在短文中找出下列词的同义词

A. looking-glass　　    　　　　　　 B. handsome　　   

C. happy　　    　　　　　　　　   D. was going on　　   

E. daughter　　   

2.根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)

①The story is about a man and his two children.　　　　　　 

②One of them was a boy and the other was a girl.　　　　　　

③One day they found a mirror and looked at themselves in it.   

④The boy looked very nice and the girl looked pretty.　　　　  

⑤The boy was pleased at his own looks and angry with his sister. 

⑥The sister was angry and she pushed her brother away.　　　　

⑦The father saw what was happening but didn't come up.　　   

⑧He told the boy that it was enough to be good-looking.　　　　

⑨He told the girl if she could be nice and kind to people and ready to help, everybody would love her   .

⑩The story tells us that the most important thing for a person is to be nice and helpful

 to people.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
【小题1】Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

As time went by, the baby grew up. There was nothing wrong with his hearing. But some kids laughed at him because he didn’t have ears. The baby was very sad, but his parents did nothing but felt sorry for him.
The boy’s father talked with a doctor. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “ I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” The doctor answered. So they began to look for a person who would like to give his or her ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone and it will give the ears you need. But it’s a secret, ”said the father. The operation was very successful. Several years later, he got a good job.
One day, he told his father “ But I must know who gave so much to me. I want to do something for him or her.” “I am sorry, but I can’t tell you.” Said the father.
The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. For the boy it was one of the darkest days. He stood with his father over his mother’s coffin.
Slowly, the father raised her thick brown hair to show that his mother had no outer ears. “Your mother said she was glad that she never let her hair be cut,” he said, “and nobody ever thought she was less beautiful, did they?”

1. 1.

   Why did the kids laugh at the boy?

   1. A.
      Because he heard nothing.
   2. B.
      Because he had only an ear.
   3. C.
      Because he had no parents.
   4. D.
      Because he had no ears.
2. 2.

   Who gave the ears to the boy？

   1. A.
      A doctor.
   2. B.
      His father.
   3. C.
      His mother.
   4. D.
      A good man.
3. 3.

   Why did the boy’s mother never let her hair be cut?

   1. A.
      Because she liked long hair.
   2. B.
      Because she didn’t let her son know the secret.
   3. C.
      Because she had only an ear.
   4. D.
      Because she had no ears when she was born.
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      There is nothing wrong with the boy’s ears.
   2. B.
      The boy’s parents did nothing for the boy.
   3. C.
      Just after the operation, the boy knew the truth.
   4. D.
      Before the boy knew the truth, his mother died.
5. 5.

   From the passage, we know “__________”.

   1. A.
      ears are very important
   2. B.
      no ears are good
   3. C.
      parents’ love is great
   4. D.
      secrets are known by people