Jack was ten years old and he was 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 little work. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one too when he grew up. But one day Jack said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to be a dustman(垃圾工).”

　 “A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That’s not a good job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”

　 “Because I would only have to work one day a week,” Jack answered at once.

“Only one day a week?” his mother said.“What do you mean? And how do you know?”

“Well,” Jack answered, “I know that the dustman came to work on Thursday every week, because I only see them on that day.”

(　 )61、How was Jack doing at school?

　　　A. He liked his school.　　　　　 　　　　 B. He worked hard at school.

　 　　C. He didn’t study hard at school.　 D. He tried to do much work at school.

(　 )62、Jack’s parents wanted their son to be a 　　　　　　　 .

　　 　 A. doctor　　　　 B. dustman　　　　 C. teacher　　　 D. worker

(　 )63、Jack hoped to be a dustman because he thought 　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

　 　　 A. that job was very important　　　

　　　 B. the dustman worked only Thursday

　 　　 C. he could make more money　　　

　　　 D. that was a dirty job

(　 )64、Jack’s mother felt surprised at his hope of being a dustman, because　　　　　　 .

　 　　 A. their son was too young to be a dustman

　　　 B. a dustman worked only one day a week

　 　　C. it was hard to get such a job　　　 　　

　　　　D. that was not a good job

(　 )65、What do you think of Jack?

　　　A. He was not very clever.　　　 　　 B. He was very lazy.

　 　　 C. He liked the dustman’s work.　　　 D. He didn’t want to be a doctor.

阅读下列短文，完成短文后面的表格内容。（各小题不超过5个词）　　

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.　　

He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.　　

On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man ------George Stephenson.  　　

　　Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.

　　One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.

　　He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, “I'm going out to eat in a restaurant.” “Wait for five minutes，” said his wife. “Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?” asked Mike.

　　“Of course not,” she answered. “But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes.” 

1.Mike works in________.

A. a factory　　 B. an office C. a school　　　D. a hospital

2.Jenny stays at home because ________.

A. she likes cooking B. she loves her husband very much

C. she doesn't have a job D. she doesn't want to work

3. One day, Mike came home very late because________.

A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant

B. he had a lot of work to do

D. his wife didn't cook dinner

4.Mike was________when he found his dinner was not ready.

A. happy　　　 B. glad　　　 C. hungry　　　 D. not happy

5.Which sentence is correct?

A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.

B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.

C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.

D. Jenny didn't love her husband.

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