阅读理解

　　Tom needed money for travelling, so he decided (决定) to get a job during the summer holiday. Some of his friends worked in shops for a few hours every week and the others helped farmers on farms, but Tom liked neither (两者都不) of these jobs. He took a job painting (油漆) yellow lines down the middle of a highway (公路).

　　On his first day he painted ten miles, and his boss (老板) said, “keep it up and I'll give you more money.” The next day Tom did five miles, and the boss said, “well, five miles isn't as good as ten, but keep up the good work.” The following day Tom painted only one mile. The boss called Tom in and said, “first you did ten miles, then you did five miles, then you did one mile. You're not doing the work, so I have to let you go.”

　　As Tom walked away from the office, he said to himself, “but it is not my fault (过错). Each day I kept getting farther away from the paint can (罐).”

1．Tom decided to get a job because ________.

[　　]

A．some farmers needed help

B．he wanted to get some money

C．some friends worked in shops

D．he didn't need to go to school

2．On his first day of work Tom did ________.

[　　]

3．Tom had to leave at last because ________.

[　　]

A．he said something to the class

B．he was not doing his work

C．he was called into the office

D．he painted only one mile

4．Why did Tom paint only one mile on the third day? Because ________.

[　　]

A．he wasted (浪费) too much paint

B．he was very far away from the can

C．he didn't like the job at all

D．he got too tired to work on

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，选择正确答案

　　As a young boy, Paul wanted to be a painter. When he told his parents. his father said,“I know that you like to paint. But we are farmers. We need you on the farm. 1 hope that you will not go away. I hope that you will stay with us on the farm. I will buy paper and paint for you.”

　　Paul did not want to paint on the farm. He did not like to paint animals like cats and dogs, cows and horses, chickens and ducks. But he stayed there to help his parents.

　　After a few years, Paul's father asked him,“Do you still want to be a painter?”

　　“Of course, I do,”answered the boy.

　　“Your younger brothers are big now,”said father.“We can take care of our farm by ourselves. Your brothers will be in your place. I am going to send (送) you to a painting school. I hope that you will be a great painter.”

　　Paul was happy. He went to Paris to learn painting. At first, painting was too difficult for him. He had to work hard every day. The time was too short for him. His thoughts (思想) were not good enough (足够) for great pictures. People did not like his work and buy his pictures. At last he went back to the country. He was thirty-five years old then. He found new thoughts for his pictures in the country. He stayed there all his life. He began to paint pictures of farmers. The pictures were beautiful and people came to see him from the north, south, east and west.

1．What did Paul want to do when he was young?

[　　]

A．He wanted to stay with his parents.

B．He wanted to be a painter.

C．He wanted to buy paper and paint.

D．He wanted to work in big cities.

2．When Paul was a boy, his father wanted him to ________.

[　　]

A．work on the farm

B．go to learn painting

C．be a great painter

D．stay with the family in Paris

3．Why did Paul's father send him to a painting school after a few years?

[　　]

A．Because Paul did not want to be a painter any more.

B．Because Paul's family became richer than before.

C．Because Paul's brothers could help with the farm work.

D．Because Paul was old enough to learn painting.

4．When Paul was in Paris, he ________.

[　　]

A．had nothing to do

B．became a great painter

C．could not go to painting school

D．found it difficult to paint well

5．The people in Paris did not like Paul's work because ________.

[　　]

A．they did not like Paul

B．Paul was from the country

C．Paul did not paint well

D．they did not have much money to buy Paul's work