Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down

to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without aword. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

2.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A. was still the same as usual

B. ate so much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school

D. worked hard but said little

3.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 用功

B. 捶书

C. 发泄

D. 振作

4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

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Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can't fill her stomach with water because it's polluted ,and who has watched life slip away(消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.

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Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother ,now alone, needs her badly at home .Chances are Maria will grow up without any schooling .What will be her future? In many ways, it will be disastrous(灾难性的).

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根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.We can read the letter in .

A. somebody’s diary B. a newspaper

C. a progress report D. a storybook

2.Maria’s father, brother and sister died because they .

A. were too poor to see a doctor B. didn’t know where to find a doctor

C. didn’t have enough food to eat D. were too busy to see a doctor

3.What is “Save the Children”?

A. An activity to help poor children go to school

B. An office of the government to collect money.

C. A program shown at theaters to help the poor.

D. A group who works for children in poor places.

4.This letter mainly tells you to .

A. know about poor people B. earn some money for poor children

C. show pity to poor people D. donate money to help poor children

5.If you try to help a child like Maria, which of the following can’t you get from her?

A. You can often get some pictures from her.

B. You can get more money from her when she grows up.

C. You can often get her letters.

D. You can often be told how she is getting on.

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