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　　Mrs Black lives in a small town with her children. Four years ago, her husband died in a traffic accident. He left her nothing except three children and an old house. Her work is to clean the street. They pay her some money for it and it's only enough for their food and clothes.

　　It was Mabel's birthday one day. Mrs Black had not enough money to buy a birthday cake for her. When she was walking past a shop, she spent all her money on some plums (李子). She put them on a plate and began to cook. Peter, her five-year-old son, saw them. He never ate any plums and wanted to taste one. He looked around and there was nobody except himself. He quickly ate one and left.

　　That evening Mrs Black found a plum missing. She asked,“Who ate the plum?”

　　Every child answered,“It's not me.”

　　“I'm afraid you swallowed (吞) the stone (核) ,”said the mother ,“then you'll be ill.”

　　“Don't worry about it , Mummy ,”Peter said happily. “I threw the stone out of the window!”

1．Mrs Black is a ________.

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2．There are ________ people in Mrs Black's family.

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3．Mrs Black bought some plums for Mabel because ________.

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4．Peter ate a plum for the first time because ________.

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A．he was too young

B．the fruit could make him ill

C．his mother hadn't enough money to buy it before

D．he didn't like to eat any fruit at all

5．In fact (事实上) , Peter told his mother that ________.

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　　An old porter(搬运工人) had worked for the railway for a very long time. One morning he was standing in one of the big railway stations and waiting for travellers to ask him to help them with their luggage(行李), when he saw a small man running towards the trains with a big bag in his hand.

　　The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and then the man saw the porter. At once the small man towards the porter and said, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter?” He was breathing(喘息) very fast, and he seemed worried.

　　The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, “Well, Sir, I'd like to help you, but I can't answer your question because I don't know how fast you can run along rails. You see,” he explained, “the 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”

1．The old porter usually ________ .

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A．stood in the railway station

B．answered the traveller's questions

C．helped the travellers carry their luggage

D．asked the travellers to help him

2．One morning a small man ________ .

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A．was waiting for the porter to help him

B．was running along the rails

C．was waiting for the train to London

D．was hurrying to catch to 10:35 train to London

3．The small man looked worried because ________ .

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A．he couldn't run so fast as the train

B．he wondered if he could catch the 10:35 train to London

C．the porter watched him for a few seconds

D．he lost his bag

4．At the end of the story, the porter _______.

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A．told the small man there was no 10:35 train to London

B．told the small man when he could catch the train

C．helped the small man to catch the train

D．played a joke on(开某人的玩笑) the small man

5．When the porter told the man the train had left, the time was ________ .

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One day after school Mr. Tillman found Philo Farnsworth making drawings on the blackboard in the school-room.
“What are you doing?” Mr. Tillman asked with interest. “ What are these drawings?”

“I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are drawings of my first inventions.”
Mr. Tillman smiled to himself, “What is your invention?”
“I have an idea for a way of sending pictures through the air,” The boy answered. “Please just let me tell you about it. You are the only person who can understand what I have done.”
In 1922, even radio was new. The United States had fewer than 30 radio stations. But in 1922, a boy of 16 showed his teacher drawings for television!
In 1926, Philo worked as an office boy in Salt Lake City. Many important businessmen came into the office where he worked. One of these, George Everson , was from San Francisco. Like Mr. Tillman, Everson soon became interested in Philo. The shy, hard-working boy was like other office boys who Everson had known.
One evening Everson asked Philo to have dinner with him. After the meal, Philo began talking about his idea for Television. At first, Everson was not much interested in the invention. He listened only to be polite.
Many years later, Everson wrote a book telling about that evening with Philo. “As Farnsworth talked, he seemed to change,” Everson wrote, “His eyes lighted up , and he was no longer shy.” Talking freely about his invention, Philo Farnsworth was no longer an office boy--he was a scientist.
At the end of the evening, Everson was more interested than ever in Philo. And he was also interested in Philo’s idea for television.
After talking with Philo , Everson returned to San Francisco. There he brought together a number of important businessmen . Philo told them about his invention. The men became so interested in the young inventor that they gave $25,000 to help him work on his idea. Philo was only 20 years old, but here was his chance.
【小题1】What kind of drawings was Philo making on the blackboard one day?

A．Drawings of his school-room.	B．Drawings of his invention.
C．Drawings of his interest.	D．Drawings for Mr. Tillman.

【小题2】Philo’s new idea was to _______________.

A．tell his teacher all about his invention

B．show Mr. Tillman about his idea by drawings

C．send pictures through air

D．make other people see things by pictures

【小题3】George Everson first became interested in Philo because he ________________.

A．did his work well as an office boy

B．was quite different from other office boys

C．was shy and did not work hard

D．was also interested in Philo’s drawings

【小题4】When talking about his invention, Philo ____________.

A．listened to Mr. Everson politely

B．became more interested in the businessman

C．seemed to change his idea

D．looked like a scientist

【小题5】Which of the following is true?

A．Philo made his television only four years later.

B．Mr. Everson helped Philo to invent the television with his own money.

C．Mr. Everson himself was an important businessman.

D．The businessmen in Salt Lake City gave Philo the money for his invention.