Question

Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
小題1:Tom liked to watch TV with_________ after supper.  

A．his father and mother	B．his sister
C．his grandparents	D．his brother

小題2:His parents _______let him stay long.  

A．never

B．sometimes

C．often

D．usually

小題3:One evening Tom asked his mother for_________.

A．an egg

B．an apple

C．an orange

D．a pear

小題4:His mother didn’t want to give anything to him to eat________.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．at bedtime	D．at noon

小題5: From the story we know__________.

A．Tom was a quiet boy	B．Tom was a bad boy
C．Tom was a lazy boy	D．Tom was a clever boy

Answer 1

小題1:A          
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D

小題1:本文的第二句為He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper,所表示的含義為湯姆喜歡和他的父母晚飯后一起看電視，故本題選A。        
小題2:本文第二句后半句為but his parents never let him stay long所表示的含義為湯姆的父母不讓他看很長時間，故本題選 A。
小題3:本文第六行為One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.意思為湯姆叫他的媽媽要一個蘋果，故本題選B。
小題4:本文第七行為his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime.所表示的含義為湯姆的母親不想讓湯姆在睡覺的時間吃任何東西，故本題選C。
小題5:根據本文最后一句可知湯姆是一個聰明的男孩，故本題選D。