Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皺起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(憑證) in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床單), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game. It’s the following riddle…” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.
小題1:The two girls and John were in the same _________.
A．groupB．familyC．teamD．class
小題2: John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.
A．farB．poorC．richD．small
小題3:How did John get the prize during the party?
A．By helping others
B．By asking for help.
C．By getting good grades in study
D．By winning the math game.
小題4:John _________ with the shopping certificate after the party.
A．watched a basketball match
B．saw a movie
C．bought something to wear
D．made a phone call
小題5:Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A．John wasn’t good at math.
B．The two girls helped John in a proper way.
C．The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize.
D．John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B
短文大意：貝蒂和作者是兩個善良的女孩，約翰家很窮。她們?yōu)榱藥椭s翰就設(shè)計了一個小游戲，通過約翰擅長的數(shù)學，讓他為自己贏得了一件禮物，這兩個女孩既幫助了他，又讓他感到有面子。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段John had been in our class for only a few months,描述，可知約翰是和這兩個女孩一個班的。故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段“Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?及下文描述，可知約翰家很窮。故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.描述，可知選D。
小題4:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week.及上文描述，可知約翰用這張購物卡買了一條褲子和一件襯衫。故選C。
小題5:這篇短文通過約翰擅長的數(shù)學，讓他為自己贏得了一件禮物，這兩個女孩既幫助了他，又讓他感到有面子。故選B，這兩個女孩用一中恰當?shù)姆绞綆椭藴贰?/div>
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