Mr.Leewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheardthebellring.Heturnedonthelightandlookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock."Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?"Hethought.Hedecidedtogoandfindout.Sohegotofbed,putonhisdressinggown(浴袍)andwenttothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnobodythere."Thatisverystrange."Thenhewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotbackintobed,turnedoffthelightandtriedtogotosleep.
Afewminuteslaterheheardthebellagain.Mr.Leejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyandrushedtothedoor.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedoorandtriednottofeelangry.Thenhesawapieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresomewordsonit:"Itisnowaftermidnight(午夜),soitisAprilFool'sDay(禺人节).Aprilfooltoyou!"
"Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor!"Mr.Leeexclaimed(惊叫)andalmostsmiled.Hewentbacktobedandfeelasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.
1.WhendidMr.Leegotobed?
Hewenttobed_______.
A.beforetwelveo'clockB.aftertwelveo'clock
C.whenthebellrangD.whenhesawtheboy
2.Whydidherushtothedoorwhenheheardthebellringthesecondtime?
A.Hewantedtoopenthedoorforthevisitor
B.Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas.
C.Hewasafraidofthering
D.Hewaswaitingforsomeone.
3.Fromthispassage,welearnthatwecan_______onAprilFool'sDay.
A.say"Hello"toeachotherB.danceandsingatnight
C.playjokesoneachotherD.sendpressentstochildren
4.WhatdidMr.LeethinkabouttheEnglishboy?
Hethoughthe_________.
A.wasagoodboyB.wasfriendlywithhim
C.shouldn'tringthebellatmidnightD.didadangerousthingjustnow
答案及解析：
1．A．此题是一道细节题，文章第一自然段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。
2．B．文中有这样的句子"Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?"，此句说明Mr.Lee很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲门。
3．C．此题是一道常识题，因为大家都知道在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。
4．B．英国男孩和Mr.Lee开玩笑，说明他把Mr.Lee看成朋友，所以答案是B。
InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslater,thebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed(窘迫的.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustom(习惯)ofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.
Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding(点头)yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.
Inthatcountry,youshakeyourheadtomean'yes'-anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsula,youwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenough,youshouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.
InEuropeitquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthisinThailand,however,couldbringabouttrouble.Also,youshouldtrytoavoid(避免)touchingtheheadofanadult(成人)--it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.
1.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen_________.
A.wereforeigners B.didn'thavetickets
C.madealoudnoise D.didn'tlineupforthebus
2.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountry,youshould_________.
A.learnthelanguageofthecountry
B.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountry
C.haveenoughtimeandmoney
D.makefriendswiththepeoplethere
3.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite___________.
A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattable.
B.topassfoodwiththelefthand.
C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.
D.tohelpyourselfattable.
4.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis_______.
A.acommon(平常的)habit
B.animportantmanner
C.aserious(严重的)trouble
D.abadmanner
5.Thebesttitle(题目)forthisarticleis________.
A.People'sEverydayLife
B.MindYourManners
C.ShakingandNoddingHead
D.TakingaBusinEngland
答案及解析：
1．D。这是一道句子理解题，也可以看成细节题。在第一自然段的最后，有这样的句子： NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatabusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus．从此句可知那三位先生并不知道在英国乘车的习惯，所以答案是D。
2.B。这是一道细节题。答案在第二自然段的第二个句子。
3．B。同第二题一样，此题也是细节题。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。
4．A。单句理解题。最后一个自然段中有说：InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegsWhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting．这个句子的意思是：在欧洲，开会时翘二郎腿是很常见的。这说明许多人有这样的习惯，所以答案应该是A。
5．B。通读全文就会发现，只学习一门外语是不够的，还要多了解该国的风俗习惯，否则就会遇到麻烦，所以答案是B。
Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:"Second-hand(旧的)clothesboughtandsold."Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:"Twodollars."
"What!"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars."
"No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars."
"Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice(标价)ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."
Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.
1.AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom__________.
A.wantedtostealthetrousers
B.wantedtosellthetrousers
C.wantedtofoolhim
D.wantedtobuythetrousers
2.Theowneroftheshop_______ fortheoldtrousers.
A.wouldgiveTomtwodollars
B.wouldpaythreedollars
C.wouldpayfivedollars
D.wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf
3.Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause____.
A.hewantedtosellthemcheaply(廉价地)
B.hewantedtobuythemcheaply
C.hedidn'tlikethetrousers
D.theywereoldanddirty
4.Infact,thetrousers_________.
A.werehanginginsidetheshop
B.werestolenbyTomfromtheshop
C.hadbeentheshopowner's
D.hadbeenTom's
5.Fromthestoryweknowthat_________cheaperthanthelistprice.
A.theownersoldthetrouserstwodollars
B.Tomsoldthetrousersonedollarandahalf
C.theownerboughtthetrousersthreedollars
D.Tomboughtthetrousersfourdollarsandahalf
答案及解析：
1．B．Tom拿着一条裤子并且问："Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?"店主所以认为Tom是来卖裤子的，故答案是B。
2．A．此题是细节题，可在第一自然段的末尾找到答案。
3．B．店主当然想便宜地把裤子买下来。
4．C．从短文的倒数第二段可以了解到，裤子不是Tom的而是店主的。
5．D．裤子的标价是6.5美元，而Tom只给了店主2美元，所以答案应该是D。
