Question

Tom likes chocolates very much，but his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they’re bad for his teeth，she thinks. But Tom has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys Tom some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy.

On Sunday evening，it is Tom’s birthday. He says，“Please，God(上帝)，let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”His mother says，“God can’t hear you. Don’t shout.”“I know，”says the clever boy with a smile.“But Grandfather is in the next room，and he can.”

1.Tom’s mother thinks_________.

A. Tom is a good boy

B. chocolates are bad for her teeth

C. chocolates are bad for Tom’s teeth

D. Tom doesn't like chocolates

2.Why does Tom’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?

A. Because Tom studies hard.

B. Because Tom’s grandma buys him some chocolates.

C. Because she is happy.

D. Because she wants to make Tom’s grandpa happy.

3.Why does Tom shout?

A. Because he wants to make his grandpa hear him.

B. Because he wants to make God hear him.

C. Because he wants to make his mother hear him.

D. Both B and C.

4.Which one is right?

A. Tom is clever.

B. Tom doesn’t like his mother.

C. Tom’s mother doesn’t love him.

D. The boy is a good student.

5.What day is Tom’s birthday?

A. Monday. B. Sunday.

C. Friday. D. Saturday.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了汤姆的母亲认为巧克力对汤姆的牙齿不好，因此不让他吃。但是他的祖父有时给汤姆买巧克力，他的母亲为了让老人高兴，就让汤姆吃。因此在汤姆过生日时，汤姆就在房间里大声许愿希望上帝给他一大盒巧克力作为生日礼物。他实际上是想让他隔壁的祖父听见，好给他买巧克力。

1. his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they’re bad for his teeth，可知汤姆的母亲认为巧克力对汤姆的牙齿不好，故选C。

2. his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy.可知有时汤姆的母亲让汤姆吃巧克力是为了让汤姆的祖父高兴。故选D。

3. Grandfather is in the next room，and he can可知汤姆之所以大声说，是为了让隔壁的祖父听见。故选A。

4. He says，“Please，God(上帝)，let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”和But Grandfather is in the next room，and he can可知汤姆大声许愿让上帝给他一盒巧克力作为生日礼物，实际上是想让他隔壁的祖父听见，故推断汤姆很聪明。故选A。

5. On Sunday evening，it is Tom’s birthday. 可知汤姆的生日是在星期天，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。