根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

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 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 a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. 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, “What made you make such great progress ? 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 (十字架), 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 nail

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. we should be strict with ourselves

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成单词

　　Coffee has been a part of people's lives for t 1 of years, and it is still a favorite d 2 in the world, Here is a story of coffee about h 3 it was discovered.

　　The story tells us coffee was discovered in Africa long long a 4 . One day a farmer was w 5 his goats, and saw them e 6 some berries (浆果) from a plant. The goats became very active a 7 they ate the berries. The man often felt tired, so he decided to try the berries, t 8 . T 9 his surprise, he didn't feel tired any more. Coffee plants were thus discovered. The coffee was t 10 from Africa to other countries in Europe. After that the farmers started to grow coffee plants there, especially in South America.

I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.                       

“What for?” I asked.

“I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.    

    Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.  “I’m busy to

do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help." I said.

A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading. " Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.

After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.

Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.

I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted. "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything."

1.Why didn't the writer help his son?

A. Because his wife is better at making a sign.

B. Because he didn't know what to write.

C. Because he was busy sweeping leaves.

D. Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.

2.The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean “______”.

A. was far from             B. was afraid of

C. was famous for           D. was interested in

3.Nick was a boy ______.

A. who was kind            B. who had a strong mind

C who was honest           D. who had many hobbies

4.Which is the best title(题目) of the story?

A. My son's first sale.         B. Let's collect stones.

C. How to sell a stone.        D. A hobby that can make you rich.

5.From the passage we know _____.

A. the story happened in spring           

B. the car was driven by a woman

C. Nick spent half an hour selling one stone   

D. the writer might be moved(感动)by his son

Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." "A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Because then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" "Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day."

1.What kind of boy was Tom?

A. Tom was a clever boy.

B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work.

C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.

2.What did Tom say he wanted to be?

A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.

B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.

C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital.

3.Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A. Because Tom heard of this.

B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.