中考英语阅读理解提高训练8.doc

PAGE  PAGE 5 阅读理解提高训练8 A A stranger walked into a village.“I am the strongest man in the world, “ he said proudly to the villagers. He walked to a house and pulled on it with his hands. The house fell down.“From now on I am head of the village,” he cried,” You must obey me. I shall live in the largest house. I’ll marry the most beautiful girl. I shall eat the best food.”The schoolmaster, a short, ordinary-looking man, came up to him.“Are you stronger than I am?” he asked the stranger.“Am I stronger than you are? I can tear you into small pieces!” the stranger shouted.The schoolmaster took a thick book from his pocket and gave it to the man. “Tear the book into pieces.” He said.The man took the book in his hands and tried to tear it.“I…I.. I can’t tear it, “ he said.” No one can tear such a book into pieces.”“But I can.” The schoolmaster opened the book. He pulled out a page and tore the page into small pieces.Then, he tore another ,and another, and still another, as the villagers laughed.“Oh! I can’t stay in the village,” said the man,” I’m the stronger than you are, but you are cleverer than I am!” 1. At first the stranger thought that he could be the head of the village because ___.A. he had pulled down a house in the villageB. he thought he was the strongest man in the worldC. he needed a large house, a most beautiful girl, and the best foodD. he thought he was cleverer than the village schoolmaster2. the schoolmaster took a book from his pocket and gave it to the stranger. He wanted ____A. the sranger to read the bookB. to let the stranger know he himself was clevererC. the stranger to tear the book into piecesD. the stranger to know he still needed to study though he was very strong3. When the shoolmaster tore the pages of the book into pieces, the villagers laughed. Why? Because ____.A. the villagers thought the stranger was not as clever as the village schoolmasterB. the villagers began to like the