Question

Tom is a little boy. He is eight. Last Sunday his mother took him to visit his uncle. His uncle's home is far from their home. So they went there by bus. There were only twenty people on the bus. They sat on the bus. Tom was very happy. He ran on the bus. His mother said，“Tom，don't run! Sit down.” But Tom said，“I want to see my uncle. I want the bus to go faster.”

1.Tom was ________ years old last year.

A. four    B. five    C. six    D. seven

2.Tom ________ with his mother last Sunday.

A. went to visit his uncle    B. went shopping    C. went to school    D. went to the museum

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. They took a car last Sunday.    B. They wanted to go there by bus.

C. They took a bus to go there.    D. They took a taxi to go there.

4.There were ________ people on the bus.

A. much    B. a lot of    C. a little    D. a few

5.Tom's mother told him ________ on the bus.

A. not to eat    B. not to run    C. to keep quiet    D. to stay with her

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】短文大意：汤姆是一个小男孩，八岁。上周日妈妈带她去看望他的舅舅。舅舅家离他们家远，所以他们坐公交去。公交上有二十个人。他们坐在公交上。汤姆非常开心，他在公交上跑。妈妈对他说：“汤姆，不要跑，坐下。”但是汤姆说：“我想见舅舅。我想要公交跑快些。”

1.推理判断题。题意：汤姆去年几岁？A. four四；B. five五；C. six六；D. seven七。由第二句：He is eight.他八岁。他现在八岁，说明他去年是七岁。故选D。

2.细节理解题。题意：上周星期天汤姆和妈妈一起干什么了？A. went to visit his uncle去看望舅舅；B. went shopping去购物；C. went to school去上学；D. went to the museum去博物馆。由第三句：Last Sunday his mother took him to visit his uncle. 可知，上周星期天他和妈妈一起去看望舅舅了。故选A。

3.推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个是对的？A. They took a car last Sunday.上周星期天他们坐的小车；B. They wanted to go there by bus.他们想坐公交去那儿；C. They took a bus to go there.他们坐的公交去那儿；D. They took a taxi to go there.他们坐的出租车去那儿。由短文第五句：So they went there by bus. 可知他们坐的公交去那儿。故选C。

4.细节理解题。题意：公交上有多少人？A. much许多，修饰不可数名词；B. a lot of许多，修饰可数和不可数名词；C. a little有一些，有一点。修饰不可数名词。D. a few有几个，有一些，修饰可数名词。根据短文内容，公交上只有二十个人，而且汤姆可以在上面跑动，说明公交上有一些乘客。故选D。

5.细节理解题。题意：妈妈叫汤姆在公交上做什么？A. not to eat不要吃东西；B. not to run不要跑；C. to keep quiet保持安静；D. to stay with her和她待在一起。由文中妈妈的话：Tom，don't run! Sit down.可知，妈妈叫他不要在公交车上跑来跑去。故选B。