Question

Tom likes chocolates very much，but his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they’re bad for his teeth，she thinks. But Tom has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys Tom some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy.

On Sunday evening，it is Tom’s birthday. He says，“Please，God(上帝)，let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”His mother says，“God can’t hear you. Don’t shout.”“I know，”says the clever boy with a smile.“But Grandfather is in the next room，and he can.”

1.Tom’s mother thinks_________.

A. Tom is a good boy

B. chocolates are bad for her teeth

C. chocolates are bad for Tom’s teeth

D. Tom doesn't like chocolates

2.Why does Tom’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?

A. Because Tom studies hard.

B. Because Tom’s grandma buys him some chocolates.

C. Because she is happy.

D. Because she wants to make Tom’s grandpa happy.

3.Why does Tom shout?

A. Because he wants to make his grandpa hear him.

B. Because he wants to make God hear him.

C. Because he wants to make his mother hear him.

D. Both B and C.

4.Which one is right?

A. Tom is clever.

B. Tom doesn’t like his mother.

C. Tom’s mother doesn’t love him.

D. The boy is a good student.

5.What day is Tom’s birthday?

A. Monday. B. Sunday.

C. Friday. D. Saturday.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了湯姆的母親認為巧克力對湯姆的牙齒不好，因此不讓他吃。但是他的祖父有時給湯姆買巧克力，他的母親為了讓老人高興，就讓湯姆吃。因此在湯姆過生日時，湯姆就在房間里大聲許愿希望上帝給他一大盒巧克力作為生日禮物。他實際上是想讓他隔壁的祖父聽見，好給他買巧克力。

1. his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they’re bad for his teeth，可知湯姆的母親認為巧克力對湯姆的牙齒不好，故選C。

2. his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy.可知有時湯姆的母親讓湯姆吃巧克力是為了讓湯姆的祖父高興。故選D。

3. Grandfather is in the next room，and he can可知湯姆之所以大聲說，是為了讓隔壁的祖父聽見。故選A。

4. He says，“Please，God(上帝)，let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”和But Grandfather is in the next room，and he can可知湯姆大聲許愿讓上帝給他一盒巧克力作為生日禮物，實際上是想讓他隔壁的祖父聽見，故推斷湯姆很聰明。故選A。

5. On Sunday evening，it is Tom’s birthday. 可知湯姆的生日是在星期天，故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。