Question

Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses（借口） not to go.If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold.If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours.

He spent more time at home than he did at school.On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home early.One morning he came home when the lessons were only half finished.His father was surprised.

"You've come home early," he said. "Is the school closed today?"

"No, Dad, " Tommy said - "It's open. I came home early.

"How did you do that?" his father asked him. "What did you say to the teacher?"

"I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to come home and help you . "

"But your mother has had twins," his father said, "a boy and a girl. You've got a baby brother and a baby sister."

"Yes, I know, Dad, " Tommy said. "I'm saving up my baby sister for next week "

1.Tommy tried to find excuses for not going to school because______.

A.he didn’t like it. B.it gave him a headache

C.it made him sneeze D.it made him happy

2.Tommy spent most of his time______.

A.at school B.at home

C.at the doctor’s D.in the park

3.When he did go to school,he _____.

A.was always later B.tried to leave early

C.was always sick D.was very happy

4.He did not tell his teacher about the twins because_____.

A.they were very young

B.he didn’t know about them.

C.he wanted to keep one of them for another excuse

D.he was afraid of the teacher

5.There are_____people in Tommy’s family.

A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了汤姆讨厌上学,总是找借口不去上学.他呆在家里的时间比在学校的时间要多.在他去上学的日子里,他就找借口早点回家.

1.A细节理解题。根据Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses（借口） not to go. 汤姆讨厌上学,总是找借口不去上学.可知选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据He spent more time at home than he did at school. 他呆在家里的时间比在学校的时间要多.可知应选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home early. 在他的确去上学的日子里,他就找借口早点回家.故选B。

4.C细节理解题。根据I'm saving up my baby sister for next week我要等下个星期再说我有个小妹妹了.可知故选C。

5.C归纳理解题。通过全文可知他们家共有五口人。故选C。

考点：故事类阅读。

考点分析： 考点1：人物传记/故事阅读类

人物传记故事类阅读理解：

    阅读能力是中学生学习英语应具备的一种基本能力。学习英语的一个重要目的在于获取信息。通过阅读这一重要手段，我们可以大量地获取知识，拓展知识面，还可以增强语感，培养敏捷的思维能力。

阅读理解也是各地中考试题的必考题型之一，在中考试题中占有较大比例，主要考查学生通过文字获取信息的能力。在中考中，阅读的篇数一般是三到四篇，选材范围越来越广，除故事、幽默、人物轶事外，科普性文章也多了起来。体裁也趋于多样化，有记叙文、说明文、应用文等。还要求学生能理解及解释图表多提供的简单信息等。三四篇短文中有的难度跨度较大，以便拉开档次，体现选拔功能。并且扩大了选材范围，主要考查考生阅读所给材料，理解其中词语、句子或片段含义的能力。有时涉及对全文意思和篇章结构的理解，对一些问题作出推理和判断。阅读理解的考核中包括了对词汇、语法等语言知识的考查，要求学生具备一定的背景知识、各种常识、科普知识和一定的分析及逻辑推理能力；要求学生具有归纳段落大意、中心思想的能力。测试的方向由时间、地点、身份、人物等一些细节问题，改为测试对全文整体意义的理解程度；由考查短文的表层现象改为考对文章深层含义的理解和逻辑推断能力。另外，任务型阅读形式灵活多样，内容丰富多彩，联系实际，易考查学生的灵活运用能力和对语言的综合运用能力。在中考中占30-40分。

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