Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.

By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.

Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”

“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”

“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”

That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”

Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.

1.Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

A.Because he had no time to fit them together.

B.Because he had difficulty in writing a story.

C.Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework.

D.Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.

B.The small tree will grow into a big one.

C.His friend Lee can give him a lot of support.

D.He can develop his story based on the first draft.

3.What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?

A. She is a strict teacher                     B. She is a wise teacher

C. She is an honest teacher                   D. She is an energetic teacher

4.What can we infer(推断from the story?

A. Arthur is a shy and quiet student

B. Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story

C. There will be a storm on Saturday

D. Encouragement is important in teaching

阅读理解.

　　I can still (仍然) remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn't see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don't think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent(沉默) at first. Then he began to cry(哭) ,because he didn't wan to stay there.

　　More and more students came in, but the boy didn't stop crying. “Morn, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little, boy, and said something to him. I couldn't hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to, smile. To this day, I still don't know what the teacher said to the little boy.

判断下列句子的正(Ｔ)误(Ｔ)

(1)The writer went to School when he was 6 years old.

(　　)

(2)There were beautiful pictures on the wall of the classroom.

(　　)

(3)She sat near the window, so she could look outside.

(　　)

(4)She was not worried. She was afraid.

(　　)

(5)The little boy cried, because he wanted to go home.

(　　)

(6)When the teacher came in, the little boy stopped crying.

(　　)

(7)The teacher said something interesting and made the boy smile.

(　　)

(8) The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.

(　　)

根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在括号中填T，错误的填F。

阅读理解.

　　I can still (仍然) remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn't see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don't think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent(沉默) at first. Then he began to cry(哭) ,because he didn't wan to stay there.

　　More and more students came in, but the boy didn't stop crying. “Morn, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little, boy, and said something to him. I couldn't hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to, smile. To this day, I still don't know what the teacher said to the little boy.

判断下列句子的正(Ｔ)误(Ｔ)

(1)The writer went to School when he was 6 years old.

(　　)

(2)There were beautiful pictures on the wall of the classroom.

(　　)

(3)She sat near the window, so she could look outside.

(　　)

(4)She was not worried. She was afraid.

(　　)

(5)The little boy cried, because he wanted to go home.

(　　)

(6)When the teacher came in, the little boy stopped crying.

(　　)

(7)The teacher said something interesting and made the boy smile.

(　　)

(8) The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.

(　　)