Module4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour同步阅读.doc

Module 4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour 同步阅读 高考英语阅读理解（幽默类）An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress, but the girl stood still behind the counter(柜台), taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and nodded to herself, “I am too old to see well. I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted to the old woman, “What? Did you call me a plastic model?” The old woman was greatly surprised. “Oh, dear me,” she said. “The model can speak!”1. What did the old woman go to the shop to do?A. To choose a dress. 　??????????????????????? B. To buy a dress for herself. C. To show off her dress.??????????????????????? D. To pick a quarrel with the salesgirl. 2. The salesgirl did not make a reply ________. A. because she didn’t see the old woman B. because she didn’t think the old woman had enough money for a new dressC. because she was too busy to notice the old woman D. for some reason unknown in this story3. It was not until that woman spoke for the _______ time that the salesgirl said something. A. first???????????????????????? B. secondC. third??????????????????????? D. fourth 4. When the old woman said, “I am too old to see well,” she _______. A. meant to say that she really had poor eyesightB. wanted the salesgirl to excuse her　C. was simply telling a lieD. was, in face, trying to make the salesgirl open her mouth5. What do you think the salesgirl would do on hearing this? She would ______. A. be too angry to say a word for a momentB. run and tell the shop-owner about itC. apologize to the old woman and do what she had been asked to doD. turn back and cry B Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weak