小学英语随堂阅读【25】A Brown Goat 棕色外套

A Brown Goat

Mr Smith has a nice, brown coat. He loves it a lot. But his wife doesn’t like it because it’s old. She often says, “Give it to poor man.” But Mr Smith says, “No, I like this coat.”

But one day, a cigarette falls on it and makes a hole in it. So Mrs Smith says, “Please don’t wear it again.” Mr Smith takes it to a tailor’s shop and says to the tailor, “Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor does what he is told him and makes a new coat. Then the tailor makes a hole in it again with his cigarette in the same place.

brown adj. 棕色的
make a hole 烧了一个洞
cigarette n. 香烟
tailor n. 裁缝
in the same place 在同一个地方

根据上文给下面各题选择正确答案。

1. What colour is Mr Smith’s coat?
A: Yellow.
B: Brown.
C: Old.
D: Black.

2. Who doesn’t like the coat at all?
A: Mrs Smith
B: The poor man
C: Mr Smith
D: The tailor

3. Does Mr Smith give his coat to the poor man when there’s a hole in it?
A: Certainly.
B: Yes, he dos.
C: No, he doesn’t.
D: We don’t know.

4. How many holes are there in the new coat?
A: One.
B: Two.
C: No hole.
D: Three.

5. Which of the answers is right?
A: The two holes are in the same place.
B: The tailor can’t make a new coat.
C: The poor man gets the old coat.
D: Mr and Mrs Smith don’t like the coat at all.

译文：

棕色外套

史密斯先生有一件漂亮的棕色外套，他非常喜欢它。但是他的妻子不喜欢，因为它是旧的。她经常说，“把它送给穷人吧。”但是史密斯先生说：“不，我喜欢这件衣服。”

但是一天，一只香烟把这件衣服烧了一个洞。于是史密斯太太说：“请不要再穿它了。”史密斯先生把它拿到了一个裁缝店对裁缝说：“请给我做一件与这件一模一样的外套。”裁缝按照他说的做了一件新外套。然后裁缝又用香烟在同一个地方烧了一个洞。

参考答案：

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A