北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》阅读理解习题（35）
said, "Has the letter got to gofar?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali. "Well, mywriting is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a longway to read your letter to your wife, itwill cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly.
1. Ali wanted tohave a letter written to his wife.
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答案：A
2. At last hefound the house of a letter-writer.
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答案：A
3. When Ali toldNasreddin what he wanted to do, Nasreddin was excited.
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答案：B
4. Nasreddinsaid that his writing was too strange for anyone to write.
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答案：B
5. This storytells us not to trouble others at night.
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答案：A
120. Wall Streetis the name of a street in New York and very famous in the whole world. It isthe financial（金融的）center of the USA, exerting（施加）a significant influence upon the world's economy. HettyGreen, who was born in 1835, was nicknamed the Wizard (奇才) of Wall Street. She became almost a legendary figure inWall Street, because she made a lot of money buying and selling shares（份股）in companies.
Hetty Green began making money when herfather died and she inherited(继承遗产) all his money.By investing wisely, she soon built up her fortune to over 100 million dollars.However, she hated spending money on herself or on her family. Actually, shehated spending money on everything except buying shares. She was so mean thatwhen her son Edward broke his leg, she would not send for a doctor. She did notwant to pay a doctor's bill. She refused to send her son to a good hospital.Instead, she took the boy to a free charity hospital.
There he did not get very good treatmentand, to save his life, he had to have his leg cut off. Still his mother wouldnot pay for proper hospital treatment. She sent for a doctor who cut off theboy's leg in her living room. It's incredible（难以置信的）, isn't it?
1. Wall Street is the name of Chinatown in New York.
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答案：B
2. Hetty Green was called the Wizard of Wall Street because she made a large sumof money with shares.
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答案：A
3. The underlined word “mean” in the 2nd paragraph probably canbe replaced by nice.
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答案：B
4. When her son broke his leg, Hetty Green sent for a doctor.
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答案：B
5. Hetty Greendied a poor old woman.
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答案：B
121. Once MarkTwain and two friends were sitting in a restaurant. One friend had justreturned from a trip to Vermont. The friend said that the air in the mountainsof Vermont was very clear. In many places the echo of a voice came back fivetimes stronger than the original voice. The second friend said that wasnothing. In Colorado, where he lived, in many places the echo of a voice spokenin the morning came back in the afternoon. Mark Twain laughed. The he said:
"Listen! The echoes which you havetold about are very unusual. But in a small church in Missouri, where I wasborn, there is an echo more unusual even than those."
"What is so strange about the echothere?" asked one of the men.
"Well, I will tell you," saidMark Twain. "The echo in that church is so unusual that if one asks in aloud voice: Good morning! How are you? The echo repeats very clearly after amoment: Very well, thank you. And how are you?"
1. The storyhappened at a gathering after one of Mark Twain's friends was back from histrip to Vermont.
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答案：A
2. Mark Twainand his friends were talking about their recent travels in the restaurant.
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答案：B
3. Mark Twainwas born in Mississippi.
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答案：B
4. The topic oftheir stories is very serious.
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答案：B
5. You can inferfrom the story Mark Twain had a good sense of humor.
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答案：A
122. Mark Twainwas famous as a writer, but he was also famous as a public speaker and tellerof funny stories. He often went from town to town giving lectures.
One day he was walking along the streetof a small town where he was going to give a lecture that evening. He met ayoung man who said, "Mr. Twain, I'd like to talk to you for a minute,please. I have an uncle that I'm fond of. The problem is he never laughs orsmiles. Can you do anything?"
"Bring your uncle to my lecturethis evening, young man. I guarantee that he'll laugh and smile."
That evening the young man and his unclesat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told some funnystories, but the old man never smiled. Then he told the funniest stories heknew, but the old man's face still remained blank（茫然的）. At last, MarkTwain left the platform almost exhausted.
Later Mark Twain was talking with afriend about this.
"Oh!" said the friend, "Iknow that old man. He has been deaf for years."
1. Mark Twainoften went from town to town because he was fond of traveling.
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答案：B
2. The young manasked Mark Twain to do something to make his uncle laugh and smile.
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答案：A
3. That eveningthe young man and his uncle sat in the first row.
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答案：A
4. When MarkTwain told the funniest stories in the lecture, the young man and his uncleleft halfway.
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答案：B
5. The old mandidn't laugh in the lecture because he had been unable to hear for years.
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答案：A
123. As shewalked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult it was tochoose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was aseasy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of theyear was a most unpleasant experience: people trod on your toes, poked (戳) you with their elbows and almostknocked you over in their haste to get a bargain ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused infront of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. “They are realsilk”, the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. “Worth double theprice.” But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly everpleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quiteby chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. Shefound some good quality pipes on sale－and the priceswere very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father onlysmoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bound toplease him.
When she got home, with her smallwell-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at thesupper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, “Your father hasat last decided to stop smoking.” She told her daughter.
1. It isdifficult to choose a suitable present for Edith's father.
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答案：A
2. The assistantspoke to Edith because she seemed interested in ties.
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答案：A
3. Edith stoppedat the pipe counter purposely.
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答案：B
4. Edith'sfather smoked a pipe on social occasions.
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答案：B
5. Shopping wasvery unpleasant at that time of the year because it was too crowded.
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答案：A
124. Paul got on the bus to go to the town. Itwas very crowded, and he had to stand for about five
