Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.

Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"

"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.

"Is it as expensive as the new one?"

"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."

"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."

1.Jack's father is a     .

2.As          , the family were hungry.

3.Jack's mother       when Jack was three years old.

4.Jack wanted to get more money to     .

5.Jack wanted to buy an old tombstone because     .

This term Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt, works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three English. She is strict(严格)with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules(遵守校规)and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he got to school, it was a quarter past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

“You’re ten minutes late for the first class, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?”

“Every time when I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost. It says ‘SCHOOL GO SLOW’!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案：

1.Peter is in school for______years.

A. one and a half

B.two

C.more than two

D.more than three

2.Peter is often late for school because______.

A. his school is far from his home

B.he is too young to get up early in the morning

C.he can’t sleep well at night

D.he can’t get up early in the morning

3.Mrs. Black is a______.

A. worker　　　　　　　　　　    B.teacher　　　　　　　　　　  C.bookseller　　　　　　　　  D.policewoman

4.The first class begins at______.

A. ten to eight

B.eight

C.five past eight

D.fifteen past eight

5.The guidepost is for______.

A. drivers　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Peter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.students　　　　　　　　    D.teachers

Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"
"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.
"Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."
"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."
【小题1】Jack's father is a     .

根据句义及首字母提示完成单词。

1．It’s n         for us to learn English well

2．I don’t c        what he thinks．

3．The apple is so delicious．Can I have a         one ．

4．She’s going to have her birthday party at the e         of the week．

5．His aunt was a famous tennis player and she played for her n         team．