2020年湖北专升本大学英语阅读理解练习题三套.pdf

2020年湖北专升本大学英语阅读理解练习题三套

2020年湖北专升本大学英语阅读理解练习题（一）

AwealthyPersianPrincelovedgoodstories.Theolderhegrew，thefonderhe

becameofthem.Buthealwaysregrettedtheyhadtohaveanend.Sohedecidedto

givehalfhiswealthandhisbeautifuldaughtertothemanwhocouldtellhimastory

withoutanend.Anybodywhofailedwouldbesenttoprisonforlife.Theriskwas

sogreatthatnobodycametothepalacetotellthePrinceastoryforawholeyear.

Thenonedayatall,handsomeyoung

mancameandsaidhewantedtotellastorythatwouldgoonforever.Theprince

agreedbutwarnedhimwhatwouldhappenifhefailed.“Theriskisworththehead

ofyourfairdaughter,”theyoungmanrepliedpoetically（得体地）.Hethenbegan

thiswell-knownstory:

“OnceuponatimetherewasacertainKingwhofearedfamine.Soheordered

hismentobuildanenormousstorehouse,whichhefilledwithcorn.Then,whenit

wasup,madewater-proofandmadefire-proof,theKingfelthappy.Butonedayhe

noticedasmallholeintheroofandashelookedatit,alocustcameoutwitha

grainofcorn.Aminutelater,anotherlocustcameoutwithanothergrainofcorn.

Thenathirdlocustwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenafourthlocust,flyingatgreat

speed,pushedthroughtheholeandcameoutwithtwograinsofcorn.Thenafifth

locustcameand…”

“Stop,”shoutedthePrince.“Ican’t,”answeredtheyoungman.“Imust

goonuntilItellyouwhathappenedtoeachgrainofthecorn.”“Butthatwill

goonforever.”ThePrinceprotested.“Exactly,”theyoungmanreplied,andhe

smiledasheturnedtowardsthePrince’sbeautifulyoungdaughter.

1.ThePrincealwaysfeltregrettedaboutstorybecause_________.

A.hehadtoomuchwealth

B.therewasterriblefamine

C.allstorieshaveends

D.therewasnostory-teller

2.TheyoungmanriskedtotellanendlessstorytothePrincefor_________.

A.agreatsumofmoney