“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband. “I'm not feeling well.”

　　“Then you must stay in bed and rest,” her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby.”

　　“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll get better soon,” his wife told him.

　　“Shall I do the shopping for you?” her husband asked. She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy.” She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

　　“You can get all these things at the shop,” she said. “You can put the baby in the shopping cart, (手推车) then you won't have to leave him outside.”

　　The man took the baby to the shop and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for the things on his list.

　　At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry. Then he started to scream (尖叫).

　　“Keep calm (安静), Bill,” the man said. “Don't get angry. Don't shout, Bill.”

　　A woman in the shop heard him saying these things. She walked to him and said, “I think you are great. You are so patient (耐心) with your little Bill.”

　　“Madam,” the man said, “I'm Bill. He's Edward.”

1．Why did the man look after the baby?

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2．The man with his baby ________.

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3．What did the baby do in the shop?

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4．The baby was ________.

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A．Bill

B．Edward

C．the son of the woman in the shop

D．the man's daughter

5．The man asked ________ to keep calm.

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阅读下面的短文，选出能填入后面各句空白处的最佳答案。

　　“You will have to take care of the baby today.”a woman tells her husband. “I am not feeling well.”

　　“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear,” her husband says, “I will be pleased to look after our baby.”

　　“Thank you, I will have a quiet day and I will soon get better,” his wife tells him.

“Shall I go shopping for you, too?” her husband says.

　　She is very pleased and says, “That will help me a lot, I will give you a list of things to buy.”

　　She writes out the list and gives it to him.

　　“You can get all the things at the supermarket.” She says.

　　“You can put the baby in the shopping cart(手推车), so you won't have to leave him outside.”

　　The man takes the baby to the supermarket and puts him in the shopping cart. Then he pushes the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looks for those that are on his list.

　　At first all are well, but then the baby begins to cry.

　　Then he starts to scream (大声喊叫).

　　And scream! And scream!

　　“Keep quiet, Tom.” The man says.“Don't get excited. Don't shout, Tom. Don't lose your temper, Tom.”

　　A woman in the supermarket hears him saying these things. She walks up to him. “I think you are wonderful,” she says,“You are so patient (有耐心的) with your little Tom.”

　　“Madam,”the man says,“I'm Tom. He is Edward.”

(1)Why does the man take care of the baby?

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A．It's his turn.

B．His wife isn't well.

C．His wife isn't at home.

D．He always looks after the baby.

(2)Why does the man take the baby to the supermarket? Because ________.

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A．he has to go shopping

B．he wants to show the baby to his friends.

C．he wants to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.

D．the baby likes to go to the supermarket.

(3)What does the baby do in the supermarket? He ________.

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A．pushes the shopping cart

B．loses his temper

C．makes a lot of noise

D．helps his father

(4)Who is the man telling to keep quiet? ________.

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(5)Tom's wife isn't feeling very ________.

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阅读理解：

　　　　Steve Hobbs was a soldier during the last war. Gunner Hobbs he was then. He was a tall young man and rather good-looking.

　　　　He saw the photograph in the window of a photo studio（摄影社）. The girl was beautiful, very beautiful. " Looks interesting, too." Steve thought. he went into the studio.

　　　　" Good evening, sir," the photographer said. "Can I help you ?"

　　　　" Yes, " said Gunner Hobbs. He pointed to the photograph. "You can tell me the name and address of that girl."

　　　　" Oh, can I? I'm not sure, sir. It isn't my joy to…"

　　　　Steve lied to him. "It's all right, man. I know her. I mean —— I used to know her. I've been fighting a war, and I've forgotten her name. She'll be pleased to see me again."

　　　　" Oh well , all right, then. I believe you." The man looked at some information in his note book. At last he read out: " Miss Ann Trail, 29 Fairfield Road."

　　 　　" That's right !" Steve cried. "Ann Traill —I remember now. She hasn't changed at all. Thanks. I'll go and see her one day."

　　 　　Fifteen minutes later Steve was at the house in Fairfield Road. Ann Traill opened the door herself. She was even lovelier than in the photograph. Steve took off his cap.

　　 　　He said, "You're Ann Traill, aren't you? My name is Steve Hobbs. Gunner Hobbs at the moment. There's something I want to ask you, Ann. Will you marry me?"

　　 　　She looked him up and down for half a minute. Then she said, "Yes, I think I will. Come in and meet my family."

判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

1. Steve Hobbs used to know Ann Traill.　　

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2. The photographer believed that the soldier knew the girl.

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3. The photographer gave Steve the wrong address.

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4. Steve went to the girl's house the next day.　　

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5. Steve thought the girl was more beautiful than in the photograph.　　　　

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