One day a young man went to the town and bought himself a new pair of pants. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found they were about two inches(英寸) long. He went into the kitchen(厨房). His mother and his two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them,“ The new pants are too long. They need cutting(剪) by two inches. Would one of you do this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and nobody said anything.
But after his mother finished washing, she went to her son’s room and cut the pants by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. She went to his room and cut the pants by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s pants, so she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.
【小题1】The pants were       .

A．too long

B．new

C．for the young man

D．A, B and C

【小题2】The young man’s mother and sister didn’t answer him because         .

A．they don’t like him at all

B．they were too busy at that time

C．they didn’t want to do it for him

D．they didn’t hear him clearly

【小题3】If the pants were 197 inches at first, at last they were        .

A．191 inches

B．193 inches

C．195 inches

D．199 inches

【小题4】From the story, we know        .

A．The young man’s mother and sister didn’t want to help him.

B．The young man can wear the pants to go out now.

C．The young man can cut his pants himself.

D．The young man wouldn't be very happy after he saw his pants.

【小题5】Which one is true from the story?

A．The young man’s mother and sisters wouldn’t like to talk with each other.

B．The young man’s mother and sister didn’t hear the young man’s words.

C．The young man’s pants were too long for him now.

D．The young man had to buy another pair of pants now.

On February 14th，2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmaster‘s office. When I got into the office，I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that，we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally，we got to see our mother. It was terrible.

On the next day，the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me. She started crying，“She‘s gone. Teresa，mommy’s gone.

She‘s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.

Today when I look back，I still miss my mother very much，but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero （英雄） is，they usually say someone famous，like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is，I tell them，my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.

1.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？

A. On the beach.       B. At the hospital.   C. At school.         D. At home.

2.Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill？

A. Her sister.       B. The headmaster.  C. Her teacher.           D. The police officer.

3.What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day？

A. Her mother had been very ill.   B. Her mother had been dead.

C. Her mother had gotten better.   D. Her sister came to see her.

4.From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _______.

A. the writer is afraid of her mother      

B. the writer is proud of her mother

C. the writer feels sad about her mother   

D. the writer feels sorry for her mother

5.The writer must think her mother is a _______ woman.

A. famous            B. free      C. rich                  D. great

 

阅读理解（每小题2分，共10分）
A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs(上楼)to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches(英寸) long.
Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen.“These new pants are too long, they need to be shortened(缩短) about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none（没有） of them said anything. The mother went upstairs after she had finished washing and shortened the pants two inches. But she didn’t tell her daughters about it.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she also remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs, and took two inches
off the legs of the new pants
【小题1】The new pants were _______.

A．too long for the young man

B．two inches long

C．six inches long

D．too short for the young man

【小题2】The young man asked ______to shorten his pants.

A．his mother and his two sisters

B．his mother and one of his sister

C．his mother

D．his mother or one of his two sisters

【小题3】_______,his elder sister shorten his pants.

A．After supper

B．After the mother finished washing

C．After the young man went upstairs

D．After the younger sister went to the cinema

【小题4】How many inches were the legs of the new pants shortened by at last?

A．Two.

B．Four.

C．Six.

D．Eight.

【小题5】When the young man put on the pants, he would _______.

A．feel happy	B．be very sad
C．thank his family	D．be very excited

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.
He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（缩短）by about two inches.
Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .
【小题1】What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

A．They were a bit too long.

B．They were just suitable.

C．They were too short for him.

D．There were about two inches shorter.

【小题2】Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?

A．Because they were very busy.

B．Because they didn’t hear him.

C．Because they didn’t like him.

D．Because they couldn’t do that.

【小题3】When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

A．In the evening.

B．Before she finished the washing.

C．After lunch.

D．After she came back from the cinema.

【小题4】What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?
He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him. 

A．two

B．four

C．six

D．eight

【小题5】How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?

A．Pleasant.

B．Thankful.

C．Surprised.

D．Bored.