Question

A Little Tom was doing very badly in maths. His parents had tried everything―tutors (家庭教师) ， cards,special learning centres—in short,everything they could think of. Finally,they took Tom to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day,little Tom came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't kiss his mother hello. Instead,he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tom was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eat?ing,he went back to his room,without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time,day after day,while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally,little Tom brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mum looked at it and to her surprise,little Tom got an A in maths. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心) .She went to his room and asked, " Son,what was it? Was it the nuns (修女) ？”Little Tom looked at her and shook his head, "No. ""Well then," she asked again,"what was it?" Little Tom looked at her and said, "Well,on the first day of school,when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (力II号) ，I knew they weren't joking.”

(   ) 26. Why did Tom's parents send him to a catholic school?

   A. Because he could eat well there.

   B. Because he could learn more about nuns.

   C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his maths.

   D. Because his parents didn't want him to learn maths any more.

(   ) 27. Tom's mother felt surprised that her son

   A. was still the same as usual

   B. ate so much at dinner

   C. kissed her hello after school

   D. worked hard but said little

(   ) 28. "Hitting the books" means " " in Chinese.

   A. 用功   B. 捶书   C. 发泄   D. 振作

(   ) 29. The last sentence in the passage shows that         .

   A. Tom felt sorry for the man

   B. Tom was afraid of being nailed

   C. Tom didn't like the plus sign

   D. Tom liked playing jokes on others

(   ) 30. From the passage,we can infer that .

   A. teachers should be strict with their students

   B. mistaking (误解) might do good some?times

   C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

   D. nuns are good at helping children with their maths

Answer 1

 26-30 CD ABB