Question

Mr.  Smith never watched TV.  He thought that people spent too much time watching it.  Some of his friends often talked about sports shows,  the movies and plays. Mr. Smith said to himself,  “They never read any books or go out in the evening. ” So he didn’t buy a TV.

Two years ago,  Mr. Smith was 60 years old.  He stopped working in the hospital.  His son bought him a TV.  He began to watch all the news.  He knows much more about the world now.  And he reads more books,  too.

Now,  Mr. Smith will get very unhappy if you trouble(打扰) him when he is watching TV.  I can’t know that one can change(改变) his idea when he is 60.

1.Mr. Smith didn’t watch TV because ________.

A. he had no time to watch it

B. he thought it took (占用) people much time to watch TV

C. he couldn’t buy the TV set

D. he thought watching TV is bad for people’s eyes

2.Mr. Smith ________ when he worked in the hospital.

A. went to mountains

B. played sports   

C. read books  

D. watched TV

3.Mr Smith didn’t work in the hospital ________.

A. after he was 60

B. before his son bought him a TV

C. when his son asked him not to work

D. after he liked watching the news

4.Mr. Smith is ________ now.

A. 58                   B. 60                   C. 62                   D. 61

5.The black word “unhappy” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 很高兴       B. 很和蔼               C. 不高兴               D. 不理解

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

1.由第一段第二句“He thought that people spent too much time watching it. ”可知。

2.由第一段倒数第二句“Mr. Smith said to himself, ‘They never read any books or go out in the evening. ‘”可知。

3.由第二段第一、二句“Two years ago,  Mr. Smith was 60 years old.  He stopped working in the hospital. ”可知。

4.由第二段第一句“Two years ago,  Mr. Smith was 60 years old. ”可知。

5.句意为：现在，当他正在看电视时，如果别人打扰他，他会不高兴。