解放军文职招聘考试短篇阅读理解15

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Joe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining (抱怨) about this and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone, to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.

Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.

He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, “If you pretend that you’re asleep, he stops.”

1. The children always resisted going to bed, which .

A. made Helen suffer a lot B. satisfied their mother

C. Helen was not satisfied with D. gave Helen much trouble

2. The husband couldn’t help the wife to look after the children .

A. because he returned from work too late B. since his voice sounded like a singer’s

C. except on Saturday and Sunday

D. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed weekends

3. Joe worked .

A. all the week including Saturday and Sunday

B. during the week including the weekends

C. every day but Saturday and Sunday

D. every week except on Sunday

4. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?

A. Joe’s song did help the children to relax.

B. With Joe’s help, the children went to sleep.

C. The wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.

D. The children were so tired of their father’s voice that they pretended to be asleep.

5. This joke tells about .

A. Joe and Helen B. Helen’s trouble

C. Joe’s foolery D. the bright idea of the two small children

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Arli has learnt how to type for several years. Still, he types rather slowly, and he can only spell out words of four letters or less. But Arli is doing quite well for a dog.

He is black, white, and brown. He uses a special typewriter it has shallow bowl—like keys that are about two inches wide. His owner calls out the letter, the dog hits the keys with this nose.

Arli does very well at typing “good dog”. But he seems to have a bit of trouble when he is asked to spell out “bad dog”.

1. Arli is the name of .

A. a typist(打字员) B. a child C. a dog D. a man

2. The main purpose of the story is to tell us that Arli is .

A. a very bad typist B. unusually clever

C. a very good typist D. slow and not clever

3. How do you think Arli learned to type?

A. He was helped to do it by a dog . B. He did it with the help of his master .

C. He started doing it naturally several years ago. D. He did it for a living .

4. The writer tells us that Arli’s typewriter .

A. has only a small number of keys B. is smaller than an ordinary typewriter

C. is larger than an ordinary typewriter D. sometimes gives you a bit of trouble