Question

Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”

“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.

“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”

One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.

“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep(入睡).”

“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake(醒着).”

1.Tom liked to watch TV with his parents after supper.

2.Tom’s mother always goes to bed together with Tom.

3.Tom’s mom didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime.

4.Tom thought the baby apples were still awake like their parents.

5.From the story we know Tom was a smart boy.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：汤姆三岁了。他喜欢在晚饭后和父母一起看电视，但他的父母从不让他呆久了。

一天晚上，汤姆向他的妈妈要一个苹果。但他妈妈不想让他在睡觉前吃东西就说苹果已经睡着了。聪明的汤姆回答说宝贝苹果也许是睡着了，但他们的父母肯定是清醒的。

1.A题干意思：汤姆喜欢与他的父母在晚饭后看电视。根据第一行中He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper可知他喜欢在晚饭后和父母一起看电视，所以选A。

2.B题干意思：汤姆的妈妈总是和汤姆一起去睡。根据文中Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.” “But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.” 可知汤姆的妈妈不是和汤姆一起去睡。所以选B。

3.A题干意思：汤姆的妈妈不想让他睡前吃任何东西。根据第六行中his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime可知他妈妈不想让他在睡觉前吃东西。所以选A。

4.B题干意思：汤姆认为宝贝苹果就像他们的父母一样都还醒着，。根据短文最后The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake(醒着)可知汤姆认为宝贝苹果也许是睡着了，但他们的父母肯定是清醒的，所以选B。

5.A题干意思：仔细读这个故事我们知道汤姆是一个聪明的男孩。所以选A。

考点：故事类阅读。