备战考试 | 千锤百练一阅读理解 One day , an old man was selling a big elephant . A young man came up to the elephant and began to look at it slowly . The old man went up to him and said in his ear .Dont say anythig about the elephant before I sell it . Then I will give you some meat . “All right .said the young man . After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some met and said :Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant ?I didnt find the bad ears .said the young man .Then why do you look at it slowly ?asked the old man . The young man said :I never see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like. 1_ the elephant. A. The young man bought B. The old man sold C. The two men sold D. The young man sold 2. The young man looked at the elephant . He wanted to find _. A. its bad ears B. some meat C. a good elephant D. what it looks like 3. The young man _. A.knew the elephant wasnt good B. found the bad ears but didnt tell it . C. looked after the elephant D. got some meat 4.We know that _. A. the two men were not honest B. the young man wasnt a bad man C. the old man was a good man D. the elephant was a very good one 5. The young man looked at the elephant slowly because he _. A. liked elephant B. wanted to buy it C. didnt see any elephant before D. wanted to help the old man B Mary didn not understand such sentences as “She is blue today ! You are yellow . “He has a green thumb .He told a little white lie. “ and so on. And she went to her teacher for help . Mary Green “ In everyday English , Mary , blue sometimes means sad . Sometimes it has other meanings . Yellow means afraid .He has a green thumb “ means “He grows plants well “ And a white lie is not a bad one. Mary :Would you give me an example ofr “a white lie “? Mrs Green:Certainly , now I give you a cake . You dont like it, but you wont say it. Instead , you say ,No, thanks ,Im not hungry .Thats a white lie. Mary “ Oh, I see. Thank you very much. 1. Blue sometimes means sad and is _ English. A. good B. spoken C. poor D. useful 2. I dont have a green thumb , so all my plants _. A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D. are good 3. Tom is _ to climb the tree. Hes yellow. A. happy B. clever C. sad D. afraid 4. He didnt like me to know _ of the accident . he told me a white lie. A. the reason B. the meaning C. the answer D. the true story 5. He is _ today . His father is ill. A. blue B. yellow C. green D. white CBilly is six years old . He has no sister . but he has a brother . Billy likes eating apples , oranges, bananas and so on . Sometimes he eats some of his brothers. And his brother often hits(打)him for that . Its September . He goes to school. One day Billy and his classmates are having a new lesson . “Billy , whats three from five ,please ? “the teacher asks.“Its ., Its .“Now, ifyour sister has five bananas and you eat three of them “Oh, sorry, but Ihave no sister. Ihave a brother only. “ “Good. If your brother has five bananas and you eat three of them, how .“Hell certainly give me a good beating (狠揍一顿)Billy says quickly!1. Billy has _. A. only a sister B. only a brother C. a sister and a brother 2. Billys brother is _. A. older than him B. younger than him C. shorter than him 3. Billys brother _.Ais friendly to Billy B. often gives Billy things to eat C. likes eating things , too 4. Billy is in _. A Grade One B. Grade Two C. Grade Three 5. Billy isnt a _ boy. A. cute B. smart C. intelligent DJohnson likes swimming in a small river near his house. But then his father goes to work in a big city and Johnson goes with his family . Their new house has a garden ,but the garden is very small Johnson is not very happy. “Is there a river near the house ?he askes his father on the first morning . No, there isnt . But there is a big park near here. And theres a pool in it. “ “We are going there this afternoon. “says his father. Johnson is happy. Johnson and his father go to the park in the afternoon. Johnson wants to walk near the pool. Ut he sees a sign . His father reads it to him: “Warning : This pool is dangerous.365 people fell into it. “Johanson looks into the pool carefully , then he says ,I cant see them. 1. There is a _ near Johnsons new house. A. small river B.big park C. small garden D. big pool 2. John isnt very happy because _. A. There isnt a big park B. Theres a pool C. his father goes to work in a big city D. There isnt a river near the newhouse. 3. There is a _ near the pool. A. sign B. river C. garden D. tree 4. The warning tells people _ near the pool. A to look into it B. not to swim C. to be careful D. not to look into it 5. Which isnt right ? A. There isnt a small river near Johnsons house. B. Johnsons father gets a new job in a big