“Mary, your bedroom is a mess ．Come and clean it up right now,” her mum said．Mary wanted to go outside and play．“I’ll clean it up later, Mum．”

“Oh no, you won’t．I’ve been asking you for days,” her mum said．

Mary went into her bedroom．She put away all of her clothes and put all the rubbish into a plastic bag．“Mum, I’ve finished,” she smiled, “I’m going outside to play now．”

She ran into the back garden．This was her favorite place to be．A small butterfly flew over and landed on Mary’s hand．“You’re a pretty little butterfly,” Mary said, “Does your mum make you keep your bedroom clean?”

“What if I left my rubbish all over and didn’t keep the garden clean and tidy? Would you have a nice place to sit among the flowers?” said the butterfly．

“I’d not be happy if I came out to see rubbish here and there,” Mary said．

“Everybody has to do their part and keep their rooms or their flower gardens clean,” the butterfly said and then flew away．

Mary hurried into the house and said to her mother, “I’ll keep my room clean from now on, Mum．I’ve got to do my part．” And she did just that．

1．What did Mary mean by the word “later” in the first paragraph?

   A．never              B．at once         C．in some days        D．after she played outside

2．Which is the correct order for the following to take place in the story?

   a．Mary played in the back garden．          b．Mary promised to keep her room clean．

   c．Mum asked Mary to clean up her room． d．A butterfly flew over and talked with Mary．

   e．Mary cleaned up her room．

   A．a, c, d, b, e     B．c, a, d, b, e     C．c, e, a, d, b        D．a, d, b, c, e

3．It can be inferred （推测） from the story that _________．

   A．Mum asked the butterfly to teach Mary

   B．the butterfly always picked up the rubbish left by Mary

   C．Mary’s back garden was clean and tidy

   D．Mary played with the butterfly every day

4．This story is most probably written for _________．

   A．insects （昆虫）       B．kids          C．parents       D．teachers

A small boy lived with his mother and grandmother in a big house. His father had died.
A bucket（桶）of water fell on the small boy’s left foot, and it began hurting a hot. His mother said, “I’m going to put something very hot on your foot tonight. That’s always very good. Tomorrow your foot won’t hurt any longer.”
In the evening, the small boy’s mother came to his bedroom. She had a hot poultice（膏药）in a bowl. The small boy looked at it and said, “I don’t want that. I had one a month ago. Poultices hurt.”
His mother sat down on his bed and said, “You’re going to have this poultice on.” She pulled his sheets（床单）and blankets（毯子）away, and put the poultice near his foot, but the boy pulled it away quickly, and poultice fell on the bed.
His mother was angry. She went down stairs and came back with his grandmother and a stick. She said to her son, “Your grandmother’s going to put the poultice on your foot, and I’m going to hold this stick. Now don’t be a stupid boy.”
She held the stick over the boy, and the grandmother took his foot and put the poultice near it. The boy said. “Stop, you…” but his mother brought the stick nearer, and he did not say anything else.
The grandmother brought the poultice near the foot again, and the boy stopped her again, but his mother was angry now and said, “I’m going to hit you.” The boy did not finish his words, and his grandmother put the poultice on his foot. He let it there for a few minutes and then took it off again.
The boy’s mother and grandmother put the sheets and blankets over him again and he said, “My left foot hurts, but you put the poultice on my right foot. I stopped you twice, but you didn’t listen to me.”

1. 1.

   The small boy’s foot hurt because ____.

   1. A.
      he fell off the bike
   2. B.
      a bucket of water fell on his foot
   3. C.
      he fell and hurt his foot
   4. D.
      he was ill
2. 2.

   In the evening ___ first came to the small boy’s room.

   1. A.
      his mother
   2. B.
      his father
   3. C.
      his grandmother
   4. D.
      his grandfather
3. 3.

   The small boy ____ his mother.

   1. A.
      agreed with
   2. B.
      didn’t stop
   3. C.
      thanked
   4. D.
      didn’t agree with
4. 4.

   The small boy took the poultice off because ____.

   1. A.
      his foot didn’t hurt
   2. B.
      he hated his mother and grandmother
   3. C.
      his left foot hurt
   4. D.
      his right foot hurt
5. 5.

   The best title for this passage is ____.

   1. A.
      Left or Right
   2. B.
      A Small Boy
   3. C.
      The Poultice
   4. D.
      A Small Boy’s Mother

In the U.S. Mother’s day is a holiday __21__ the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers.

   One of the __22__ to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while __23__ members ( 成员 ) of the family do the housework.

   Many families ___24__ Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mum sleep ___25___ as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favorite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can make of something your mum likes.

   __26__ the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget __27___ only one flower into the bottle. When everything is ready, ____28__ carry the plate and mum’s favorite books or newspapers up to her bedroom . Cards and small presents ___29___ the children can be also put on the plate before they are given to mum in bed.

   Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for dinner. It’s a good day to let your mum rest and let her see ___30___ a wonderful family she has.

(   ) 21 A in           B on           C at         D for

(   ) 22 A good way    B best way      C best ways    D better ways

(   ) 23 A others       B the others     C other        D another

(   ) 24 A has         B take          C finish       D begin

(   ) 25 A late         B early         C fast        D slowly

(   ) 26 A Before      B After         C Later       D Earlier

(   ) 27 A put         B putting        C to put      D puts

(   ) 28 A careful      B care          C carefully    D caring

(   ) 29 A for         B from          C to         D with

(   ) 30 A how       B why           C where     D what

阅读理解

　　In the USA Mothers’ Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers.

　　One of the best ways to celebrate Mothers’ Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the housework.

　　Many families begin Mothers’ Day with breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mom sleep late as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favourite meal. A Mothers’ Day breakfast can make of anything your mom likes.

　　After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle with only one flower. With spring here, the children can pick up the nicest flower from the garden outside. When everything is ready. carefully carry the plate and mom’s favourite books or newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards small presents from the children can be put on the plate before it is given to mom in bed.

　　Many families take mom out to her favourite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mom rest and let her see what a wonderful family she has.

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)

1．Mothers’ Day is on May 2.

2．Children give their fathers presents before breakfast.

3．It is the best way to let mom have a good rest on Mothers’ Day.

4．Other members of the family go into the kitchen to cook a nice meal for mom.

5．After the nice breakfast is cooked, keep everything nicely for mom in a basket.

6．Children put all kinds of flowers into a bottle for mom.

7．When everything is OK, Children carry them up to mom’s bedroom.

8．They let mom have her favourite breakfast in bed.

9．Many families go to a good restaurant for a meal on that day.

10．It’s a wonderful day to let mom see what a good family she has.