Once(从前)there was a boy in London.His name was Jimmy.He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five years old, he was already very good at it.He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures.They said, “This boy is going to be famous(著名的)when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot of money.”

  Jimmy’s pictures were different from others’ because he never painted on the whole of the paper.He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty(空的).

  “That’s very clever,” people said.“No other painters have ever done that!”

  One day someone asked Jimmy, “Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom(底)half of the paper, but not on the top(顶)half?”

  “Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes can’t reach(够得着)very high.”

(1)

Where did Jimmy live?

[  ]

A.

In China.

B.

In England.

C.

In America.

D.

In the USA.

(2)

When did he begin painting?

[  ]

A.

When he was three years old.

B.

When he was five years old.

C.

When he was eight years old.

D.

When he was ten years old.

(3)

What did Jimmy’s pictures look like?

[  ]

A.

Beautiful.

B.

Interesting.

C.

Bad

D.

Beautiful and interesting.

(4)

Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

[  ]

A.

The whole of the paper

B.

The top half.

C.

The bottom half.

D.

The middle part.

(5)

Why did Jimmy only paint half of the paper?

[  ]

A.

Because he was very clever.

B.

Because he was very short.

C.

Because he was very tall.

D.

Because he was very big.

完形填空

  Jimmy started painting (绘画) when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very 1 it. He painted many beautiful and interesting 2 , and a lot of people bought 3 pictures. They said,“This boy is going to be famous when he's 4 older, and then we're going to 5 these pictures for more money.”

  Jimmy's pictures were different 6 other people's, because he 7 painted on the whole of paper. He painted on 8 of it, and the other half was always 9 .

  “That's very clever,”everybody said.“ 10 painters did it so before.”

   11 day somebody bought one of Jimmy's pictures and then said to him ,“Please 12 me, Jimmy. Why do you 13 on the bottom (底部) half of the paper, but not on the 14 half?”

  “Because I'm not 15 enough,”said Jimmy,“and my brushes (画笔) don't reach very high.”

1.

[  ]

A.good at
B.good to
C.well at
D.well to

2.

[  ]

A.maps
B.stamps
C.pictures
D.cards

3.

[  ]

A.his
B.her
C.its
D.their

4.

[  ]

A.more
B.very
C.little
D.a little

5.

[  ]

A.buy
B.sell
C.get
D.have

6.

[  ]

A.to
B.in
C.from
D.at

7.

[  ]

A.always
B.never
C.often
D.usually

8.

[  ]

A.whole
B.half
C.quarter
D.back

9.

[  ]

A.beautiful
B.dirty
C.empty
D.full

10.

[  ]

A.No
B.Other
C.The other
D.No other

11.

[  ]

A.A
B.One
C.Some
D.The

12.

[  ]

A.speak
B.say
C.tell
D.talk

13.

[  ]

A.write
B.read
C.paint
D.watch

14.

[  ]

A.top
B.middle
C.left
D.right

15.

[  ]

A.tall
B.big
C.young
D.small

完形填空

  Jimmy started painting when he was four years old.When he was six,he was already very good at it.He 1   many beautiful and interesting pictures,and people 2   a lot of money for them.They said."This boy's going to be 3   when he's a little older,and then we're going to 4   these pictures for a lot more money.Then we will get rich."

  Jimmy's pictures were 5   from other people's because he never painted on the whole piece of 6 ndline.He painted on half of it,and the other half was always 7 ndline

  "That's very clever," everyone said." 8   else does that!"

  One day somebody bought one of Jimmy's 9   and then said to him,"Please tell me this,Jimmy.Why do you paint on the 10   half of your paper,but not on the top half?"

  "Because I'm small," Jimmy said," and my brushes don't reach very high."

(1)

A.took  B.borrowed  C.lent D.painted

[  ]

(2)

A.paid  B.bought  C.wanted  D.needed

[  ]

(3)

A.young  B famous  C.short  D.cool

[  ]

(4)

A.fill  B buy  C.sell  D. draw

[  ]

(5)

A.different  B.similar  C.away  D.good

[  ]

(6)

A. glass  B. wood  C. paper  D.table

[  ]

(7)

A.empty  B.full  C. dirty  D.blue

[  ]

(8)

A.Anybody  B.Somebody  C. Everybody  D.Nobody

[  ]

(9)

A brushes  B books  C. pictures  D.pens

[  ]

(10)

A. middle  B. bottom  C.right  D.left

[  ]

"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James,her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

  In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen. Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

  After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pam didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

1.The story wants to tell us ____.

A.It's difficult to move away     

B. girls don't like to talk to boys

C.student's report to the teacher  

D.secrets are hard to keep

2.Jimmy’s family had to move because ____.

A.her father lost his job       

B.they had a better place to live in

C.her classmates were not kind enough 

D.her father changed his job

3.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

A.feel well enough                  B.know the answer 

C.want to talk about her father         D.want to leave others

4.Pam felt very sorry ____.

A.and wanted to do something for Jimmy  

B.but went to laugh at Jimmy

C.so she stopped to listen to others     

D.and left without answering

5.The whole story happened ____.

A.in class  B.during and after school C. at Mr.James's office  D.in the lunchroom

 

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