1、 六年级英语阅读训练题Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwich wasrich(有钱的), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24hours, and didnt even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) tobring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between (在两
2、 bai 者之间) the twopieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his righthand. People liked Sandwichs idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat asSandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwichtoday.( ) 1. Sandwich was theA.
3、name of a servant.B. name of a man with a lot of moneyC. poor man who lived on playing cardsD. name of food which was liked by the rich( ) 2. Sandwich.A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often had no time to have hismealsB. often brought some bread with him to play cardsC. never ate a
4、nything when he played cardsD. had no money to play cards with at last( ) 3. People liked Sandwichs idea becauseA. bread, together with meat was cheapB. he always won when he played cardsC. they liked Sandwich himself.D. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other( )
5、 4. Today, sandwich isA. also a name of a rich man. B. two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC. not interested in playing cardsD. not liked by most of the people( ) 5. As food, sandwich.A. is usually made of(用.制做) bread and chickenB. sometimes smells (闻) good, but sometimes notC. is made of bread
6、and meatD. is easy for us to play.答案是：BADBCUncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far fromhis home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to workby bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes (花费) him twentyminutes to get
7、 there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. Hewants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes toeight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight inthe morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoo
8、n.1. What does Uncle Wang do?A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because.A. there is no busB. his shop is not far from his homeC. he likes riding a bikeD. his shop isnt in the middle of the city3. How long does
9、it take him to walk to his book shop?A. Twenty minutesC. Ten minutesB. Forty minutesD. Half an hour 4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?A. At ten minutes to eightB. At half past eightC. At ten minutes past eightD. At twenty minutes past eight5. He usually gets back home from work at ( )
10、in the afternoon.A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05答案是：ABBCDThe Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce 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 sonwalked, because the farmer did not want the hor
11、se to be too tired. They met two menon the road who said, Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, Its a longway to market(市场). The farmer knows 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? Cant you see how t
12、ired boy is? So the farmer got down, and his son rodeinstead. Next, three old men stopped them, one said, Why are you walking, farmer?Get up, Its too hot for an old man like you to walk today, So the farmer got upbehind his son, and they rode on. Sometime later, a young woman passed them, Whyarent y
13、ou walking? she asked, It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse arest. So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannotplease all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. bef
14、ore it was as old as he was 2. The two men on the road _.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmers son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for _.A. the fa
15、rmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because _.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the ro
16、adC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself答案：ACDAOne day Mrs. Jones went shopping alone. When her husband came home in theevening, she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. “baiI saw it in a shopthis morning,” she said, “ and” “And you want to b
17、uy it,” said her husband, “howmuch does it cost?” “Fifteen pounds.” But every evening, when Jones came backfrom work, his wife went on speaking only about the dress; and at last, after a week,he said, “Oh, buy the dress! Heres the money!” She was very happy. But the nextevening, when Mr. Jones came
18、home and asked, “Have you got the famous (著名的)dress?” She said, “No.” “Why not?” he said. “Well, it was still in the windowof the shop after a week. So I thought: Nobody else wants this dress. So I dont wantit either.”1. Mrs. Jones went shopping _ one day. A. with her husbandC. by herselfB. with her
19、 friendD. with somebody else2. Mrs. Jones told her husband about the dress because _.A. it was really beautiful B. she wanted the moneyC. she wanted her husband to go and buy it for her.D. she liked it very much3. Mrs. Jones was very happy after _ .A. Mr. Jones agreed to buy it for herB. Mr. Jones g
20、ave her the moneyC. she got a beautiful cotton dressD. she saw the dress was still in the shop window4. Mr. Jones called it the famous dress because _.A. it was a beautiful cotton dressB. it was in the shop window for a weekC. his wife had itD. his wife had spoken about it again and again5. From the
21、 story we can know _.A. Mr. Jones might be a housewifeB. Mr. Jones didnt like his wifeC. Mr. Jones came home for lunch every dayD. Mrs. Jones doesnt like things others like.答案：CBBDADenis was a thief. He wrote a letter to another thief Pat. But the police got theletter. It reads: BNLD ZS LHCMHFGS ZMC
22、 GZUD SGD SGHQSX ONTMCRVHSG XNT.What is it about? How can you read it? The policemen were quick. They studiedthe letter carefully and soon found out what they want. Now lets suppose(假定)you were a policeman. Can you read Deniss letter?Maybe you need some help: When Denis wanted a letter, he wrote dow
23、n theletter before it in the alphabet(字母表).Now can you read Denis letter? What must Pat do? When? And what did Deniswant?1. The letter before B and C are_.A. C and BB. Z and A C. A and Z D. Z and B2. In the letter Denis asked Pat to go at _.A. noon B. midnight C. five oclock D. eight oclock. “The po
24、licemen were quick.” This means the policemen_.3A. read the letter soon after they got itB. could run very fastC. knew what the letter was about soon.D. were very careful4. Suppose Pat asked Denis to “meet at the railway station”. What would he write?A. LDDW XS WHK UDLDZDB VSZSHNMB. LDDS CV VJG TCKNYCA VCVKQPYC. LDEU BU UIF QZHKVZX TUVUJPOD. LDDS ZS SGD QZHKVZX RSZSHNM5. Which is the best title（题目）of the passage?A. A Strange Letter B. A Clever ThiefC. The Clever Policemen D. How to Read a Letter答案：CBCDA