A big umbrella
Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet.
Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.
Nancy: No, it wasn’t raining. [
A good boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents（美分）.
“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”
“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.
“You’re a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two more cents. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”
“She is the one who sells candies. ”
Break a mirror
“What are you so happy about, Jason?” Lisa asked the 98-year-old man.
“I broke a mirror,” he replied.
“But that means seven years of bad luck. ”
“I know,” he said happily. “Isn’t it wonderful? I can live for another seven years. ”
小题1:The three passages above are all ________.
A．jokes
B．notices
C．news
D．letters小题2:The seven girls didn’t get wet because _________.
A．the umbrella was big enough
B．the seven girls wore raincoats
C．it wasn’t raining at all
D．it wasn’t a heavy rain小题3:Little Robert spent the money ________.
A．helping the poor old lady
B．buying candies for himself
C．helping his mom
D．buying gifts for his mom小题4:_________ broke the mirror.
A．Nancy
B．Lisa
C．Robert
D．Jason
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
题目分析：短文大意：本题讲述了三则小笑话。第一则中南希问托尼，为什么七个小女孩在一把伞下面，身上没有湿，原来是天没有下雨。第二则中原来汤姆用钱买了糖果吃。第三则中老人打碎了镜子反而高兴，因为他认为自己又可以多活几年了。
小题1:主旨大意题。阅读三则小短文可知这是三则小笑话。故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Nancy: No, it wasn’t raining. [描述，可知这七个女孩身上没有湿的原因是根本没有下雨。故选C。
小题3:推理判断题。根据“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.……“She is the one who sells candies. ”描述，可知这个老妇人就是买糖果的人，汤姆用钱买糖果吃了。故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据“What are you so happy about, Jason?” Lisa asked the 98-year-old man.
“I broke a mirror,” he replied.描述，可知这个老人名叫詹森，是他打碎了镜子。故选D。