中学英语趣味阅读理解题二十篇（第一篇)One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy came out and asked the man what was the matter.“I have lost my axe,” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is this yours?”“No,” said the man.The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again, “Is this yours?” “No,” again answered the man.Then she showed him the old axe.“Yes, that is mine,” called out the happy man.“I know that well enough,” said the fairy. “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.”1. One day when the man was cutting something, _.A. he fell into the water B. his axe dropped into the river C. his axe fell into a lake D. he saw a beautiful fairy2. The man was sad because _.A. he was poor and had no other axes B. he could not go on workingC. he liked his axe very much D. his axe was a gold axe 3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didnt take them, because he _.A. did not like them B. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. was very rich D. knew these axes were not his 4. At the end of the story the man had _.A. only one axe B. two axes C. three axes D. many axes 5. The fairy helped the man because he was _ man.A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest. (第二篇)The hole in the roadThere was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep. Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I dont pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”1. The farmer lived _. A. in a hole in the road B. near a road C. in a large car D. under a tractor2. Many cars went into the hole because the drivers _. A. were going too fast to stop B. did not see the hole C. did not know the hole was very deep D. liked driving through water3. The farmer _ at night. A. pulled cars out of the hole in the road B. filled the hole with water C. laughed at the drivers of the cars D. worked on his farm4. The farmer made money from _. A. giving things B. selling water C. pulling cars out of the hole D. filling the hole with water5. From this story we know that _. A. we must learn from the farmer B. we shouldnt learn from the farmer C. we should get as much money as possible D. the farmer was kind-hearted(第三篇)A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.The childs mother was very much obliged（感激）to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I dont know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”“Fifty pounds”, he answered.The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.1. The lady was thankful to the doctor because _.A. he had saved her life B. he had saved her sons lifeC. he had lent her some money D. he often called on her2. The doctor refused the ladys purse because he thought _.A. the purse should be given between friends B. the purse was too smallC. the lady was not kind to him D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldnt give him the medical fee3. What the doctor said _ the lady.A. worried B. i