2008年中考阅读理解精讲精练（八）  

    A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train
traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window.
    “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman.
    “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than
we will ever use.”
    A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the
window.
    “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good
cigars out of the window!”
    “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than
we know what to do with.”
    The American businessman sat quietly for a moment.  Then he got up, caught the lawyer by
the arm and threw him out of the window.
直通考场                                                                      
Read the passage and choose the best answer:                                         
1. Vodka is a kind of ______.
  A. treasure（宝）     B. alcohol（酒）       C. food        D. medicine
2. The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.
  A. tell the businessman what their countries are rich in
  B. prove（证明）that they were rich
  C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries
  D. make the businessman happy
3. When the businessman said “I thought Cuba is not a rich country. ”, he meant “_______”.
  A. Russian is richer than Cuba                  B. America is richer than Cuba and Russia
  C. You shouldn’t threw that very good cigar away   D. Do you have more cigars than me?
4. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
  A. I want to buy some vodka.                 B. We have too many lawyers in my country.
  C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars. D. If you need lawyers, come to America.
5. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
  A. Traveling across England                  B. Four Rich Men
  C. You’re Wasting Too Much                 D. There’s Too Much

答案：   1. _____    2. _____     3. _____     4. ______     5. ______                                   

单词表                                                                   

Cuban [′kju:bn] n. 古巴人
lawyer [′l  :j] n.   律师
cigar [si′ gɑ:] n. 雪茄

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