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　　I know a black boy called Tom. His father is a farm worker. He works on a lag farm in the middle of America. Tom's farther and mother work hard for the farmer day and night, but they get a little. So they are poor. Tom has a younger brother and a younger sister. The family need Tom's help. On Sundays Tom can't play in the park like other children. He has to stay at home to look after his sister or help his parents work on the farm. Little Tom knows China. “How happy the Chinese children are!” He often says, “I like China very much. I will go to China some day.”

　　Tom is such a poor, twelve-year old black boy.

1．There are ________ people in Tom's family.

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2．Tom's parents are both ________.

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3．In the passage, the sentence “…they get a little.” means(意思是) “________”

A．…they get a little food from the farm.

B．…they get a little help from others.

C．…they don't have much time to get money.

D．…they don't have much money from the farm.

4．Tom doesn't play with other children because ________.

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A．they don't like Tom at all

B．he has no friends there

C．he has a lot of work to do

D．they don't have time, either(也)

5．Which of the following is wrong?

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A．Tom hopes he can go to China next year.

B．Tom is only twelve years old.

C．Tom thinks the Chinese children are happy.

D．Tom is a sensible(懂事的) child.

　　I know a black boy called Tom. He is twelve years old. His father is a farm worker. He works on a big farm in the middle of America. Tom’s father and mother work hard for the farmer day and night, but they get a little. So they are poor. Tom has a younger brother and a younger sister. The family need Tom’s help. On Sundays, Tom can’t play in the park like other children. He has to stay at home to look after his young brother and sister or help his parents work on the farm. Little Tom knows China. He often says, “I like China very much. I will go to China some day.”

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(   )61. There are _____ people in Tom’s family.    A. these       B. four          C. five         D. six

(   )62. Tom’s parents are both _____.          A. workers     B. farmers  C. teachers  D. doctors

(   )63. In the passage, the sentence “... they get a little.” means(意思是)“_____.”

 A. they get a little food from the farmer         B. they get a little help from others

C. they don’t have much time to get money D. they don’t get  much money from the farmer

(   )64. Tom doesn’t play with other children because _____.

          A. they don’t like Tom at all          B. he has no friends there

          C. he has a lot of work to do          D. they don’t have time, either(也)

(   )65. Which of the following is wrong?

          A. Tom hopes he can go to China next year.          B. Tom is only twelve years old.

          C. Tom has only a sister.                D. Tom is a considerate(体贴人的) child.

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.

Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps（带子）to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight.

Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance（平衡）and falling down with their school bags.” He said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

One of the best answer is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!　

(　 )48. From the passage we can know that_______.

A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags　　　　　　　

B. children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags　　　　　

D. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

( )49. If a child carries a heavy school bag,_______.

A. his back and neck will be hurt

B. his head and arm will be hurt

C. his hands will be hurt

D. his feet will be hurt

(　 )50. According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weigh about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over________ .

A. 5 kilos　　　 B. 3 kilos　　 　 C. 5.5 kilos　　　 D.4.5 kilos

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.

Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps (带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的) bags.

But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than10% to 15% of their own body weight (重量).

Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance (平衡) and falling down with their school bags,” he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!

1 From the passage we can know that_____.

A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags

B. children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags

D. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

2 Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because _______.

A. they are too young

B. their school bags are too heavy

C. they don’t know how to go upstairs

D. their parents don’t always go upstairs with them together

3 If a child carries a heavy school bag,________.

A. his back and neck will be hurt　　　　 B. his head and arms will be hurt

C. his hands will be hurt　　　　　　    D. his feet will be hurt

4 According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs (重) about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _______.

A. 5 kilos　　　　　　　　  B. 3 kilos　　　　  C. 5. 5 kilos　　    D. 4.5 kilos

5 Some students think the best answer to his problems is that_____________.

A. they should have a little homework to do after they get home

B. their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework

C. they should only take home library books they will read that night

D. they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones