二、阅读理解
(1)
Tom wanted to buy some new clothes, so he went to a shop. First he asked for some trousers and put them on, but then he took tem off and gave them back to the shopkeeper and said, “No, give me a coat instead of these. ”The man gave him a coat and said,“This one costs the same as the trousers.”Tom took the coat and walked out of the shop with it. The shopkeeper ran after him and said,“You have not paid for the coat!”“But I gave you the trousers for the coat.”said Tom,“They cost the same as the coat, didn’t they?”
“Yes!”said the shopkeeper,“But you didn’t pay for the trousers, either.” “Of course I didn’t!”answered Tom.“I didn’t take them. I am not foolish! Nobody gives things back and then pays for them!”
21.In the shop Tom tried on _____at first.
A. new clothes B. some trousers
C. a coat D. some trousers and a coat
22.The shopkeeper said the trousers cost______.
A. as much as the coat B. more than a coat
C. less than a coat D. not more than a coat
23.Tom went out of the shop_____.
A. without the coat B. with the trousers
C. wearing the coat D. holding the coat
24.Did Tom pay for the coat at all?
A. Yes. B. No.
C. Of course, he did. D. No. But he would pay later.
25.May we do as Tom did when we buy things?
A. Yes. B. Perhaps we can have a try.
C. Never. D. Yes, if you have no money.
(2)
Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable. If you go to a __26__ shop, no assistant will come near to you and said, “Can I help you? ”You __27__buy anything you don’t want. You may try to find out __28__the book you want is. But if you fail, the assistant will lead you there and then he will go away. It seems that he is __29__ selling any book at all.
There is a story which tells us about a good shop. A medical(医学的) student __30__a very useful book in the shop, __31__ it was too expensive for him to buy. He couldn’t get it from the library, either. So every afternoon, he went there to read __32__ at a time. One day, however, he could not find __33__ from its usual place and was leaving when he saw an assistant signing(示意) to him. To his surprise, the assistant pointed to the book __34__, “I put it there so as not to be sold out,” said the assistant. Then he __35__ the student and let the student go on with his reading.
If you spend time in such a bookshop, aren’t you really enjoying yourself?
26.A. good B. bad C. cheap D. expensive
27.A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
28.A. what B. which C. where D. when
29.A. surprised at B. not surprised at C. interesting in D. not interested in
30.A. bought B. found C. read D. took
31.A. but B. and C. so D. or
32.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
33.A. the book B. the shop C. the assistant D. the shopkeeper
34.A. on the floor B. in another man’s hand
C. in a corner D. in his own pocket
35.A. left B. let C. helped D. taught