山东省高密市银鹰文昌中学2013届九年级英语上册 阅读理解专项训练8 外研版.docVIP

阅读理解专项训练（8） (A) A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银台) to order. After a short while he got the food back and they began to unwrap it. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly placed the half of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip (啜) of the drink and his wife took a sip. “What a poor old couple!” The crowd thought. As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink. A young man came over to the old couple. He offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused politely and said that they got used to sharing everything. Then a young lady asked a question of the little old lady, “Madam, Why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth.” She answered. 3. The crowd thought that the old couple ________. A. were cold and hungry. B. didn’t have any children C. couldn’t afford to buy two orders of food. D. couldn’t stay at home on this cold evening. 4. The young man came over to the couple to _________. A. send them home B. give them some money C. order some food for them D. know why the old lady didn’t eat. 5. What does the last sentence mean? A. The old couple shared the false teeth. B. The old lady’s teeth were bad, so she couldn’t eat. C. The old lady was waiting for the toothpick. D. The old lady just liked to watch her husband eating (B) A man had several sons. They were always fighting with each other. Try as he might, the man could not get them to live together in peace(和平地). He decided to show them how foolish they were. He told them to bring him a bundle（一捆） of sticks and break them. They