阅读理解

　 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 mall．“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 old man said，“I am an 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 him．’When I carry an umbrella in fine weather people only say，‘Look at that stupid marl’．”

(　 )1．The story happened__________．

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

(　 )2．It was a very_______ day．

　　　 A．hot　　　　　 B．bad　　　　　 C．fine　　　　　　　 D．cloudy

(　 )3．There was________ in the old man’s hand．

　　　 A．an umbrella　 B．a walking stick C．a bag　　　　　　　 D．a magazine

(　 )4．There was something wrong with the old man’s________．

　　　 A．head　　　　 B．arms　　　　 C．legs　　　　　　　 D．feet

(　 )5．Which is TRUE according to the story?

　　　 A．The old man liked the weather．

B．The old man thought that it was going to rain．

C．The old man was too old to walk by himself．

　　　 D．The old man wanted people to say he was stupid．

Tom lived in a city．and his hair was always cut by the same old man．He always cut Tom’s hair with a style as Tom liked，and while he was doing it。the two men talked about football．

    One day，when Tom was sitting in his chair，and his hair was being cut as usual，the old marl said to him，“Tom，I’m going to be sixty-five years old next month and I feel tired，so I am going to sell my shop to a young man．He likes to cut hair for people．

    Tom was very sad to hear this，because he enjoyed talking to the old man，and he was also worried that his hair would not be cut as well by the new young man as it had been for so many years by his old friend．

    He went to the shop again the next month，and the new young man was there．He cut Tom’s hair, but he did it badly．

    The next month，Tom went into the shop again．The young man asked，him how he would like his hair cut，and Tom answered，“Please cut it very short on the right side．but leave it as it is on the left．It must cover my ear．One top，cut all the hair away in the middle，but leave a piece at the front．”

    The young may was very surprised when he heard this，“But sir, "he said，“I can’t cut your hair like that．”“Why not?” Tom asked, "That’s how you cut it last time．”

1．Who always cut hair for Tom?

A．His new friend                                      B．A young mall

C．An old woman                                         D．His old friend

2．Why did the old man sell his hair-cutting shop?

A．He didn’t like to cut hair any longer．        B．He didn’t like to see Tom

C．He was old and felt tired．                 D．The young man ordered him to do so．

3．Why was Tom sad to hear what the old man said? Because he was afraid nobody．________

A．would talk about football with him           B．could cut his hair as he wanted it

C．liked to cut his hair                       D．would become his friend

4．From the passage we know_________

A．Tom liked his hairstyle cut by the young man last time

B．the young man could cut hair in all different styles

C．Tom wanted the young man to know how badly he did last time

D．the young man was an old hand at cutting hair

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Tom and the old man．                            B．Tom’s hobby

C．Talking about football                               D．Haircut

    Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car．One evening he was driving along a    road and looking for a small hotel，when he saw an old man at the side of the road．He stopped    his car and said to the old man．“I want to go to the Sun Hotel．Do you know it?”

    “Yes．”the old man answered．“I’ll show you the way．”

    He got into Pat’s ear，and they drove for about twelve miles．When they came to a small    house．the old man said．“Stop here．”

    Pat stopped and looked at the house．“But this isn’t a hotel．”he said to the old man．

    “No，”the old man answered，“this is my house．And now I’ll show you the way to the    Sun Hotel．Turn around and go back nine miles．Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left．”

1．Where was Pat looking for?

   A．The Sun Hotel．           B．The Moon Hotel．

   C．The Star Hotel．              D．The old man’s house．

2．Whom did Pat meet?

   A．A policeman．  B．An old mall．  C．An old woman．D．A nurse．

3．Where did the old man take Pat to?

   A．The Sun Hotel．                  B．A supermarket．

   C．The old man’s House．           D．The Star Hotel．

4．How far did Pat drive after the old man got on his car?

   A．Five miles．    B．Twelve miles．           C．Three miles．  D．Nine miles

5．How far was the hotel from where Pat saw the old man?

   A．Twelve miles．  B．Nine miles．        C．Three miles．  D．Five miles．