Question

Tom’s birthday is on March 15th.Two weeks before his birthday he was writing a letter to his Aunt Rose when his mother came into the room.

“What are you doing, Tom?” she asked.“I’m writing to Aunt Rose,” Tom answered.

Tom’s mother was very surprised because Tom never wrote letters to anyone.“Are you inviting her to your birthday party?” his mother asked.“No, I’m not,” Tom said.“Aunt Rose never comes to my birthday parties.” “What have you written, then?” his mother asked.“Will you read me the letter?” “All right. But I’ve written only two lines(行).I’ll read them to you.Listen.”Tom went on.“Dear Aunt Rose,thank you very much for your birthday present,I hope...”His mother stopped him and said,“But Tom,Aunt Rose hasn’t sent you a birthday present,has she?”“I see,”Tom answered.“I’m not thanking her for this year’s present.I’m thanking her for last year’s!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

1.When did Tom write a letter to his aunt?

A、On March 29th.

B、At the beginning of March.

C、At the end of March.

2.Why was Tom’s mother surprised? Because_________.

A、Tom had never written to his aunt

B、Tom couldn’t write letters

C、Tom wrote a letter to his aunt again

3.Why wasn’t Tom inviting his aunt to his birthday party?

A、Because Tom did not like his aunt.

B、Because his aunt Rose didn’t like Tom.

C、Because his aunt had never taken part in his parties.

4.Why did Tom thank his aunt? Because _________.

A、his aunt sent him a birthday present last year

B、his aunt would come

C、his aunt wrote a letter to him on his birthday

5.When did Tom’s aunt send him a birthday present?

A、This year.    B、Last year.   C、On March 13th.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：汤姆的生日是三月十五日。他在生日前两周写了一封信给他的阿姨，但不是邀请她来参加他的生日聚会，而是感谢她去年送了生日礼物！

1.第一段Tom’s birthday is on March 15th.Two weeks before his birthday he was writing a letter to his Aunt Rose when his mother came into the room.的描述可知汤姆的生日是三月十五日，而他在生日前两周他的阿姨写了一封信，所以该选B。

2.第三段第一句Tom’s mother was very surprised because Tom never wrote letters to anyone可知汤姆的母亲非常惊讶因为汤姆从来没有写信给任何人。所以该选A。

3.第三段中“Are you inviting her to your birthday party?” his mother asked.“No, I’m not,” Tom said.“Aunt Rose never comes to my birthday parties.”可知汤姆没有邀请他的阿姨参加他的生日聚会是因为他的阿姨从没有参加过他的生日聚会，所以该选C。

4.短文最后一句Tom answered.“I’m not thanking her for this year’s present.I’m thanking her for last year’s!”可知汤姆给他阿姨写信是感谢她去年送了生日礼物，所以该选A。

5.短文最后一句Tom answered.“I’m not thanking her for this year’s present.I’m thanking her for last year’s!”可知汤姆的阿姨在去年送了生日礼物，所以该选B。

考点：故事类阅读。