第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
One
winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he
saw Seth, a lazy, good – for – nothing fellow grasp a pound of fresh butter and
hid it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon
exactly the right revenge(報(bào)復(fù)). He would punish the thief, and satisfy his
own appetite for fun.
Seth had his hat on his
head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxious to leave. However, the rightful
owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders
and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer filled in the stove as
many sticks of wood as he could. Seth already could feel the butter settling
down closer to his hair, so he jumped up, declaring that he must go. “Sit down;
don’t be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair
again.
Streak after streak of
the butter came pouring from under the poor man’s hat. The fun-loving grocer
kept on putting wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he remarked, “You
seem to be sweating as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for
you.”
“No! ” exclaimed poor
Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “ No, I must go; let me out.”
A greasy (油膩的) waterfall of butter was now pouring down the
poor man’s face and neck, dipping into his clothes, and trickling down his body
into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe. Just as Seth rushed out
of the door, the grocer said , “ I believe the fun I’ve had out of you is worth
the money, so I shan’t charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”
56．Why
did Seth put the butter in his hat?
A．Because
he didn’t want to pay for it.
B．Because
he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.
C．Because
he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.
D．Because
he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.
57．What
is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge?
A．The
grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.
B．The
grocer offered to take off Seth’s hat.
C．The
grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.
D．The
grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.
58．What
was the purpose of the grocer’s hospitality(熱情好客)？
A．He
wanted to be kind to him.
B．He
wanted to sell more of his goods.
C．He
wanted to make friends with Seth
D．He
wanted to take his revenge on Seth by making the butter in his hat melt.
59．What
is the best title of the passage?
A．Great
Fun B．The
Right Revenge
C．A
Fun-loving Grocer D．A
Foolish Customer
