Question

    Roy’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life making excuses, and he always says that he forgets something only because he is so busy all the time.” His father said, “No one will trust him to do anything. He won't be able to keep a job. No smart girl will marry him.”

“I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.

“I have an idea," his father said, “If this doesn't work, nothing will.”

The next day was Roy’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Roy. Hurry up, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.

“Never mind,” he thought, “There will be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly, he said to his parents at dinner, "Today’s my birthday.”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.” “So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” Roy asked. "There must be a reason.”

“Well, yes.” his father said, “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Roy. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Roy! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again, because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him. But this time, his parents taught him a good lesson.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（正确的涂 A，错误的涂 B）

1.Roy always made excuses because he not only was so busy all the time but also had a poor memory.

2.Roy’s parents were worried about him because they knew he would meet a lot of difficulties in the future unless he corrected his mistakes.

3.Roy’s parents were really very busy so they didn’t buy him anything for his birthday.

4.After school on Roy’s birthday his parents gave him a surprise.

5.From the story, we know that people don’t like anyone who always makes excuses.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

短文讲述了Roy总是为忘记事情找借口，说自己太忙了。后来他的父母想出了同样以“忘记”他的生日来帮助他改掉这个坏毛病，并且真的改掉了这个不好的习惯。

1.细节理解题，根据“He shouldn’t go through life making excuses, and he always says that he forgets something only because he is so busy all the time他不应该一辈子找借口，他总是说他忘了什么，只是因为他一直都很忙。”可知他是找借口，不是真的忙，故选B。

2.细节理解题，根据“No one will trust him to do anything. He won't be able to keep a job. No smart girl will marry him.没有人会相信他会做任何事。他将无法保住工作。任何聪明的女孩都不会嫁给他。”可知父母很担心他，他们知道除非他改正错误，否则他将来会遇到很多困难，故选A。

3.细节理解题，根据文意及“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Roy. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”可知父母是为了给他一个很好的教训，并不是真的因为忙而忘记了，故选B。

4.细节理解题，根据““There will be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t.放学后会给我一个惊喜。”但是没有。”可知放学后并没有惊喜，故选B。

5.细节理解题，根据短文第一段中父亲的话，可知总是找借口会没有人相信他会做任何事。他将无法保住工作。任何聪明的女孩都不会嫁给他。那么推知，人们不喜欢总是找借口的人。故选A。