题目内容
B. just has
C. already has
D. has yet
Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.
【小题1】What is Robert’s hobby?
| A.Playing games. |
| B.Reading newspapers. |
| C.Talking with his parents. |
| D.Watching TV. |
| A.play computer games |
| B.play outside |
| C.get the money |
| D.read newspapers |
| A.Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper. |
| B.Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper. |
| C.After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again. |
| D.During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening. |
| A.sad | B.happy | C.bored | D.angry |
| A.A year without TV |
| B.Don’t watch TV |
| C.A big joke |
| D.A way to make money |
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【小题1】We can most probably read the letter in __________.
| A.somebody’s diary | B.a newspaper |
| C.a progress report | D.a storybook |
| A.Maria is an 11-year-old girl. |
| B.Maria’s family is very poor. |
| C.Maria has to do a lot of hard work. |
| D.Maria is hoping to get schooling. |
| A.An organization to help poor children go to school. |
| B.An office of the government to collect money. |
| C.A program shown at theatres to help the poor. |
| D.A group who works for children in poor places. |
| A.回报 | B.资助 | C.感恩 | D.抢救 |
| A.If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded. |
| B.What you give is more than what you take. |
| C.Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot. |
| D.Marie and you can help each other at school. |