初中英语阅读训练.doc

初中英语阅读训练
 The Farmer, His Horse, and His son 
　　 Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. 
　　Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead. Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? 
　　Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time. 

　　1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____. 
　　A. before it was dead 
　　B. before it become too tired 
　　C. before it market was over 
　　D. before it was as old as he was 
　　2. The two men on the road ____. 
　　A. asked how far it was to the market 
　　B. said they thought the horse looked very tired 
　　C. asked why the farmer was not ridingon his horse 
　　D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk 
　　3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____. 
　　A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse 
　　B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked 
　　C. the boy to ride instead of his father 
　　D. only one person to ride such a long way 
　　4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____. 
　　A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk 
　　B. the three old men stopped them on the road 
　　C. he did not know why he was walking 
　　D. his son could not ride the horse by himself 
　　5. The young woman was most sorry ____. 
　　A. for the old man 
　　B. for the farmer's young son 
　　C. that it was not far to the market 
　　 D. for the horse 
　　（答案：ACDAD） 

　　I Want to Be a Dustman 
　　Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy. He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." 
　　"A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Because then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" 
　　"Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day." 
1. What kind of boy was Tom? 
　　A. Tom was a clever boy. 
　　B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work. 
　　C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard. 
　　2. What were his father and mother? 
　　A. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. 
　　B. His father was a worker, his mother was a doctor. 
　　C. His father was a doctor, so his mother. 
　　3. What did his parents want him to be when he grew up? 
　　A. They wanted him to be a dustman. 
　　B. They wanted him to be an officer. 
　　C. They wanted him to be a doctor. 
　　4. What did Tom say he wanted to be? 
　　A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins. 
　　B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school. 
　　C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital. 
　　5. Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week? 
　　A. Because Tom heard of this. 
　　B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before. 
　　C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thurday at his house. 
　　（答案：BCCAC）