这一篇小故事，主人公是怀特夫人和她的小儿子．俩人对在网上玩游戏，持有不同观点，母亲怕儿子玩得太晚，影响休息；儿子则因为有了台好电脑，硬件好，内存大，各种软件和消毒盘齐全而玩得尽兴不已．这篇短文的取材时尚，内容与初中学生：年龄相吻合，容易引起他们的浓厚学习情趣．

　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room Tome was sitting in front of a bright computer screen(屏幕) on which a colorful dragon(龙) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs White.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement(激动) on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special(特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware(硬件) is good. There's so much memory(内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected(被感染的) disks(磁盘) because I have a virus(病毒) detector(监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping(敲打) keys on the keyboard(键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders(命令).

　　“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White. “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

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A．lying in bed reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

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A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

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A．he had a radio detector in his computer B：he was worrying about the infected disks

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Tom liked playing computer games

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

5．How did Tom get on with his mother?

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A．Mrs White was very hard on her son

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him

C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game

阅读理解

　　Tom Edison was in school for only three months. During those three months he asked a lot of strange questions. Most of the questions were not about his lessons. His teacher didn't think he was a good pupil. So his mother taught him at home. He became very interested in science. He grew vegetables and sold them. With the money he built a science lab.

　　Tom was a clever boy. He was always trying out new ideas. One day his mother was very ill. She sent him for a doctor. When the doctor came,he looked over Tom's mother carefully and said that she needed an operation at once. But it was night, and the light in the room was very bad. Tom thought for a moment. Then he had an idea. He took all the lights in the house and put them on a long table. Then he put a big mirror behind them. Now the doctor was able to see clearly. He operated on her at once. Edison's mother was saved.

(1) Edison studied in school for________.

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(2) --Edison wasn't clever, was he?

--________.

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(3)--Who sent him away from school?

--________did.

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(4) Where did Edison get money to build a science lab?

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A. His mother gave him.

B. He found work in town.

C. His friend gave him.

D. He grew vegetables and sold them.

(5) ________ saved Edison's mother.

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阅读理解：

　Tom was a good boy. He was seven years old, and he was going to school soon. But Tom had a shortcoming. He could not get up early. He slept until nine or ten o'clock in the morning.

　His mother didn't want Tom to be late for school. So she bought him an alarm clock. She said to Tom, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”

　“Yes, Mum,” Tom said. And from then on, Tom got up when he heard the clock ring at six thirty every morning.

　One day, his mother forgot to wind up the clock. And the next morning Tom didn't get up at six thirty. It was time for breakfast. Mother went to wake him up. Tom was in bed and his eyes were open. He said to his mother, “I woke up very early.”“Then why didn't you get up?” Mother was angry.

　“You told me that I must get up when I heard the clock ring. So I am still waiting for the bell.”

1． Tom couldn't get up early in the morning, 　　　.

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A． so he was a bad boy

B．but he was still a good boy

C． so he was often late for school

D． but he went to school in time.

2． Before Tom's mother bought a clock for him he always 　　　.

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A．got up early

B． got up late

C．went to bed late

D． went to bed early

3．Tom usually got up 　　　 after he had a clock.

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A． early

B．late

C．at nine

D．earlier than his mother

4．One day, the clock did not ring, 　　　.

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A．but Tom still got up early

B． so Tom didn't wake up early

C．so Tom slept late

D． but Tom still woke up early

5．Tom didn't get up early one day, because 　　　.

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A．his mother didn't go to wake him up

B． he went to bed too late

C． the clock didn't ring

D．he didn't want to go to school

阅读理解

　　Tom was a nine-year-old schoolboy. He had to go to school, of course. But he did not study hard and tried to do as little work as possible.

　　Tom's parents were doctors. They hoped that Tom would become a doctor, too, when he grew up.

　　One day Tom said to his mother. “When I finish school, I want to become a dustman (清洁工).”

　　“A dustman?” his mother asked. “That's not a very pleasant job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”

　　“Because then I only work one day a week,” Tom said.

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

　　“Well , ” Tom answered , “ I know that the dustman who comes to our house only works on Friday, because I see the man only that day. ”

1．Tom is a ________ boy.

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2．Tom's parents hoped that their son would be a ________.

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3．Tom wanted to become a dustman because he thought a dustman ________.

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A．did interesting work

B．did pleasant work

C．enjoyed his work very much

D．worked only one day a week

4．When Tom's parents heard his answer, they were ________.

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5. The best title (题目) of this story is ________.

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A．Tom Liked a Dustman

B．Tom and a Dustman

C．Tom and His Parents

D．Tom Wants to Work Only one Day a Week

　　Tom was traveling around the country in his car. One day he was driving along the road and looking for a small restaurant when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Restaurant. Do you know where it is?”

　　“Yes,” the old man said. “I'll show you the way.”

　　He got into Tom's car and they drove for about eight kilometers. When they came to a small house the old man said, “Stop here!” Tom stopped and looked at the house.“But this isn't a restaurant,” he said to the old man.

　　“No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Restaurant. Turn around and go back five kilometers. You'll see the Sun Restaurant on the left.”

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