Question

Patrick never does homework. “Too boring,” he says. He always plays baseball and   basketball after school. His teachers tell him, “Patrick! Do your homework, or you can’t  learn anything.” But what can he do? He hates homework.

One day, his cat was playing with a little “doll”. He found it wasn’t a doll at all, but a man   of the smallest size. The man called, “Save me! Don’t give me back to that cat. I have   magic. I will help you if you save me!”

How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, “If you help   me to do my homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades.” The man  agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn’t always know what to do and  he needed help. “Help me! Help me!” he said. And Patrick had to help. Day after day,   Patrick had to work harder.   Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework,  Patrick didn’t hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A’s. His teachers and classmates   were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1.Patrick likes    after school.

A. doing sports    B. doing some reading

C. doing his homework    D. learning things

2.Why did Patrick get the small man’s help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat.

B. Because Patrick helped him play with the   cat.

C. Because Patrick saved him.

D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

3.What does the sentence “Patrick got his A’s” mean?

A. It means “Patrick got the teachers’ help”.

B. It means “Patrick got good grades”.

C. It means “Patrick got more friends”.

D. It means “Patrick got more problems”.

4.Which of the following is not true?

A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn’t know what to do when he helped Patrick.

C. The man didn’t go until the last day of school.

D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

5.From the passage, we can know    .

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick’s classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，Patrick曾经非常讨厌做家庭作业，后来为了帮助有魔力的小矮人完成Patrick自己的家庭作业，他也认真做了作业，最终在考试里得到了很高的分数。也就是说是他帮助了自己。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第三句He always plays baseball and basketball after school可知放学以后他喜欢打棒球和篮球，也就是说他喜欢运动。故A项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段三四句So he said, “If you help me to do my homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades.” The man agreed.可知Patrick和小矮人达成一致意见以后，他救了小矮人，对方帮助他做家庭作业。故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第三句Patrick got his A’s.可知Patrick在考试里得到了A，说明他得到了很好的分数。故B项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据前两句文Patrick never does homework. “Too boring,” he says.可知他曾经很不喜欢做家庭作业。故A项不正确，符合题意。

5.推理判断题。在小矮人不会做家庭作业的时候，Patrick经常帮他。最终在考试里他得到了高分，帮助Patrick的是他自己。故D项正确。