Question

Little Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’re over. Sometimes he’d rather(宁可）wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he’ll be late for school.

Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn’t see the program on it. He had to have breakfast and then go to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen. He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn't find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother for help.

“It’s only five now，’’said the woman. “Your program will be after supper. ”

“Well，let’s have supper right now!”

1.Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so___________.

A. his mother has to wake him up

B. he goes to school by bus

C. he can wake himself up in the morning

D. he has to go to school without breakfast

2.Tom spends much time________ when he’s free.

A. playing football

B. watching football matches on TV

C. doing his homework

D. watching cartoons on TV

3.__________, so he turned on the television after getting up this morning.

A. Tom thought he had some time left

B. Tom didn't know when the cartoon would begin

C. Tom wanted to know the important news

D. Tom hoped to watch a TV play

4.Tom was afraid , so he ran home.

A. to miss the interesting cartoon

B. to miss the last bus

C. he would be hungry

D. he had little time to finish his homework

5.The last sentence “Well，let’s have supper right now! ” means “_________”

A. he is hungry now

B. the dinner is delicious

C. he wants to go to bed early

D. he wants to watch TV now

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】本文介绍了汤姆喜欢看卡通片。当他听说今天有一个有趣的卡通片，他一起床就打开电视，但是那个节目还没有上演。于是他去上学。他放学后就跑回家，打开电视还没有看见那个节目。他妈妈告诉他那个节目晚饭后，于是他说：“让我们现在吃晚饭吧”。

1.A

细节理解题。根据In the morning his mother has to wake him up,可知汤姆有时睡得晚，所以他的母亲不得不在早上喊醒他。

2.D

推理判断题。根据Little Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’re over.可知小汤姆有空的时候，她在电视上看很长时间卡通片。故选D。

3.B

推理判断题。根据Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn’t see the program on it.可知因为小姆不知道这个卡通片什么时候开始，所以他早上一起来就打开电视，故选B。

4.A

推理判断题。根据After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen. He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn't find the cartoon.可知他们害怕错过那个卡通片，所以他跑回家，故选A。

5.D

推理判断题。根据“It’s only five now，’’said the woman. “Your program will be after supper. ”

“Well，let’s have supper right now!”小汤姆得知他喜欢的节目在晚饭后，于是他想吃晚饭，他认为吃了晚饭就可以看那个节目，故推断他这里的意思是想要看那个电视节目。故选D。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，根据In the morning his mother has to wake him up,可知汤姆有时睡得晚，所以他的母亲不得不在早上喊醒他。