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Education

School is expensive for many African children．Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school．

For those lucky enough to go to school，they have a lot to learn．Some take two language classes：English or French，and their first language．There is also math，science，history，social studies and geography．Chores take up much of children's time after school．They have to get water and firewood for the family every day．Also there's cleaning，washing and helping Mum with the meal．

Daily fun

It's not all work and no play．Spots are very popular．Children can make goals with twigs（嫩树枝）and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string（绳子）．They play in the country and the streets of old towns．There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa．

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the Internet．To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan．

This is more than the average（平均的）monthly pay per person．

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa．All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet．

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home．

1．Tile underlined word “Chores” probably means                   ．

A．网上冲浪            B．家务杂活             C．体育活动            D．家庭作业

2．Spots are very popular in Africa because children               ．

A．do not need money to play                        B．can play all kinds of ball games

C．don’t like to go to school                            D．don’t like to do their homework

3．The passage is mainly about                 ．

A．education in Africa                                   B．children's school life in Africa

C．the Internet in Africa                                  D．children's daily life in Africa

4．From the passage，we can infer（推断）that in Africa              ．

A．basketball is popular among children

B．children in Africa have to pay for school

C．some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

D．people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

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. ”
【小题1】Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

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