Question

John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought it looked like a girl’s hair, but they never made jokes about it, because John was a big strong man and he didn’t think jokes about his hair funny.

John always went to the barber’s twice a month to have his hair cut and washed, and one day the barber said to him. “Now why don’t you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head tidy? Nobody will recognize(认出)you if I do that. I’m sure.”

John said nothing for a few seconds and then he said, “perhaps you are right, but I am sure that nobody will recognize you, either, if you do that to my hair.”

1. John kept long hair because       .

A. the barber wouldn’t like to cut it short

B. the hair grew fast

C. John liked it to be long

D. John was a girl

2. His friends never made jokes about the hair because        .

A. the hair is funny

B. John was big and strong

C. John liked his hair very much

D. John didn’t like jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him

3. A barber is a          .

A. man who looks after the babies

B. man who makes clothes for people

C. person who cut men’s hair

D. shop where one’s hair can be washed and cut

4.. The barber advised John        .

A. to have his hair cut short

B. to cut off all of his hair

C. to be cut off his long hair

D. not to be recognized by his friends

5.John’s answer was       .

A. a joke

B. right

C. a great praise（称赞）

D. threatening（威胁）to the barber

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍约翰喜欢留长发,但因长得壮,没人敢跟他开玩笑.直到有一天一个理发师说他的头发长,如果给他剪掉的话,将不会有人认出来.

1. liked to wear his hair very long.约翰喜欢留长发。可知答案选C。

2. John was a big strong man and he didn’t think jokes about his hair funny.可知答案选D。

3. always went to the barber’s twice a month to have his hair cut and washed。可推断A barber 是理发师。

4. why don’t you let me cut most of this hair off，可知是剪掉大部分头发。故答案选A。

5. I am sure that nobody will recognize you, either, if you do that to my hair.可知约翰的话对理发师是威胁。

考点：故事类短文阅读。