A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy had already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you have already had some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _______.
A.$10 | B.$20 | C.$30 | D.$15 |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means _______.
A.very angry | B.quite happy |
C.too excited | D.very surprised |
At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.
A.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
B.he thought the boy would buy something of useless |
C.the boy always borrowed money from him |
D.the boy really needed to buy something |
The boy wanted to buy _______ with some money.
A.a new book for himself | B.a nice present for his father |
C.something of no use | D.an hour of his father’s time |
From the passage, we can know that the boy’s father _______.
A.often played with his son | B.spent little time with his son |
C.often came back home early | D.often had dinner with his son |
请根据短文内容, 判断下列句子正(T) 误(F).
Mr. Green lives in a small town, but he works in a big city.
One day, Mr. Green drives his car out and washes it. When a friend comes and sees the car, he says, “That’s a nice car. Is it yours?”
“Sometimes,” answers Mr. Green.
The friend is surprised(惊讶的). “Sometimes?” he asks, “What do you mean?”
Mr. Green answers slowly, “Well, when there is a party in the town, my daughter, Jane, drives it. When there is a soccer game, it is my son Joe’s turn. When it looks really nice and clean, my wife Linda uses it. And when it needs cleaning, it’s mine.”Mr. Green lives in a big city.
Mr. Green is Jane and Joe’s brother.
Joe goes to watch soccer games in the car.
Mrs. Green can’t drive a car.
Only Mr. Green washes the car.
An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.Why did the Englishman go to Italy?
A.He went to work in a restaurant. |
B.He went to buy an umbrella. |
C.He traveled in Italy. |
D.He wanted to visit his friends. |
What is Italy famous for?
A.Mushroom with eggs. | B.Eggs. |
C.Mushrooms. | D.Beautiful umbrella. |
How did the Englishman tell the waiter that he wanted some mushrooms?
A.He drew a picture of a mushroom on the table. |
B.He said “mushrooms” in Italian. |
C.He showed the waiter a picture of a mushroom. |
D.He drew a picture of an umbrella. |
What’s the end of the story?
A.The Englishman didn’t get what he wanted, but an umbrella. |
B.The Englishman got mushrooms at last. |
C.The Englishman left before the waiter came back. |
D.The Englishman got nothing in the end. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A.An American was once traveling in Italy. |
B.The man knew Italian very well. |
C.The man told the waiter that he wanted to buy an umbrella. |
D.The waiter didn’t know English at all. |
根据短文内容,选择正确答案
Liu Yun, 13, pretty and smart. She is a good student. But many students try to stay from her because Liu Yun’s mum has AIDS(爱滋病) and her father has died of AIDS. Luckily, Liu Yun didn’t get it.
AIDS means fear for most people. Nobody wants to play games with her. Even a teacher who used to like her turns his back on her now. The biggest problem is how other people look at her. She sometimes wants todrop out of schoolbecause she can no longer face others’ indifference(冷漠)。
It is said if a person has AIDS, it’s still safe to eat and play with him. So I think Liu Yun’s classmates and teachers are afraid of AIDS because they don’t know much about AIDS. And Liu Yun needs their love and understanding. Even a friendly smile means a lot to her.Why isn’t Liu Yun popular with the students and the teachers?
A. She has AIDS. B. Her mother has AIDS.
C. Her father has died of AIDS. D. Both B and C.What will you do when you best friend has AIDS?
A.I’ll stay away from him. |
B.I won’t have meals with him. |
C.I won’t talk with him. |
D.I should be more friendly to him than before. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined words “drop out of school”?
A.逃学 | B.辍学 | C.请病假 | D.回家 |
Can we have meals with the people that have AIDS?
A.Yes, we can. | B.No, we can’t. |
C.No, we shouldn’t. | D.We don’t know. |
Which of the following is TURE?
A.Though Liu Yun’s mother has AIDS, every teacher still love her. |
B.None of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS . |
C.Most of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS. |
D.Only a few teacher love her when her mother has AIDS. |
阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F).
I was in town yesterday. I decided to stop at the bank to see Jane. I thought she might have time to go for lunch with me.
When I got to the bank, they told me she had just been out. I asked them if she would be back by 10:30 or 11:45, and they told me “Yes”. I had some time, so I decided to wait for her. I walked over to take a seat by the window. I watched everyone coming in. It was 12:30, and I was sure she couldn’t come back until after lunch. I got up, and as I started to walk to the door, someone called my name. I turned around and was surprised to find it was Jane. She said she had not left her office all the morning. Yesterday I was in a city.
I wanted to have lunch with Jane.
Jane was in her office all the morning.
I didn’t wait Jane any more.
In fact, Jane’s workmates made a mistake.
根据短文内容回答问题。
Red Ribbon Week is held every year, usually during the last week of October. It started with a police officer named “Kiki” Camarena. He was sent to Mexico in order to investigate(调查) a Mexican drug company and stayed there for four and a half years. His efforts helped put a stop to several major drug making companies. So the bosses wanted to murder the men who brought them down. When Camarena left his office for a lunch date with his wife on February 7, 1985, a car drove up and kidnapped(绑架) him, and a month later he was killed. At that time he was only 37 years old.
Shortly after his death, people in Camarena’s town began wearing red ribbons in his honor. Then Camarena’s high school friend, Henry Lozano, started Camarena Club. Hundreds of people joined the club and promised to be drug-free in order to honor the death of Camarena. And then schools in several states began to join in. Now, at the end of every October, millions of Americans wear red ribbons in memory of “Kiki” Camarena. So, in 1988, the first national Red Ribbon Week was founded in America.
Red Ribbon Week has become the largest drug education and prevention organization in the United States. It encourages communities to stand up against drugs and it encourages children to make a promise not to take drugs in their life. Is Red Ribbon Week held at the end of October in America?
How long did “Kiki” Camarena stay in Mexico?
What did “Kiki” Camarena do there?
Why do people wear red ribbon during Red Ribbon Week?
What’s the passage mainly about?