英语阅读小短文练习

　　丢失的火车票

　　One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

　　About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，Will you please show me your ticket?The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. I cant find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，said the old man.

　　I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you dont have to buy another ticket，said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，You dont know why Im worried. If I dont find my ticket，I cant remember my station. Where am I going?

　　1. The old man bought a ticket _______.

　　A. after he got on the train

　　B. before he got on the train

　　C. when the conductor told him to buy one

　　D. when he found he had no ticket with him

　　2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.

　　A. to buy the tickets

　　B. to look for the tickets

　　C. to check(检查) the tickets

　　D. to show the tickets

　　3. The conductor told the old man that he didnt need to buy another ticket because _________.

　　A. the man was very old

　　B. he thought the old man had no money with him

　　C. the old man showed him the ticket

　　D. he believed the old man

　　4. The old man still looked worried because _________.

　　A. he couldnt get on the train.

　　B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money

　　C. he thought his wife would get angry with him

　　D. he forgot where he was going

　　5. Which of the following(下列) is right?

　　A. The old man went on the trip with his wife

　　B. The old man didnt find his ticket

　　C. The conductor was also an old man

　　D. The old man had to buy another ticket

　　答案：BCDDB

　　屠夫和狗

　　It was Mondy. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling meat), and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (* people who buy something from a shop).

　　But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

　　Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

　　6. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite .

　　A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D.unfriendly

　　7. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it .

　　A. might do it much harm. B. could do it much good

　　C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds

　　8. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .

　　A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith

　　B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

　　C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

　　D. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith

　　9. From its experence, the dog found that .