题文
John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”
( ) 1. What was John? He was ______.
A. a doctor B. a shop assistant C. a bookseller D. a farmer
( ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.
A. he didn’t like paying anything B. a big box of books fell on his foot
C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot D. a box of food fell on his foot
( ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.
A. His wife B. A man C. Nobody D. His friend
( ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
A. bought nothing B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot
C. bought some books D. told John to go to hospital
( ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
A. two pounds B. nothing C. less than two pounds D. a little money
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
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解析
小题1:根据John was a bookseller.，可知选C。
小题1:根据One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife 可知他的脚被箱子砸伤了，故选B。
小题1:根据“Go to the doctor,” said his wife. 可知他妻子让他去看医生。故选A。
小题1:根据The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books.可知医生买了几本书。故选C。
小题1:根据here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”对话，可知医生没有为他的书付款，故选B。
考点
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人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
