It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”
“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”
“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”

1. 1.

   The story happened         .

   1. A.
      in a rainy day
   2. B.
      in the afternoon
   3. C.
      on a cloudy morning
   4. D.
      at a bus stop
2. 2.

   It was a very        day.

   1. A.
      hot
   2. B.
      bad
   3. C.
      fine
   4. D.
      cloudy
3. 3.

   There was         in the old man’s hand.

   1. A.
      an umbrella
   2. B.
      a walking-stick
   3. C.
      a bag
   4. D.
      a magazine
4. 4.

   There was something wrong with the old man’s             .

   1. A.
      head
   2. B.
      arms
   3. C.
      legs
   4. D.
      feet
5. 5.

   Which is TURE according to（根据）the story?

   1. A.
      The old man liked the weather.
   2. B.
      The old man thought that it was going to rain.
   3. C.
      The old man was too old to walk by himself.
   4. D.
      The old man wanted people to say he was stupid.

Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning . They had a good rest in a hotel.

The next morning they rented a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later  the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees(遮荫树) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, "Are there any sharks in the river, boy?"

"No, there aren't." answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, "Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?  Yes, sir,"   said the boy. "There're a lot of crocodiles (鳄鱼) in the Water. All the sharks have swum away!"

1. The story happened when it was _________in the two men's country.

       A. spring             B. summer         C. autumn           D. winter

2. The two young men went to Australia to________.

       A. swim in the river                      B. study to drive,

       C. make a travel                         D. find some work

3. Mike and Dick couldn't drive any longer because__________.

       A. the sun was shining in the sky          B. there were no shade trees beside the road

       C. the weather was very hot               D. they were too tired

4. Dick became afraid because__________.

       A. he saw a shark in the water

B. he thought it might be a shark that hit against his leg

       C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree

       D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river

5. Having heard the boy, the two young men began to________.

       A. catch the crocodiles in the water    B. look for the crocodiles there

       C. run to beat the Australian boy      D. come out of the river at once

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.

Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”

“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”

“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”

“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”

Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”

1.The story happened         .

2.It was a very        day.

3.There was         in the old man’s hand.

4.There was something wrong with the old man’s             .

5.Which is TURE according to（根据）the story?

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”
“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”
“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”
【小题1】The story happened         .