Question

Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.

   Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.

1.Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A. ten               B. eleven            C. twelve            D. Thirteen

2.Sam and Tim both like________.

A.playing games  B.going to the parties  C.playing sports  D.watching TV

3.Who is Miss White?

A. She is PE teacher.           B.She is Sam’s English teacher. 

C. She is Tim’s English teacher.  D. She is a Chinese teacher.

4.The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“      ”in Chinese.

A.犯错      B.列举      C. 挑衅     D.领悟

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.   B. Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C. Sam and Tim are in the same class.    D. Sam is taller than Tim.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文大意：Sam 来自纽约，有一个哥哥叫Tim,他们是双胞胎，都11岁了，Sam比Tim晚出生10分钟。他们看上去一样，但是Tim比Sam高，Sam内向，Tim外向。他们都喜欢运动，经常下课后一起踢足球。他们在同一所学校，但不在同一个班级。Sam在一班，Tim在三班。上周，Tim病了，没上课。第二天，Tim的英语老师把Sam当成Tim，问他好多了吗。

1.细节理解题。从We are both eleven this year，今年我们都11岁了，可知答案选B。

2.细节理解题。从We both like playing sports我们都喜欢运动，可知答案选C。

3.细节理解题。从his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked他的英语老师，怀特老师看到我问我，可知答案C。

4.细节理解题。从 she couldn’t tell Tim from me.她不分出Tim 和我来，可知答案选A。

5.推理判断题。从I am shy, but he is outgoing. 我害羞，但是他外向，可知答案选B。

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