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

交际用语选择填空

 Could you look after the baby for me?

 ________.

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A．With pleasure

B．I'll take it

C．Yes, you can

　　“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?

[　　]

2．The man with his baby ________.

[　　]

3．What did the baby do in the shop?

[　　]

4．The baby was ________.

[　　]

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.

[　　]

用所给动词的适当形式填空

－Can you ________ after the baby now? (look)

－Sorry, I can't. I ________ ________ my lunch. (eat)