Tom was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course , but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too. But one day Tom said to his mother, “ When I finish school, I want to be a dustman.”
“A dustman?” his mother asked, she was very surprised. “ that’s not a very pleasant job, why do you want to be a dustman?”
“Because then I would only have to work one day a week.” Tom answered at once.
“Only one day a week?” his mother said, “What do you mean? And how do you know?”
“ Well,” Tom replied, “ I know that the dustmen who come to our house to work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day.”
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇最佳答案,并在答題卷上按要求作答。
小題1:What kind of boy was Tom?
A.Tom was a clever boy.B.Tom was a lazy boy.
C.Tom worked very hard.D.Tom was not polite.
小題2:What were his father and mother?
A.His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.
B.His father was a worker and his mother was a doctor.
C.His father was a doctor and his mother was a doctor, too.
D.His father and mother were teachers.
小題3:What did his parents want him to be when he grew up?
A.They wanted him to be a dustman.
B.They wanted him to be an officer.
C.They wanted him to be a doctor.
D.They wanted him to be a football player.
小題4:What did Tom say he wanted to be when he grew up?
A.Tom said that he wanted to be a dustman.
B.Tom said that he wanted to be a teacher.
C.Tom said that he wanted to be a doctor.
D.Tom said that he wanted to be a singer.
小題5:Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?
A.Because Tom heard of this before.
B.Because one of the dustmen had told him before.
C.Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.
D.Because Tom’s mother told him.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析:這篇短文的主人公不愛勞動,因為只在周四看見清潔工來收垃圾,以為清潔工每周就工作一天,就想做一名清潔工。
小題1:根據(jù)Tom was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. 可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)His father and mother were both doctors 可知選C
小題3:根據(jù)they hoped that their son would become one, too. 可知他的父母也想讓他成為醫(yī)生,故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)"When I finish school, I want to be a dustman描述,可知他想當(dāng)一個清潔工。故選A,他想成為一個收集垃圾和倒垃圾箱的人。故選
小題5:根據(jù)"I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day."描述,可知湯姆只是在周四在他家看見清潔工。故選C。
點評:本文淺顯易懂,層次分明,學(xué)生很容易把握文中中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文,一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇最佳答案,并在答題卷上按要求作答。
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