandtheneatthebestfood.IthinkI'llhaveawonderfultime.”“That'sveryinteresting.”Paulsaid.Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,“Andwhataboutyou”

“I'lltellyouasecret,”Allansaid.“Ialwayswanttobearacingdriver.SoifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,thefirstthingI'dliketodoistosellmyhouse.WiththemoneyI’llbuythefastestcarintheworld.MaybeIcanenterallthebigmotorraces.”Thenhelaughed,"Imightevenendup(以……而告終)worldchampion.”“Nowit'syourturn,”Allanwenton,“Ifyourdoctortellyouthebadnews,whatwouldyoumostliketodo”

“Oh,”saidPaulwithasmile.“I’llgoandseeanotherdoctor.”1.Thethreemenweretalking_____________.A.inthepostofficeB.inthewaitingroomC.onthetrainD.onthechairs2.Themancalled________answeredthequestionfirst.A.CarlB.AllanC.ErikD.Paul3.Themenbegantotalkabouttheweatherandtheworkbecausethey__________.A.didn'tknowanythingnewB.wantedtopassthetimequicklyC.hadnothingtodoD.wereveryinterestedineachother'swork4."Imightevenendupworldchampion."Heretheword"champion"means________inChinese.A.名人B.賽車手C.大款D.冠軍5.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetraindidn'tarriveontime.B.Paulwantedtobuyaracingcarverymuch.C.Allanwasthesecondmantoanswerthequestion.D.Carldidn'tliketravelingatall.Passage16AnEnglishtravelerfoundhimselfinNorwaywithonlyenoughmoneytobuytheticketforhisjourneybackhome.AsheknewthatitwouldtakehimonlytwodaystogettoEngland,hedecidedthathecouldeasilyspendthetimewithoutfood.Soheboughtaticketandgotontheship.Themanclosedhisearstothesoundofthelunchbell.Whendinnertimecame,hedidn’tgotodinningroom,sayingthathewasnotfeelingverywell.Thenextmorninghestilldidn’thavebreakfastandatlunchtimeheagainstayedinhisroom.Butatdinnertimehewassohungrythathewenttothedinningroomandateeverythingthewaiterputinfrontofhim.Hegotreadyforthequarrel.“Bringmethebill,”hesaid.“Thebill,sir”

saidthewaiterinsurprise.“Thereisn’tanybill.Onourshipmealsareincluded(包括)inthemoneyfortheticket,”saidthewaiter.1.Thestoryhappened_______.A.inEnglandB.onashipfromNorwaytoEnglandC.inNorwayD.onashipfromEnglandtoNorway2.Whydidn’tthetravelergotothedinningroomfirst?

A.BecausehehadnomoneyB.Becausehedidn’tfeelverywellC.Becausehedidn’twanttoeatanythingD.Becausehedidn’thearthesoundofthebell3.Thetravelerwenttothedinningroomtoeatsomethingbecause_______.A.hisfriendhadgivenhimsomemoneyB.thewaiterhadaskedhimtochangehismindC.helearnedthattherewasnobillontheshipD.hewastoohungry4.Howmanymealsdidthetravelerhaveontheship?

A.OnlyoneB.TwoC.ThreeD.None5.Afterthetravelerfinishedeating,________.A.hehadaquarrelwithwaiteroverthebillB.hedrankalotC.heaskedthewaitertobringhimthechange(零錢)D.hecametoknowthattravelersontheshiphadfreemealsPassage17Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.“What’stheproblem”

Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.“Mycow'sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She'smakingastrangenoise.”Thevetlookedoverthecow."She'scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine."Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter."“HowshouldIgivethemtoher”

thefarmerasked.

Thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That'llmakeit."Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.“How'syourcow”

thevetasked.

“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”“Oh”thevetsaid,"Why"“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow'smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”“And”

thevetasked.

“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.1.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.A.thefarmer'sfriendB.amilkfactoryC.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals2.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______A.couldn'tliedownB.didn'teatthepillsC.couldn'tmakeanynoiseD.wasill3.Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?

A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube.C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox.4.Thevettaughtthefarmerhow_________.A.toblowthetubeB.tomakethecowtakethepillsC.totakethemedicineD.toputthetubeinhismouth5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself.B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.C.Thevetcametohelpfarmerchangethecowthenextday.D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.Passage18Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant”

thereporteraskedthebanker.

Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiterHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.”Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat”

sheasked.

Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso”

“No,Idon’t.”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant”

thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.

“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’”1.Thisstoryhappenedin_______.A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia2.Thereare_______inthispassage.A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewomanC.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen3.Thebankerthought_______.A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbankerB.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportantC.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesD.thereporterwasreallyimportant4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompaniesB.thebankerwasreallyimportantC.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportantD.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkB.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportantC.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitorD.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportantPassage19Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders.“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramidsaretheworld'sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds，theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld”Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime，andthenhesaid,“Well，Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However，inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos”theyexclaimed.“Butthat'sasimplething.”“Oh,no，it'snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinterorsummer”1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”meansinChinese“_____”.A.電冰箱B.洗衣機(jī)C.電風(fēng)扇D.保溫瓶2.Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld'sgreatestwonderwasbecause_____.A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideasC.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause_____.A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptianC.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____.A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputerC.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummerD.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause_____.A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworksC.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputersPassage20Anoldmanwasgoinghomelateonenightwithhishorseandcartafteraday'shardwork.Whenhewasnotfarfromhishouse,thelightonthecartwentout.Hetriedbutcouldnotmendit.Hewasnearhishome,andsohewentalongtheroadwithoutalight.Whenapolicemansawthis,hestoppedtheoldcarter."Where'syourlight"

askedthepoliceman."Noonemaytakeacartalongaroadatnightwithoutalight.Youknowthat.You'vebrokenthelaw.

"Ihadalight,"saidtheoldman,"butithasjustgoneout.""Idon'tbelievethatstory,"saidthepoliceman.Hetookoutabookandgotreadytowrite."What'syournameandwheredoyoulive"

heasked.

"Pleasedon'ttakemyname,"saidtheoldman."Myhouseisjustthere.Youcanseeitfromhere.Ihadalightnearlythewholeway.Ihaven'tcomefarwithoutalight.""Youcameallthewaywithoutalight.What'syourname"

Thecarterquicklytookthepoliceman'shandandputitdownonthetopofthelight.Thelightwasstillhot,andburntthepoliceman'shand.Hejumpedandhewasveryangry."Now,whatdoyouthink"saidthecarter."DidIcomeallthewaywithoutalight"1.Inthepassage"Cart"is___________.A.somethinglikeacarB.somethinglikealightC.somethingpulledbyahorseD.somethingwithalight2.Theoldmandrovehome___________.A.onthebackofhishorseB.lateonenightC.verylateeverynightD.withapoliceman3.Wheredidthepolicemanstoptheoldman?

A.Nearhishome.B.Atthetrafficlights.C.Underaroadlight.D.Farfromhishouse.4.Thecartwasstoppedbythepolicemanbecause________.A.theoldmandidn'thavealightB.thepolicemandidn'tbelievetheoldman'swordsC.theoldmandidnotwanttotellhisnameD.theoldman'slightwasn'ton5..Howdidtheoldmanmakethepolicemanbelieve(相信)hiswords?

A.Hemadethepolicemantouchthelight.B.Hejumpedandshoutedangrily.C.Hemadethepolicemanangry.D.Heburntthepoliceman'shands.Passage21EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstars.Shewassoonoutofbreath(氣喘吁吁).“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”hesaid.“It’sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”Helookedheroverthengavehersomeadvice.“Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.”EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop(肉鋪).“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak(牛排),please,”shesaid.“Certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale(天平).“That’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.“Thatbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.“At$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou”

“Oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.“Ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou”

“MydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.”1.WhydidEllenParkervisitthedoctor?

A.Shehadhadaheartattack.B.Shehadaproblemwithherhealth.C.Shewasunhappyaboutherweight.D.Shecouldnotsleepwell.2.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

A.Toloseweight.B.Toeatmoremeat.C.Tocomeandseehimagain.D.Tolookafterherheart.3.WhydidEllenParkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?

A.Shewantedtobuysomefordinner.B.Shewantedtoloseweight.C.Herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.D.Shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.4.WhatwasEllenParker'srealproblem?

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.B.Sheweighedtoomuch.C.Thedoctordidnotknow.D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen?

A.Shemightputonmoreweight.B.Shemightstopeatingtoomuch.C.Shemighthaveaheartattack.D.Shemightgotoanotherdoctor.Passage22(Incourt(法庭),thejudgeaskstheboynamedHenrysomequestions.)Judge:Canyoutellushowtheaccidenthappened?

Henry:Yes,sir.ThefarmerdroveveryfastwhenImetwithhim.Hiscarknockedmedownandhurtmyarm.Judge:(Tothefarmer)Wasthatright?

Farmer:No,sir.ButitrainedheavilyandIcouldn’tdrivefast.Judge:Soyoudon’tthinkyouknockedhimdown?

Farmer:Yes,Idid.ButIdidn’tseehimmendinghisbikeinthemiddleoftheroad.Judge:Well.Didyousendhimtoahospital?

Farmer:Yes.Butthedoctorsaidtherewasnothingserioustohim.Judge:(ToHenry)Doyouagreewithhim?

Henry:Yes,sir.ButmyleftarmoftenhurtsandIcan'tliftitatall.Judge:Couldyoushowushowyoucanliftitnow?

Henry:Sure.(Slowlytheboyliftshisarmbelowhisnose.)Judge:Poorboy!Andhowhighcouldyouliftitbeforetheaccident?

Henry:Oh,Icouldliftitveryhighlikethis.(Holdinghisleftarmupoverhishead)Judge:ButIdon'tthinkthere'ssomethingwrongwithyourarm.Henry:I...I...Soitis.Butmylawyer(律師)tellsmetodoso.根據(jù)上面的對話，在短文的空白處填寫一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使短文內(nèi)容與對話意思相符。Ithappenedona(1)_________day.AboynamedHenrywas(2)_________hisbikeontheroadwhileafarmer's(3)______knockedhimdown.Thefarmersenthimtoahospitalandthedoctorsaidnothing(4)________happenedtotheboy.Buthisparentshopedtheboycouldbepaidmore(5)_________forit.Theyaskedforalawyer's(6)_______.Thelawyertaughttheboy(7)______tosayincourt.Henrytoldthejudgehisarmhurtandthathecouldn't(8)________itup.Thejudgeaskedhimtoshowittohim.Hecouldliftitbelowhisnose.Thejudgeaskedhimhow(9)_______hecouldliftitbeforetheaccident.Theboy(10)___________whatthelawyersaidandlifteditoverhishead!SectionII趣味幽默篇答案與解析Passage13【答案與解析】假日里，亨利喜歡到海邊去旅游。有一次，他想去西山農(nóng)場享受一下田園風(fēng)光，并計(jì)劃在那兒度過一個月的時間?？墒橇钊梭@奇的是，才去四天之后他就回來了。當(dāng)朋友問起其中的緣由時，亨利說道：第一天，農(nóng)場里死了一只羊，晚餐時美美地吃了一頓烤羊肉；第二天農(nóng)場死了一頭牛，又吃了一頓燒牛肉；第三天農(nóng)場死了一頭豬，結(jié)果又吃了一頓烤豬肉?？墒?，到了第四天，農(nóng)場主死了，我不敢再留下來吃飯了。1.A。第二段的首句“…butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.”即是答案的出處。2.C。本題考查根據(jù)語境進(jìn)行分析判斷的能力。由上下文，顯然可知這是報紙上的一則廣告信息。3.B。本題考查通過上下文對詞匯的推測能力。根據(jù)亨利的敘述可得出此答案。4.B。這由“Adifferentmeateveryday,andyouarecomplaining!”一句可知。5.C。本來打算要在鄉(xiāng)村農(nóng)場過一個暑假，結(jié)果四天之后就回來了。這能不是個短暫的假期嗎？用此作標(biāo)題既切合題意，又具有幽默的味道。

Passage14【答案與解析】這篇短文的大致情節(jié)是：一位婦女向車站售票員索要12英鎊，原因是：由于售票員工作的疏忽，買給這位婦女的票是5月22日的，那天并沒有輪船出航。這位婦女和自己的女兒只好在旅館住了一宿，花去了12英鎊?？墒钱?dāng)售票員和這位婦女攀談時，得知她四歲的女兒沒有買票，而兒童票價是13.5英鎊。結(jié)果，這位婦女非但沒有得到12英鎊的補(bǔ)償，反而欠車站1.5英鎊。1.C.這是一道辨認(rèn)事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。粗看D似乎應(yīng)該是此題的答案，但仔細(xì)辨認(rèn)一下就不難發(fā)現(xiàn)短文中確定指出五月二十二日那天沒有去Jersey的輪船，可是當(dāng)讀完thewomen所說的話后，你就會清楚地知道她生氣的主要原因是她多花了一宿住旅店的錢。2.B.仔細(xì)閱讀短文的二、三段就可以知道是因?yàn)镠arry沒做好工作，5月22日晚上在Jersey無船的。3.A.短文中的這句“Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild.”是解答該題的依據(jù)。4.D.根據(jù)上下文對事情和年輕的售票員思想過程的敘述，可知這句話的意思是：按規(guī)定那婦女要付小孩的票錢，但售票員也有錯。因此，他希望互相不追究，所以正確答案為D。5.D.從最后年輕人的那段話，及那位婦女一句話都沒說，站起來，牽起小女孩的手就離開了票房這一事實(shí)，可以推理出那婦女的思想過程，即如果她要堅(jiān)持讓票房賠她一晚住宿營費(fèi)的話，那么車站也可以按規(guī)定要她補(bǔ)買小女孩的票，這樣她就會多付1.5英鎊，因此，她也就不再堅(jiān)持了。Passage15【答案與解析】這篇幽默故事講的是：三個人在談?wù)摗叭绻蠓蚋嬷氵€能活三個月的時間，你最想做什么？”這個問題。其中一個人說他將從銀行取出所有的錢和朋友一塊去度假，并盡可能多地旅游一些地方。另一個人說他將買掉自己的房子，買一輛好車，做一名賽車手。也許能有機(jī)會參加汽車大賽。第三個人說，如果大夫告訴他這個壞消息，他將再去看一個醫(yī)生。1.B.根據(jù)題意，這三個人在火車站等火車，當(dāng)然是在候車室。2.A.答案就在“Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke.”這句話中。3.B.短文第二句即是本題的答案。4.D.由Allan說的話，可推測出D為最佳答案。5.C.“Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,‘Andwhataboutyou’

”這句話以及后邊的回答是解答本題的關(guān)鍵之所在。Passage16【答案與解析】本文的故事情節(jié)是：一位英國人到挪威旅游?；丶业臅r候發(fā)現(xiàn)自己身上的錢只能夠買一張票的。想到只需兩天就能回到家，他決定這期間就不吃東西了。到開飯的時候，他就一個人呆在船艙里，就這樣一直挨到第二天下午?？傻搅顺酝盹垥r，他餓得實(shí)在受不了了，于是決定挨揍一頓也要去吃。然而，等他吃完飯向服務(wù)員要賬單時，服務(wù)員說這條船上的用餐是免費(fèi)的，因?yàn)橛貌唾M(fèi)已包括中船票中了。1.B。文章開頭兩句是本題的答案之所在。2.A。根據(jù)“…withonlyenoughmoneytobuytheticketforhisjourneybackhome.”和“…decidedthathecouldeasilyspendthetimewithoutfood.”可知。3.D。由題意可知，這位旅客餓得受不了，于是就去了餐廳。4.A。前文說這位旅客只消兩天就能回到英國。第一天沒有吃東西，第二天的早、午飯也沒吃。待吃了這頓晚飯明天就可以到家了。所以他只吃了一頓飯。5.D?！癟hereisn’tanybill.Onourshipmealsareincluded(包括)inthemoneyfortheticket.”即是本題答案的出處。Passage17【答案與解析】這篇令人忍俊不禁的幽默的主要內(nèi)容是：一個農(nóng)夫的牛病倒了。獸醫(yī)給了他一些藥和一根管子，并告訴他怎么樣用這根管子給牛喂藥。第二天，獸醫(yī)再次到農(nóng)場時發(fā)現(xiàn)那位農(nóng)夫坐在家門口，一臉的焦慮不安。原來他的牛病情并沒有好轉(zhuǎn)。他說自己按照獸醫(yī)的囑咐做了，可當(dāng)他將管子插入牛的嘴里，并放進(jìn)兩粒藥丸，正想吹氣時，牛卻先吹了一口氣。1.D。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，很容易推測出該詞的漢語意思是“獸醫(yī)”。答案當(dāng)然是D。2.D。由“She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She'smakingastrangenoise.”可以排除A和B。C顯然不對。3.C?！癏etookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishand…”一句是答案的出處。4.B。由“HowshouldIgivethemtoher”

這句話可知。5.A.根據(jù)短文最后一句話，不難想象，沒等農(nóng)夫吹氣，牛先吹了一口氣，將藥丸吹到了農(nóng)夫的嘴里。Passage18【答案與解析】短文的梗概是：一名電視臺記者向三個很富有的人問了這樣一個問題：如何判斷一個人是不是重要人物。銀行家認(rèn)為凡被邀請到白宮與美國總統(tǒng)會見的人都是重要人物。擁有世界上最大公司的那個人卻不贊同。他說被邀請去白宮的人太多了。但如果正當(dāng)你與總統(tǒng)談話時，另一個國家的總統(tǒng)來了電話，美國總統(tǒng)說他太忙了，不能接電話。這才說明你確實(shí)是重要人物。然而第三個人卻認(rèn)為這只能襯托美國總統(tǒng)的地位。他說如果正當(dāng)來訪者與美國總統(tǒng)談話時電話鈴響了，美國總統(tǒng)拿起電話聽了聽，然后對來訪者說，“找你的?！边@個人是最重要的人物。1.B。答案即是短文首段的第一句“Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.”。2.A。記者和那三個重要人物，共二男二女。關(guān)于男女性別可在下文中說話人的話語中可以看出來。3.C。由“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiterHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant”這句可知。4.D。同上題一樣，本題也屬表層理解題。答案就在“You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePre