初中英语阅读题:在空中sTD育路网

　　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育路网

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

　　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育路网

　　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育路网

　　Then, in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane.sTD育路网

　　"Fun flights!" the notice said, " $ 10 for 10 minutes.sTD育路网

　　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育路网

　　"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育路网

　　Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife.sTD育路网

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

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

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

　　Notes:sTD育路网

　　(1) stingy adj.吝啬sTD育路网

　　(2) hate(doing)讨厌(做)sTD育路网

　　(3) free adj.免费的sTD育路网

　　(4) make a bargain with sb 达成协议;做成交易sTD育路网

　　(5) upsidedown 倒转地;倒置地sTD育路网

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　　根据短文选择正确答案：sTD育路网

　　① Why didn't Matt really want to go to the fair?sTD育路网

　　A. He didn't like fairs.sTD育路网

　　B. His wife didn't want to go.sTD育路网

　　C. He did not want to spend any money.sTD育路网

　　D. It was a long way to walk to the fair.sTD育路网

　　② What wouldn't Matt let his wife do?sTD育路网