根據短文內容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳答案。

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy 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 out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

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

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

2.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his 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

3.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 用功 B. 捶書 C. 發泄 D. 振作

4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the nail

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5.From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______.

A. we should be strict with ourselves

B. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

根據短文內容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy 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 out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
【小題1】Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents, their friends and even the TV. This teaches them how to _1__ the language. Copying is also a good  way for students to learn a second language. When you __2__ foreigners speak English, repeat what they say as well as you can.

Children don't practice grammar,, but use the language to __3 things that they are interested in. They don't _4__ their vocabulary or poor grammar. They find ways to express themselves, and they do  it successfully.

Students of English schools also pay attention to communication (交流). Look for __5_ to talk with people in English. If you can't find a _6__ to talk to, talk with other students in English _7_.  Start an English discussion group and talk about music, movies or anything that __8_ you.

Don't worry about _9__, what you want is to learn how to communicate easily. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with _10__small vocabulary.

1A.tell     　　　　B.read             C.write               D.speak

2A.listen to         B.listen            C.hear of               D.hear

3A.take exams       B.talk with          C.talk about           D.tell to

4A.look like           B.worry about        C.take care of           D.look after

5A.places              B.questions         C.chances             D.changes

6A.video         B.foreigner         C.film                D.people

7A.again         B.instead           C.only                D.instead of     

8A.interests           B.improves         C.allows                D.troubles

9A.exams           B.looking on          C.making mistakes    D.books

10A.an               B.the                 C./          D.a

根據短文內容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy 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 out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

1. 1.

   Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

   1. A.
      Because he could eat well there
   2. B.
      Because he could earn more about nuns
   3. C.
      Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math
   4. D.
      Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more
2. 2.

   Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______

   1. A.
      was still the same as usual
   2. B.
      ate so much at dinner
   3. C.
      kissed her hello after school
   4. D.
      worked hard but said little
3. 3.

   “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese

   1. A.
      用功
   2. B.
      捶書
   3. C.
      發泄
   4. D.
      振作
4. 4.

   The last sentence in the passage shows that _______

   1. A.
      Tommy felt sorry for the nail
   2. B.
      Tommy was afraid of being nailed
   3. C.
      Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
   4. D.
      Tommy liked playing jokes on others
5. 5.

   From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______

   1. A.
      we should be strict with ourselves
   2. B.
      mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes
   3. C.
      a catholic school is better than other ones
   4. D.
      nuns are good at helping children with their math

E–book is short for electronic(電子) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e–books.

Earlier e–books were written for a certain group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e–books. This is why the e–book business is increasing quickly.

E–books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e–books on similar topics. Second, e–books save money. Some e–books cost us little money, and there are millions of e–books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e–books don’t need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e–books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e–book reader(閱讀器), without worrying about their weight.

But e–books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e–book reader, and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式) is not supported(支持) or changed in the reader’s computer.

However, e–books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.

1.Why is the e–book business increasing quickly? Because______________.

A．earlier e–books are about only a few subjects.

B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more.

C．the development of the Internet makes e–books more useful.

D．most e–books have been written for a certain group of readers.

2.How many advantages do e–books have according to this article?

A．Three.            B．Four.             C．Five              D．Six

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A．All the e–books on the Internet cost lots of money.

B．E–books can’t be read on mobile phones.

C．You can’t read e–books without a personal computer.

D．E–books can make reading more convenient.

4.What is the disadvantage of the e–books?

A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported.

B．You can read e–books any time.

C．You can buy cheap e–books anywhere.

D．You can carry hundreds of books in an e–book reader.

5.The writer mainly tells us _________.

A．the information can be lost if its file format is changed.

B．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e–books.

C．the development of e–books can help save the environment.

D．e–books affor（提供） us a new good way of reading.