根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
【小题1】Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

2.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A. was still the same as usual       B. ate so much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school      D. worked hard but said little

3.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作

4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the nail

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A. we should be strict with ourselves

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

1. 1.

   Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

   1. A.
      Because he could eat well there
   2. B.
      Because he could earn more about nuns
   3. C.
      Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math
   4. D.
      Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more
2. 2.

   Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______

   1. A.
      was still the same as usual
   2. B.
      ate so much at dinner
   3. C.
      kissed her hello after school
   4. D.
      worked hard but said little
3. 3.

   “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese

   1. A.
      用功
   2. B.
      捶书
   3. C.
      发泄
   4. D.
      振作
4. 4.

   The last sentence in the passage shows that _______

   1. A.
      Tommy felt sorry for the nail
   2. B.
      Tommy was afraid of being nailed
   3. C.
      Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
   4. D.
      Tommy liked playing jokes on others
5. 5.

   From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______

   1. A.
      we should be strict with ourselves
   2. B.
      mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes
   3. C.
      a catholic school is better than other ones
   4. D.
      nuns are good at helping children with their math

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.

　 “I must find something wonderful for her,and it must be the only one in the whole world.”John thought.

　 He advertised in the newspaper. “Wanted---the best present for the woman who has everything.”

　 For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him“the best present”. But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.

　 Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage,and in the cage there was a large bird.

　 “This bird,”the man said,“can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world.”

　 “I’ll buy it,”John said,“How much do you want?”

　 “One hundred thousand dollars,”the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

　 The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her,”Well,mother,”he said,“Is the bird wonderful?”

　 “Oh,it was delicious,dear,”she said.

(　　 )47.How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A.They rang John up. B.They knew it from the newspapers.

C.John phoned them one by one.　　 D.They knew it on TV.

(　　 )48.When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A.Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday. B.On John’s mother’s birthday.

C.About five days before John’s mother’s birthday. D.Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday.

(　　 )49.Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A.Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B.Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C.Because the bird could look after his mother.

D.Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

(　　 )50.What does the sentence “It was delicious,”really mean in the story?

A.His mother ate the bird.

B.His mother let the bird fly away.

C.His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D.His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.