Question

    Tommy is from a poor family. His father is a worker and he is often ill. Tommy hopes to be an artist, but everybody says it is impossible for him to be an artist and makes fun of his family and his dream. But Tommy never gives up (放弃).

One day, he heard there was a drawing competition the following week, and anyone aged 13 and up was welcome. The winner would get 10,000 dollars and some art equipment (设备). He thought for a minute and decided to take part in the competition.

That week seemed like the longest week in his life. Every day when he got home from school, a pencil and a piece of paper were the first things in his hands. Then, the day of the competition came. He finished his drawing quickly.

After two weeks, Tommy got a letter. Tommy was too afraid to open the letter. At last, he opened it slowly. Just as he read it, he began crying (哭). However, they were not tears (眼泪) of sadness... They were tears of happiness.

1.Tommy hopes to be_____.

A.a worker B.a doctor

C.a writer D.an artist

2.The underlined words“makes fun of”means______in Chinese.

A.嘲笑 B.支持

C.夸奖 D.创造

3.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?

A.The winner could get about 1,000 dollars.

B.The winner could get some art equipment.

C.Young boys couldn’t join in the competition.

D.Anyone under the age of 13 could join in the competition.

4.What did Tommy first do when he came back home before the competition?

A.Practice drawing. B.Finish his homework.

C.Cook dinner for his father. D.Watch news about the competition.

5.What can we learn about Tommy from the end of the passage?

A.He could never become an artist.

B.He was sad because he didn’t win the competition.

C.He was happy because he won the competition.

D.He didn’t win the competition but he was still happy.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文讲述了汤姆家庭贫困，他想要成为一名艺术家。但是其他人嘲笑他。他没有放弃。他在参加一次绘画比赛之前，坚持练习，最后获奖了。他收到获奖的信时，他高兴的哭了。

1.细节理解题。根据“Tommy hopes to be an artist,”可知，汤米想要成为一名艺术家，故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据“but everybody says it is impossible for him to be an artist”可知，每个人都说他不可能成为艺术家，因此他们都嘲笑他的梦想。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据“and anyone aged 13 and up was welcome. The winner would get 10,000 dollars and some art equipment (设备).”可知，任何13岁及以上的人都可以参加这个比赛，获奖者将得到10000美元和一些绘画的设备故，因此B项与文中一致，选B。

4.推理判断题。根据“Every day when he got home from school, a pencil and a piece of paper were the first things in his hands. Then, the day of the competition came.”可知，在比赛之前，汤姆回到家的第一件事就是练习画画，故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据“Just as he read it, he began crying (哭). However, they were not tears (眼泪) of sadness... They were tears of happiness.”可知，他打开信，信的内容不是让他难过，而是让他高兴，因此推断他比赛获奖了，他为此感到高兴，故选C。