游客
题文

David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “Make it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫).” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”
In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “____________”

A.feel worried about B.be interested in
C.get higher D.make less

Why must David’s tooth be pulled out?

A.The doctor want to make more money.
B.The tooth itself was serious .
C.The tooth wanted to come out .
D.Daniel wanted to save some money.

After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very _________.

A.angry B.sad C.afraid D.worried

David thought that two minutes was ____________.

A.too little time to pull out a tooth
B.too little time to pay the dentist $40
C.too long to pull out a tooth
D.too short for the dentist to finish the operation

What kind of person do you think David was?

A.He was very strict with others. B.He was very clever.
C.He was very generous. D.He was very stingy(吝啬).
科目 英语   题型 阅读理解   难度 中等
登录免费查看答案和解析
相关试题

Jack and Zhao Lei are good friends. They are in No.11Junior High School.Jack is from Japan.He is 13 years old.He is in Class5.His phone number is 22785896.Zhao Lei is from China.He is 13,too.He is in Class Eight.His English teacher is Jack’s mom ,Helen Green.
Zhao Lei and __________are good friends.
A. Jack’s momB. JackC. Helen
Jack is from ____________.
A.ChinaB.CubaC. Japan
Jack and Zhao Lei are not in the same ____________.
A. class B.gradeC.school
Zhao Lei and Jack are ____________.
A. twelve.B.thirteen.C.fourteen
Helen Green is _____________English teacher.
A. Jack’s. B. Zhao Lei’s . C. Jack’s and Zhao Lei’s.

There is a nice girl in our class. She is thirteen years old. She is not tall and is not short. She is a little fat(胖). She has a round face like an apple. She has big black eyes and a small nose. Her mouth is wide, but her ears are small. Her hair is short and black. She likes red. She is often(经常) in a red skirt. But today she is in a yellow T-shirt, blue pants and brown shoes. She has a toy dog. It`s her friend.
The girl is ______years old.
A. 12 B.13 C. 30
The girl is _____.
A. short B. tallC. fat
Her face is _______.
A. round B. shortC. long
The color of her eyes is ____________.
A. red B. blackC. blue
Her good friend is a _____.
A. toyB. girlC. boy

This is Jim. His hair is short but his neck is long. He has a small nose, a small mouth and small ears. But he has big eyes.
This is Michael. His face is round. His eyes are small, but he has a big nose, a wide mouth and big ears.
This is Tom. His eyes are big. He has a big nose and a wide mouth, but he doesn’t have long hair.
阅读短文,判断正误,对的写(A),错的写(B)。
Jim has a short neck.
Jim has small ears, but he has big eyes.
Jim, Michael and Tom have big eyes.
Tom’s nose is big and his mouth is wide.
Tom has long hair.

Mary went to Canada on vacation. After a week, she came back to New York. She told lots of interesting things to her best friend, Jack. Jack was very interested in Canada and decided to have a visit there. The next summer vacation, Mary and Jack had a plan to go to Canada together. But her mother was badly ill so she went to the airport to see her friend off.
When they got to the airport, Mary had to got to the washroom. When she came back, she couldn’t find Jack because there were so many people at the airport. She looked for him everywhere, but it was hard to find Jack among the people. Suddenly Mary saw Jack and she felt very happy, so she shouted,“Hi, Jack. Here, here.” At the same time, Jack waved his arms,“I’m
here.”
In 3 minutes, so many policemen came to the front of Jack and caught him, "Please come with me to the police office." After the policemen found out the reason, they let them free. Why? Because the word "hijack" in the English has different meanings.
Mary lived in __________.

A.Canada B.London
C.Toronto D.New York

Mary couldn't go to Canada with Jack because_______________ .
A she didn't want to go there again.
B. she missed the plane
C. her mother was badly ill.
D. she was badly ill
Why was it hard for Mary to find Jack at the airport? __________________ .

A.Because Jack was in the plane.
B.Because there were too many people.
C.Because he was in the washroom.
D.Because the policemen took him away from the airport.

The word "hijack" means __________ in Chinese.

A.劫机 B.嘿,杰克
C.救命啊 D.揩油

Which of the following is WRONG? .

A.Jack didn't go to Canada because of the policeman.
B.Jack and Mary planned to go to Canada together.
C.A lot of policemen came to the front of Jack because of Mary's shout.
D.After Mary got to the airport, she had to go to the washroom

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债).Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.
What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?

A.Study at home. B.Do part-time jobs.
C.Take part in sports groups. D.Do chores.

Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________.

A.they usually spend less than they have
B.they spend more than they have
C.they don't like spending money at all
D.they make a lot of money

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Chinese parents usually give their kids money.
B.American children love to make money by themselves.
C.The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.
D.Americans usually spend more money than they have.

The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A.学术的 B.娱乐的 C.运动的 D.休闲的

The best title for the passage would probably be ________.

A.Differences between Chinese and Americans
B.Chinese Students and American Students
C.Chinese Values and American Values
D.Chinese Parents and American Parents

Copyright ©2020-2025 优题课 youtike.com 版权所有

粤ICP备20024846号