初中英語閱讀題:在空中sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　"Let's go to the fair, Matt," his wife said. "We haven't been anywhere for a long time."sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　Matt thought about this for a while. He knew he would have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, "All right, but I'm not going to spend much money. We'll look at things, but we won't buy anything. "sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. There were many things Matt's wife wanted to buy, but he would not let her spend any money.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　Then, in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　"Fun flights!" the notice said, " $ 10 for 10 minutes.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn't want to have to pay for his wife, as well.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　"I've only got $ 10, " he told the pilot. "Can my wife come with me for free?" The pilot wasn't selling many tickets, so he said, "I'll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn't scream or shout, she can have a free flight."sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　When the plane landed, the pilot said, "0. K. your wife didn't make a sound. She can have her ride free."sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　"Thank you," Matt said. "It wasn't easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out."sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　Notes:sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　(1) stingy adj.吝嗇sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　(2) hate(doing)討厭(做)sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　(3) free adj.免費(fèi)的sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　(4) make a bargain with sb 達(dá)成協(xié)議;做成交易sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　(5) upsidedown 倒轉(zhuǎn)地;倒置地sTD育路網(wǎng)

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　　① Why didn't Matt really want to go to the fair?sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　A. He didn't like fairs.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　B. His wife didn't want to go.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　C. He did not want to spend any money.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　D. It was a long way to walk to the fair.sTD育路網(wǎng)

　　② What wouldn't Matt let his wife do?sTD育路網(wǎng)