高一

高一英语阅读理解试题（幽默类）

(1)

George Bernard Shaw and Winston Churchill disliked each other. It is said that the playwright(剧作家) once sent Churchill two tickets for the opening night of one of his plays, together with a card, which said, “Bring a friend (if you have one).”

Churchill, however, returned the tickets with a note, which said, “I shall be busy that evening. Please send me two tickets for the second night (if there is one).”

There is no record of whether Shaw ever sent the tickets.

1. What was Shaw trying to say to Churchill on his card?

A. Churchill should not go to the play alone.

B. Churchill should not bring too many people.

C. Churchill may have to waste the two tickets.

D. Churchill did not have any friend.

2. Why didn’t Churchill want the tickets for the first night?

A. He didn’t want to take Shaw’s insult(侮辱).

B. The theatre would not be as crowded the second night.

C. He was busy on the first night of the show.

D. He couldn’t find a friend to go with him the first night.

【答案与解析】本文讲述了 Shaw 与 Churchill 相互挖苦、讽刺的幽默故事。

1. D。推断题。根据文章的交代，他们两人相互讨厌对方，于是 Shaw 在所送的票上写着 if you have one，言外之意 Churchill 没有朋友，从而可推知此题答案为 D。

2. A。推断题。根据文章的语气 if there is one 可看出：Churchill 不甘 Shaw 的侮辱，于是，反唇相讥，言外之意，你的戏不会有第 2 场，从而可推知此题答案为 A。

(2)

A crowd gathered outside a hotel where a very famous millionaire had just been knocked down and killed. One young man in the crowd seemed particularly upset. “I understand how you feel,” said a rather sympathetic(同情) old man, “I suppose he was a relative of yours?”

“That’s just the problem,” replied the young man, “he wasn’t.”