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【题目】Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young．Now he's a porter(搬运工)and works at a station．He doesn't think it's necessary(必要的)to know some knowledge of science．His son, Bill, began to go to school last year．The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class．It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises．And he wants to drop it．

Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV．She came up to him and asked,“What's the matter, Bill?”“I can't do my maths homework,”said the boy．“I won't go to school tomorrow!“No, no, don't do that!”said the woman．“Maybe your father can help you．”

Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths．Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”

Mr Brown had to do as his wife said．The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise book to his father．The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly, dear!I got an A in maths!”

【1】_________is good at maths in their family.

A. Bill B. Mr Brown C. Mrs Brown D. No one

【2】Bill can’t do hiss homework because ___________.

A. his father wouldn’t help him B. he doesn’t like to his teachers

C. he doesn’t like studying D. he wants to play

【3】Bill cried to____________________.

A. get his parent’s help B. go to bed earlier

C. get something to eat D. watch TV with his parents

【4】The phrase “coax sb. out of crying”in the story means__________.

A. 制止某人哭泣 B. 惹得某人哭泣 C. 阻止某人叫喊 D. 哄某人停止哭泣

【5】Which of the following is true?

A. Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.

B. Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.

C. Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.

D. There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】Bill不喜欢学习，数学尤其不好，做作业总是不会，有一天他又遇到了难题，就大声的哭，想让父母帮忙。但是他的父母也都不擅长数学，为了哄Bill不要再哭，他的爸爸就随便帮助他做了作业，没想到竟然得了A。

【1】推理判断题。根据短文中It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises以及Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”可知，在Bill的家庭里，他的父母和他都不擅长数学。故应选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文中The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class可知，Bill除了玩，什么都不喜欢，在课堂上他不好好听课，所以下课后他就不会做家庭作业。由此可知应选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文第二段中可知，Bill不会做数学作业，所以他就大声的哭了，引起了父母的注意，他是想让父母来帮助他做作业。因此应选A。

【4】词义猜测题。根据Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”可知，Bill的爸爸也不会做数学题，但是Bill的妈妈安慰他，他只要哄Bill 不要哭就行了。所以这个短语的意思是哄某人不要哭，故选D。

【5】细节理解题。根据短文的开头Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young可知，Brown先生出生在一个贫穷的家庭里，他小的时候不能上学。由此可知B是正确的。