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　　Father is ill in hospital．Mother has to look after him there．The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home．So she asks Sally，“How many classes do you have this afternoon？”

　　“We have no classes today，”answers the girl．“We’re having a school sports meeting today．”

　　“That’s great！”says her mother．“Take your brother to your school．Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do．Ｉ’m sure they can let you look after him today．”

　　Sally does what her mother says．The little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting．He sees some children having a race and asks，“What are they running for，Sally？”

　　“The first boy can get a prize，”answers Sally．

　　“Now，I see．But why are the others running？”

1.What will the woman do this afternoon？

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2.Why can’t the woman leave Harry at home？

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3.Does Harry often go to school？

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4.Why can Sally take her brother to school today？

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5.Why does Harry ask the questions？

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Answer

1.She will look after her husband in hospital．

2.Because he is too young．

3.No，he doesn’t．

4.Because she has no classes this afternoon．

5.Because he doesn’t know what they are having a sports meeting for．

【解析】

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2.2】文章已经告诉我们，Harry只有四岁，年龄太小，所以不能把他一个人留在家里。

3.3】从“The little boy comes to school for the first time...”我们可以看出，其答案是否定的。

4.4】Sally的学校今天开运动会，不上课，她才能把弟弟领到学校去。

5.5】Harry太小，不知道什么是运动会才提出了这样的问题。