Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.
Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis"
"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot(污点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry."
"AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback."
"Wecan't".saidmysistter.
"MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"
1.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow______.
A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwas
B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome
C.whoownedZip'sfirstpresent
D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof
2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because______.
A.thedoglikeskeepingthings
B.thedoglikesplayingwithshoes
C.hedoesn'tknowthedog'sname
D.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well
3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.
A.itscolourB.itssmell
C.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone
4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"_____"
A.keepingthingsforitself
B.bringingthingsforothertokeep
C.notlettingitrunabout
D.takingcareofasmallchild
5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____.
A.likestogivepresentstopeople
B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shome
C.hasbroughtsometrouble
D.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"
Key:1.C2.D3.B4.B5.C
（二）
Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”
Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.”Butshecontinuedtohide.
Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonething,”Shecontinuedkindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”
1.Anoldladyhad_________.
A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket
2.A.Shedidn’twantto________.
A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit
3._________spoketoher.
A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends
4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.
A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital
5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.
A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome
Key:1－5BAACA
（三）
DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.
HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.
Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."
Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.
"Whichhotelaremythingsin"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."