Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” Tom answered. “Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破) the window of the classroom?’” Tom said.
【小题1】The school was _____________ Tom’s house.

A．far from

B．near

C．nine meters to

D．behind

【小题2】Tom went to school _________________.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by bike

D．by car

【小题3】Last Monday Tom came home __________________.

A．earlier

B．hungry

C．late

D．happy

【小题4】---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.

A．he did something wrong

B．he did something right

C．he liked to stay there longer

D．his mother asked the teacher to do so

【小题5】His mother might (可能) be very ________________when she heard about that.

A．hungry

B．pleased

C．happy

D．angry

Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” Tom answered. “Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破) the window of the classroom?’” Tom said.

1.The school was _____________ Tom’s house.

A．far from

B．near

C．nine meters to

D．behind

2.Tom went to school _________________.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by bike

D．by car

3.Last Monday Tom came home __________________.

A．earlier

B．hungry

C．late

D．happy

4.---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.

A．he did something wrong

B．he did something right

C．he liked to stay there longer

D．his mother asked the teacher to do so

5.His mother might (可能) be very ________________when she heard about that.

A．hungry

B．pleased

C．happy

D．angry

 

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　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room Tome was sitting in front of a bright computer screen(屏幕) on which a colorful dragon(龙) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs White.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement(激动) on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special(特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware(硬件) is good. There's so much memory(内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected(被感染的) disks(磁盘) because I have a virus(病毒) detector(监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping(敲打) keys on the keyboard(键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders(命令).

　　“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White. “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

[　　]

A．lying in bed reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

[　　]

A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

[　　]

A．he had a radio detector in his computer B：he was worrying about the infected disks

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Tom liked playing computer games

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

5．How did Tom get on with his mother?

[　　]

A．Mrs White was very hard on her son

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him

C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game

Tom was seven years olD. He went to a school near his house. He could go there and come home by bus or by school bus every day, but he always went to school and came home on foot. He usually got back on time, but last Friday he came home late. When he ran into the house, his mother was in the sitting-room. When she saw him, she said, "Why are you late today, Tom?"

"My teacher was angry and sent me to the headmaster after school, " Tom answered.

"To the headmaster?" his mother said in surprise. "Why did she send you to him?"

"Because she asked a question in class, " Tom said, "and none of the children gave her the answer except me.

His mother was angry. "But why did the teacher send you to the headmaster then? Why didn't she send all the other children?" she asked Tom.

"Because her question was who put glue(胶水) on her chair."

Judge the following sentence is true or false.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(是)误(否)。

1 Tom went to school on foot every day.

2 Tom's school was far from his house.

3 Last Friday Tom came home late because he didn't finish his homework.

4 Tom's headmaster is a woman.

5 Tom's mother would be angry with Tom when she heard Tom's answer.

 

阅读理解

　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her fourteen-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You are still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow,” said Mrs White.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon,” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, just as wonderful as you are, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game Dragonsplayer, is my favorite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected discs because I have virus detector, which can go over disc and check it for virus.”

　　“Let me show you!” Tom began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

　　“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White, “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

[　　]

A．lying in bed and reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

[　　]

A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

[　　]

A．he had a radio detector in his computer

B．he was worrying about the infected discs

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in the computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Tom liked playing computer games.

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons.

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard. '

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer.

5．How did Tom thought of his mother?

[　　]

A．Mrs White was very hard on her son.

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of her son.

C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.