职高英语阅读题

A

Mr. Black gave his wife money every Friday evening, but she always spent it before the next Wednesday. For the next three days she had none.

Every Tuesday evening Mr. Black asked her, “ But what did you spend all that money on?” and she always answered, “ I don‟t know.”

One Friday Mr. Black brought home an exercise book and a pencil and gave them to his wife along with the money. “ Now look!” he said to her, “ When you get money from me, write it down on the first page, and on the next page write down what you spend the money on.”

When Mr. Black came home the next Tuesday, his wife came to him and showed him the book. “ I have done what you told me,” she said happily. On the first page she had written “ Friday, 28th June, I got 18 pounds from John.” And on the next page, “Tuesday, 2nd July, I have spent it all.”

1. Mr. Black ______ how she had spent the money.

A. wanted to know

B. knew quite well

C. was very clear

D. didn‟t want to know

2. By _______ evening there was no more money left for Mrs. Black.

A. Tuesday

B. Wednesday

C. Thursday

D. Friday

3. Mr. Black told his wife to write down ________ on the next page.

A.when she spent the money

B.where she spent the money

C.why did she spend so much money

D.what she bought with the money

4. __________ Mrs. Black began to write down how much her husband had given her.

A.At the beginning of July

B.On Tuesday evening

C.On Friday evening

D.Every Wednesday

45. In the end, Mr. Black was sure __________.

A.that his wife had a habit of saving money

B.that most of the money had been spent on food

C.about how the money had been spent

D.that his wife spent her money without much care

B

One day a rich lawyer was walking through the street. He stopped to watch a man who was beating a donkey(驴). The donkey seemed to take no notice.

After a while, the lawyer said to him, “ Why are you doing that?”

“ To make the donkey go.” Replied the man.

“ Have you the right to beat the poor animal like that?”

“ Certainly I have,” answered the man. “ It is my donkey and I can do what I like to do with what is mine.”

The lawyer thought for a minute and then told the man that he did not think that

was really right. But the man didn‟t listen to what he said. So the lawyer took his own stick and began to beat the man about the head and shoulders.

“ Stop!” cried the map. “What have I done to deserve(应受) this?”

“Oh,” replied the lawyer, “ this is my stick and I have the right to do what I like to do with what is mine.”

6. In the street the lawyer saw a man _______ a donkey.

A. walking by

B. sitting on

C. feeding

D.beating

7. The donkey seemed to ________.

A. enjoy the beating

B. be dead

C. understand his master

D. pay no attention

8. The lawyer didn‟t think the man ________ beat the donkey like that.

A. had any excuse to

B. needed to

C. had any value to

D. had the right to

9. The lawyer began to beat the man to ____________

A.give the man a lesson

B.make the man hurt

C.save the donkey

D.stop the donkey from going

10. The sentence “ What have I done to deserve this?” means_________

A.“It is none of your business.”

B.“Why didn‟t you stop me beating my own donkey?”

C.“You should not beat me for what I have done.”

D.“You have nothing to do with this matter.”

C

Americans think much about time . From children they learn to value time . As children , they are taught to be on time to go to school , to work and to do everying . When they are having a good time , they say that time flies . When a person is dying , they say he is living on borrowed time .

Time is money . Time is knowledge . Time is everying in America . A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week . This is the working time . In his spare time , he also works hard for money . Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual . In the street you can hardly see that a man walks slowly . They walk very fast . In fact , they are running .

They love time because time can bring money and a lot of things . But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants of the clock .

11( ) What do the Americans teach their children to do on time?

________.

A To go to school

B To work

C To do everying

D Both A,Band C

12( )In the working people‟s spare time , they may_____.

A go out for a trip

B play football

C work hard for more money

D drink beer

13( )How many days may a working American work in a week?_____.