人教版高中英语必修一Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernhero语篇演练(二十四).docxVIP

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero 语篇演练 (二十四 ) 时间安排： 第八周 ·周五 演练题型： 阅读理解＋完成句子 建议用时： 25 分钟 答案栏： 1～ 4____________ Ⅰ .阅读理解 I met the old man at a caf .“ Did youé hear the radio news yesterday？” he asked me.“No ，” I replied. “ Anything exciting ？” “ Exciting? No! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend. ” “ Oh, dear ！” I cried. “ How did it happen ？” “He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. Since he didn t return, I went to the hillside and found ... “ His body ？””I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “ No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn t I? The big bones were lying everywhere. But they found this. He pushed open” a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man s thumb, lying on some white bloody material. “ This is my friend s right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him. The old man began” to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the caf é.I drank mine and called the waiter. “ I ll pay the gentleman s bill. His poor friend — how terrible ！”“ You ve heard the news？” The waiter laughed. “ Sure. There s a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir ？” “ But he held the box in his right hand. ”“ Yes,but listeners look into the box. They just can t take their sight off that terrible thing. “And”when he tells the story, he gets a free cup of coffee ！” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm ！” 1． We can learn from this passage ________. A ． the writer had known about the old man before B ． the old man made a living by telling jokes in the caf é C． the writer came to the caf for the firsté time D ． what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad 2． Having heard the old man s story, the writer ________. A ． couldn t help laughing immediately B ． didn t believe him at all C． showed great mercy upon