Question

Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.

Tom appeared with a bucket（桶）of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence（篱笆）around the garden. It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.

Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.

Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假装）not to see Ben.

“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”

“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”

Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加）a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself.

After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”

“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”

“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on.

By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!

1.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?

A.. He saw Ben eating an apple happily.

B. He tried to make Ben interested in it.

C. He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all.

D. He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence.

2.What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese?

A. 春天 B. 弹簧 C. 泉 D. 活力

3.What do you think of Tom?

A. Honest. B. Smart.

C. Shy. D. Stubborn.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：星期六的早上, 阳光明媚, 空气新鲜。每个人的心里都在歌唱、脸上洋溢着笑容，做事情每个步骤都充满了活力。本停下来感兴趣地看着汤姆画画。汤姆继续绘画并且假装没看见本。 汤姆运用聪明的做法，让小伙伴们主动的为他劳动，最后还得到了姑妈给的一大块蛋糕。

1. was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself.句意： 本停下来感兴趣地看着汤姆画画。汤姆继续绘画并且假装没看见本。通过这一点，体现汤姆想用得不到才是最好的来激发他对这份工作的热情。明确第二项正确。故选B

2. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step. 句意：每个人的心里都在歌唱、脸上洋溢着笑容，做事情每个步骤都充满了活力，这几句都是描述积极向上、心情很好的状况。因此结合选项第四项符合。故选D

3.

考点：故事类短文阅读。