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  • 1. (2020·重庆) 阅读理解

    Characters: a judge (法官)  Mike (a painter)   Peter (a cook)

    Setting: a courtroom (法庭)

        A judge is sitting behind a desk. Mike and Peter are standing in front of her.

    Peter: Your honor. This man lives in a room above my restaurant. I heard him telling a friend that he was stealing from me.

    Mike: Smells, your honor! I just take the smells of the food coming up from the restaurant.

    Judge: (Looking at Mike) What do you do with the smells?

    Mike: The smells help me imagine that I am eating a fine dinner.

    Judge: (To Peter) And how much do you want for these smells, sir?

    Peter: The 5 coins he always carries.

    Mike: But my mother gave me the coins to save me when in need.

    Judge: (To Mike) Drop the coins onto the table, one at a time. (Mike drops the coins.)Case dismissed (结案).

    Peter: What do you mean? I didn't get paid!

    Judge: You want the SMELLS paid. Mike has now paid you in SOUNDS—the sounds of the coins.

    1. (1) _____________ lives in a room above the restaurant.
      A . The judge B . Mike C . Peter D . No one
    2. (2) Peter wanted to get____ from Mike.
      A . the smells B . the food C . the sounds D . the coins
    3. (3) From the material, we can see that the judge is ____________.
      A . poor B . rich C . stupid D . wise
    4. (4) The material above is probably ______________.
      A . a play B . a poem C . a notice D . a diary

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