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 (铺开) 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 as hard as before. 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， “Son，
what was it? 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， 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
49. 4. The last sentence in the passage shows that .
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail
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. teachers should be strict with their students
B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty， old clothes and no stockings (长袜) and her hair was not tidy. She looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said， “Is this what I come home to see after a hard day’s work?”
Mr Jones’ neighbour， Mrs Smith， was there. When she heard Mr Jones’ words， she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. Then she washed and combed (梳理) her hair carefully， put on her best dress and her most beautiful stockings， painted her face， and waited for her husband to come home.
When he arrived， he was tired. He walked slowly into the house， saw his wife and stopped. Then he shouted angrily， “ And where are you going this evening ?”
1.What was Mrs Jones doing when her husband came back from work?
A. She was cleaning the house.
B. She was making some cakes.
C. She was putting on her old clothes.
D. She was talking off her stockings.
2.What did Mr Jones feel when he saw his wife?
A. He felt very happy.
B. He felt nothing.
C. He was pleased to see his wife.
D. He felt unhappy.
3.Why did Mrs Smith run back quickly to her house when she heard Mr Jones’ words?
A. She was afraid of Mr Jones.
B. She didn’t like Mr Jones， so she didn’t want to see him any more.
C. She thought she should do something before her husband went back.
D. She wanted to watch TV.
4.What did Mr Smith think when he saw his wife?
A. He thought his wife was beautiful.
B. He thought his wife was waiting for him.
C. He thought his wife was not beautiful.
D. He thought his wife would go out that evening.
5. From the passage we know that .
A. Mrs Jones doesn’t like beautiful clothes
B. Mr Jones loved her wife so much
C. Mrs Smith dressed up herself before her husband came back
D. Mr Smith was angry because her wife didn’t look beautiful
Jane Scott is fourteen. She began to study in a middle school last year. She likes dancing and singing and a lot of time on them. But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it’s to learn math. She falls behind her and once failed the math exam. She decided to . Her father is angry her when he finds out about it.
It was a Sunday. Mr Scott gave a call to his who teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and teach his daughter to study math. The woman came and said， “You are a clever girl， Jane. I’m sure you can do well in math if you work hard at it.”
“I’m afraid I can’t， Aunt，” said Jane. “Girls cannot be good at math.”
“I don’t agree，” said the woman， “I was good at it when I was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice math problems again and again you master the subject. Remember： Practice makes perfect. Here is a math problem. Think about it and keep working till you get it right.”
“OK，” said the girl. “I will try.”
About an hour later， Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said， “I have done the problem ten .”
“Well done!” her aunt said . “What result did you get?”
“Ten different ones.”
1.A. spends B. costs C. takes D. pays
2.A.easy B. necessary C. difficult D. exciting
3.A. parents B. subjects C. teachers D. classmates
4.A. give away B. give up C. give out D. give off
5.A. by B. for C. to D. with
6.A. brother B. wife C. sister D. mother
7.A. how B. where C. what D. why
8.A. after B. when C. if D. until
9.A. time B. times C. ways D. minutes
10.A. nervously B. quietly C . happily D. angrily
— David， could you please tell me ?
— Every four years.
A. when the 2014 World Cup will finish
B. how often the World Cup takes place
C. how many teams take part in the World Cup
D. Who may score the most goals in the World Cup
Tickets were sold out. ， we couldn’t go to the concert.
A. Therefore B. Since C. Unless D. However
— Where are you going to travel this summer holiday?
— I’m going .
A. somewhere warmly B. warm somewhere
C. relaxing somewhere D. somewhere relaxing
