阅读理解

It was Sunday and Tom was staying home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the trees. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch（停歇）on top of the doghouse.

Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of things.

Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（碎裂声）was heard and the little boy began crying.

“What’s the matter, Tom?” his mother looked through the kitchen window.

Tom ran into the kitchen.

“Mum,” he sobbed（抽泣）, “I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile（易碎的）.”

His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel too bad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?”

“I throw this at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.” In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch.（金怀表）!

1.When did the story happen?

2. When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom ___. 

3. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids” means ___

4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?

5.“Though he never made it” means “___”        

Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.

Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.

Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.

It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.

He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”

The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.

Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”

The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”

1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.

     A. had less            B. gave up      C. had more     D. looked down upon

2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.

    A. he wanted to buy other things

    B. he needed to give the dime to his mum

    C. the roses were too expensive

        D. he could hardly believe what had happened

3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.

    A. was moved by the boy’s voice

    B. was ready to help others

    C. knew the boy before

   D. was good at telling stories

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　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play Cowboys(牛仔) and Indians, and you can be the Indians,” one of my cousins (堂兄弟)said.

　　“How many Indians?” I asked.

　　“Oh, about a thousand,” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV-play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him !”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope (绳子), and we can burn him.”

  “Only Indians burn people. Cowboys...” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang (绞死) people.”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now.”

　　“Untie me,” I shouted. “We're going.”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches (火柴) ?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to--matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.

(1) How many children played the Indians?

[　　]

(2) Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because ________.

[　　]

A. there were not enough children for the game

B. the game was just going to start

C. none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians

D. they were waiting for Joe

(3) Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people.” out because ________.

[　　]

A. he was tied to a tree

B. that would make things worse

C. he was caught by the cowboys

D. that would make the cowboys angry

(4) Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A. One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B. Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D. Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

(5) The name of the story should be“________”.

[　　]

A. Joe and his cousins

B. Who knows what danger is waiting there

C. Cowboys-and-Indians is a favorite children's game .

D. How cowboys and Indians fought in the past

　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play cowboy and Indians, and you can be the Indians. ” one of my cousins said.

“How many Indians?” I asked.

“Oh, about a thousand. ” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers! ” and others such TV-play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys go and catch him! ”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope and we can burn him. ”

　　“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys, ” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang people. ”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now. ”

　　“Untie me. ” I shouted. “We're going. ”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to－matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.

1．How many children played the Indians?

[　　]

2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was Just in time? Because

________ .

[　　]

A．there were not enough children for the game

B．the game was just going to start

C．none of his cousins wanted to be Indians

D．they were waiting for Joe

3．Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people out because ________ .

[　　]

A．he was tied to a tree

B．that would make things worse

C．he was caught by the cowboys

D．that would make the cowboys angry

4．Which of the following is TRUE？

[　　]

A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

5．The name of the story should be “ ________ ”.

[　　]

A．Joe and his cousins

B．Who knows what danger is waiting there

C．Cowboys and Indians is a favorite children's game

D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past