It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”
“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
【小题1】The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night
【小题2】When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .

It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”

“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.

After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”

1.The story probably happened _______ .

A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night

C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night

2.When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was

_____ .

A．happy            B．not happy         C．angry             D．disappointed

3.The driver was not happy any more because ________ .

A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi

B．the young man wouldn’t give him money

C．the young man was carrying two big bags

D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars

4.Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.

A．3                B．2                C．13               D．15

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two taxi drivers were both honest.

B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.

C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.

D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

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　　One day during Mrs White's visit with her daughter Jane, they decided to 1 a bus around the city for a couple of hours 2 the sights(风景). Mrs White reminded(提醒) Jane that she was hard of hearing and that she might have to 3 things. Soon they started to move, the bus driver said, “Have your fares ready, please.”

　　Mrs White didn't quite hear what he said.

　　“He asked 4 our fares ready.” said Jane.

　　A short while later the bus driver shouted to a passenger, “Don't block(拥挤) the door. Let the people off.”

　　Mrs White wanted to know what he had just said. “The drive told that man 5 the door.” Jane replied.

　　Many times when the driver told the passengers something, Mrs White would ask 6 , and Jane would repeat for her. Finally the driver said in a loud voice, “Does anybody have to get off at the next corner?”

　　Mrs White of course wanted a repetition(重复).

　　“He wanted to know 7 anybody has to 8 at the next corner.” was her daughter's reply.

　　But Jane was so busy 9 everything, and her mother's learning, 10 they forgot to get off. That “next corner” was their stop.

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英语趣味阅读

　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

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A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

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A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

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A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

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A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

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A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble

英语趣味阅读

　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

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A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

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A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

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A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

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A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble