The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.
【小题1】 His parents like Henry because _____________.

A.He’s good to his grandpa
B.He’s a polite boy
C.He does well in his lessons
D.He’s learned to catch singing birds
【小题2】Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
A.he tells him a lot of interesting stories
B.he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food
C.he can make kites and cages
D.he’s very able old man
【小题3】 __________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
A.The woman hated the old man
B.The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man
C.The old man did nothing at home
D.The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident
【小题4】 Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
A.play with itB.frighten his mother
C.beat his parentsD.fill it with rice
【小题5】The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
A.her husband wouldn’t love her
B.the police would know about it
C.her son would be bad to her when she was old
D.the old man wouldn’t leave her any money



Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a  spring in every step.
Tom appeared with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence around the garden. It was thirty yards long and nine feet high. He felt very depressed.
Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.
Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended(假装)not to see Ben.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”
“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”
Ben  thought  about  this.  Tom  continued  painting  carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager to have a try himself.
After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said,
“No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”
“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him twelve marbles, and so on.
By late afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three  coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!
【小题1】Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?

A.He saw Ben eating an apple happily.
B.He tried to make Ben interested in it.
C.He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all.
D.He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence.
【小题2】What do the underlined words “spring” and “coat” probably mean in the passage according to the given dictionary entries (词条)?
spring
1 [U,C]the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow 春天;春季
2 [U]the  ability  of  a  spring  to  return  to  its original position 弹性;弹力
3 [C]a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground 泉
4 [U]a cheerful, lively quality 活力;朝气
coat
1 [C]a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over other clothes when you go outside 外套
2 [C]the fur or hair on an animal’s skin
(动物的)皮毛
3 [C]a layer of something such as paint that you put onto a surface覆盖层;涂层
A.4;3B.4;2C.3;3D.1;3
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Tom gained some toys by helping his friends.
B.Tom’s friends often helped him paint the fence.
C.Tom successfully tricked his friends into painting the fence.
D.Billy was the fourth boy to have the chance to paint the fence.
【小题4】What do you think of Tom?
A.He was honest.B.He was smart.C.He was shy.D.He was stubborn.

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