A lot of boys and girls in western（西方的）countries are wearing the same kind of clothes, and many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether（是否）they are boys or girls.

One day, an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and when he was tired, he sat down in a chair. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.

“Oh!” the old man said to the person sitting be side him on the chair. “Do you see that person with the glasses and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?” “A girl.” said the neighbor（隔壁的人）. “She is my daughter.” “Oh!” the old man said quickly. “Please forgive me, I did not know that you were her mother.” “I’m not.” Said the other person, “I’m her father.”

1.What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?

A．A girl

B．A boy

C．A young person

D．A man

2.“Is it a boy or a girl?” The word “it” here means         .

A．he

B．she

C．the person

D．the pool

3.The meaning of the word “forgive” is          .

A．忘记

B．责骂

C．放弃

D．原谅

4.The old man thought his neighbor was          .

A．a woman

B．a man

C．a girl

D．a boy

5.The old man thought that his neighbor was the girl’s mother became his neighbor   .

A．was wearing a skirt	B．had long hair
C．had a beautiful face	D．was young

 

　　A lot of boys and girls in America are wearing the same clothes and many of them have long hair. So it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls.

　　One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and he was tired, he sat down on a bench（长凳）. A young person was standing on the other side of the pond（水池）.

　　“Excuse me,”the old man said to the person next to him on the bench,“do you see the person with the red trousers and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?”

　　“A girl,”said his neighbour,“and she is my daughter.”

　　“Oh,”the old said quickly,“I am sorry, but I didn't know that you were her mother.”

　　“I'm not,”said the other person.“I'm her father.”

(1)It isn't often easy to tell whether many of American children are boys or girls __________.

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A．because they all look like each other

B．because they are wearing the same kinds of caps and shoes

C．because they have long hair and wear the same clothes

(2)One day an old man went for a walk in ___________.

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A．the street in Washington

B．the Washington Park in America

C．a park in Washington

(3)There were _________ persons beside the pond, they are __________.

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A．three, a man, a woman and a girl

B．three, two men and a girl

C．two, a man and a girl

(4)The young person standing on the other side of the ___________ was ___________.

[　　]

A．bench, the other's boy

B．pond, the old man's daughter

C．pond, the daughter of the old man's neighbour

(5)The young person wore __________.

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A．a pair of red trousers

B．on a pair of red trousers

C．with a pair of red trousers

(6)The old man thought his neighbour was the girl's __________.

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A．mother

B．father

C．brother

A lot of boys and girls in Western countries are wearing the same kind of clothes，and many of them have long hair，so it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls．

   One day，an old man went for a walk in a park．in Washington．and when he was tired，he sat on a chair．A young person was standing on the other side of the pool．

   “Oh!”the old man said to the person sitting beside him on the chair．“Do you see that person with the glasses and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?’’

   “A girl．”said the neighbour．“She is my daughter．”

   “Oh!”the old man said quickly．“Please forgive me．I did not know that you were her mother．”

   “I’m not．”said the other person，“I’m her father．”

1．“Is it a boy or a girl?” The word“it”here means ________．

A．he                          B．she                         C．the person              D．the pool

2．The meaning of“forgive”is ________．

A．忘记                      B．责骂                       C放弃                         D．原谅

3．The old man thought his neighbour was ________．

A．a woman                B．a man                     C．a girl                      D．a boy

4．The old man thought that his neighbour was the girl’s mother because his neighbour ______．

A．was wearing a skirt                                           B．had a beautiful face

C．had long hair                                             D．was young

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing in May. Those songs are their favorite songs.
Jay Chou has a special album “Ye Huimei” named after his mother.Chou grew up just with his mother, he did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 boy.
“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yuejie, a Junior 1 girl.
【小题1】From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _________．

A．is very handsome	B．has a bright smile
C．often makes too much noise	D．can play the piano

【小题2】His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he will sing their favorite songs in Beijing

B．he has a special album

C．he is good at music

D．he never follows others

【小题3】When he was a little child, he        .

A．talked a lot every day

B．did well in his study

C．started to like music

D．had huge crowds of fans

【小题4】According to one of his fans, Jay ________．

A．is a good student	B．has long and beautiful hair
C．can not speak clearly when he sings or talks	D．is very attractive to them

【小题5】The sentence “He never follows others.” in the last paragraph means          .

A．he always has his own style

B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all

D．no one can do better than him