Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一 半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)• But they didn’t know how to do.

Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.

The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”

根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。

1.There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.

A. fifteen  B. sixteen C. seventeen     D. eighteen

2.What was the three boys' problem?

A. They couldn’t eat the apples.         B. They couldn’t go home.

C. They couldn’t divide the apples.    D. They wanted to borrow some apples,

3.What did the little boy do to help them?

A.      He put his apple into theirs when he divided the apples.

B.      He kept an apple to divide the apples.

C.      He got one apple from another man.

D.      He ate an apple before he divided them.

4.Which one is right?

A.      The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples.

B.      The little boy told them how to divide their apples.

C.      The little boy wanted to help them.

D.      The little boy wanted to take away their apples.

5.The underlined sentence “How clever the boy is!” means       in Chinese.

A.这个男孩是多么地感激啊！          B.他怎么样才能聪明啊！

C.这是一个什么样的男孩啊！ D.多么聪明的男孩啊！

Tom is a schoolboy. He is only seven years old, but he is very busy on weekdays. One Saturday he decided to relax himself, so he went to the cinema.
It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or tree minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, “Why did you buy so many tickets? How many friends did you meet?” Tom answered. “No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears(撕) my ticket.”
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Tom wanted to buy ________ when the girl asked him why.
A. a second ticket           B. a third ticket           C. a fourth ticket         D. a fifth ticket
2. The big boy stopped Tom at the door because ________.
A. it was the big boy’s job                          B. the big boy didn’t like Tom
C. the big boy didn’t know Tom                      D. Tom didn’t buy tickets at all
3. The big boy was ________ at the cinema.
A. a bookseller             B. a policeman           C. a shopkeeper         D. a worker
4. From the story we know ________.
A. Tom had a lot of money                           B. Tom knew little about the cinema
C. the big boy wasn’t friendly to Tom                  D. the girl wanted to get more money
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Tom bought the tickets for himself.                  B. Tom hadn’t been to the cinema before.
C. Tom was too young to make friends.                 D. Tom met no friend at the cinema.

阅读理解判断正(T)误(F)

Tom’s father was ill.It was Saturday.Tom was on the way to the hospital to see his father.The hospital was very far,so he had to take a bus.

When he got to the bus stop,he saw many people there.They were standing in line and waiting for a bus.The bus was late.Tom didn’t want to stay in this queue（队）.He went to the front and stood there.

One of the people said to him,“You mustn’t jump the queue,boy.”

With a red face Tom said sorry and went to the end of the line.Soon the bus came.All the people got on the bus.

1.Tom was at the bus stop to see his father.

2.A lot of people were going to take a bus to the hospital.

3.When he got to the bus stop,Tom wanted to be the first one to get on the bus.

4.When Tom jumped the queue,one of the people pushed him back.

5.Tom waited until another bus came to the stop.

Most people make their living with their hands. But Tom makes his living(谋生）with his feet. A very good living it is, too.
　　Tom’s story began in a very small city in England. His parents were very poor. Seven people lived in their small house. Tom had no place to play in but in the street.
　　Tom’s father often played football, and little Tom wanted to play football, too. So his father made a nice ball for him to play. The little boy played it every day.
　　At last Tom learned to play a real football, and after a few years he could play football very well.
　　Now Tom is one of the best football players.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
【小题1】Tom made his living with his______.
A、hands                B、head                 C、feet
【小题2】Tom’s parents lived in a_____city in English.
A、small                B、big                  C、new
【小题3】Tom’s father____a football for him to play.
A、bought              B、borrowed             C、Made
【小题4】A few years later, Tom was_____at playing football.
A、well                 B、good                 C、bad
【小题5】Tom plays football_____ than many other players.
A、harder               B、worse                C、better