大学英语2 练习题(9)

大学英语

49. A. showed B. smiled C. looked D. got

50. A. too B. also C. either D. neither

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分。）

阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

Passage one

A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his girl friend. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to send her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: rings, gold watches, diamonds—but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for his girl friend. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager asked what had happened to him.

The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young

man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said, ―I can help you. I shall order my servant to pack it and take it to your girl friend. When he enters the room, he will drop it.‖

On the birthday of his girl friend, the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody’s face. When the vase was unpacked, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.

51． The story took place in ______.

A. France B. England C. Germany D. the United States

52. Which of the following is true?

A. The young man’s family was poor while the girl’s was rich.

B. A rich young man fell in deep love with a beautiful girl.

C. The young man loved the girl but the girl did not love him.

D. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase for his girl friend.

53. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?

A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B. He fell in love with her.

C. Her birthday was coming soon. D. They were going to get married.

54. The shop manager was ______.

A. very rich and kind – hearted B. sympathetic and clever

C. kind but did nothing for the young man D. curious about the young man’s problem

55. Who do you think packed each piece separately?

A. The manager B. The servant

C. The girl D. The young man

Passage Two

Many years ago there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the center of the road?‖ said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.