1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 23及答案与解析 0 Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, examined him and said, “You will be well again in a few days if you take bulls (公牛的 ) milk.“ The king was very surprised, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it possible?“ he
2、asked. “Order Gulbo, the scholar, to get it for you. He can do anything.“ The doctor was an enemy to Gulbo, and thought this would be a way of making him suffer. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bulls milk, Gulbo immediately understood what the doctor was tryi
3、ng to do. When he got home he sat thinking how to get out of the difficulties. His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the matter. On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Dont worry, father. Ill help you.“ The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near
4、 the palace, and chose a place below the kings bedroom window. In the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to find out what was the matter. The soldier found the gi
5、rl, and led her to the king. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?“ asked the king. The girl pretended to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby, so I h
6、ad to come and wash them now.“ “What!“ cried the king, “Are you trying to make a fool of me? Who ever heard of a man having a baby?“ “Well, if the king himself orders someone to get bulls milk for him, why cant a man have a baby?“ The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbos daughter. Go and tell y
7、our father that he may keep the bulls milk for his baby.“ 1 The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bulls milk because he _. （ A） admired Gulbo greatly （ B） hated Gulbo very much （ C） thought Gulbo was a scholar （ D） tried to make Gulbo another doctor 2 How did Gulbo feel after getting the kin
8、gs order? （ A） He was upset. （ B） He was excited, （ C） He was surprised. （ D） He was disappointed. 3 Why did Gulbos daughter wash clothes below the kings bedroom window at night? （ A） Because she was forced to do it. （ B） Because she often washed clothes there. （ C） Because she enjoyed washing cloth
9、es there. （ D） Because she wanted the king to notice her. 4 From the dialogue between the king and the girl, we know that after hearing the girls story, the king _. （ A） wanted to see the baby （ B） became angry with her （ C） thought the girl was a fool （ D） understood the girls meaning 4 Six people
10、were travelling in a compartment (包厢 ) on a train. Five of them were quiet and well behaved, but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers. As the young man was getting off the train, passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the rude young man
11、 was very far away, and then opened the window and shouted to him, “You left something behind in the compartment!“ Then he closed the window again. The young man turned around and hurried back with his two bags. He was very tired when he arrived, but he shouted through the window, “What did I leave
12、behind?“ As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “A very bad impression!“ 5 Of the passengers in the compartment, _ was/were rude. （ A） one （ B） two （ C） five （ D） six 6 The other passengers were _ when the young man got off the train. （ A）
13、 sad （ B） worried （ C） happy （ D） excited 7 The young man hurried back because _. （ A） he remembered he had left something on the train （ B） he realized that he had got off at the wrong station （ C） a passenger was calling him back by his name （ D） a passenger shouted to him that he had left somethi
14、ng behind 8 The passenger who called him back wanted to _. （ A） return two bags to him （ B） get off the train with him （ C） punish him for his rudeness （ D） have a talk with him about his behavior 9 The story tries to tell us _. （ A） that a bad impression is easily left on the train （ B） that young
15、people should behave well on the train （ C） that people with bad manners are not welcome （ D） not to leave things behind when travelling by train 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 23答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解
