译林七年级下 U3 My hometown 阅读专项（提高版）含答案

（一）

As the spirit spoke, they passed through the wall and stood on a country road. It was now

daytime, and there was snow on the ground.

“I know where we are!” Scrooge shouted, “I was born here and lived here as a boy." He

began to have the memories of his life as a boy, A tear came into his eye.

“If you remember this place.” the spirit said,“you may now lead ( 带领 ) the way.”

“I remember everything about it,” Scrooge said.

“Then it is strange that for so many years you have never thought about it,” the spirit said.

They walked along the road until a little town could be seen ahead. Scrooge recognized ( 辨认

出 )every gate and tree on the way, Some small horses came toward them with boys upon their

backs, who called to other boys in carts, driven by farmers. All these boys were happy and shouted

to each other until the fields were full of their laughter.

The boys came nearer, and as they came, Scrooge knew them and called out their names. He

felt so happy to see them all again.

“We are now at the school," said the spirit. “Only one child is there, left alone there by the

others.

Scrooge knew who the child was, and he began to cry. They walked on and soon came to the

school house. They walked through the house until they came to a room that was empty except for

a small boy sitting at a desk, reading. It was Scrooge when he was young. Scrooge sat down and

cried as he looked at himself as he used to be.

Suddenly, a man wearing strange clothes stood outside the window. He was leading a

horse.“It's Ali Baba !" Scrooge shouted. “It's dear. old, honest Ali Baba ! Yes, yes, I remember. One

Christmas, I was left here all alone, and the other boys had all gone to their homes. He did come.

for the first time just like that.

Scrooge remembered how lonely he had been as a child. “Poor boy!" he said, and tears came

into his eyes. “I wish," he said, “but it's too late now.”

“What do you wish?” asked the spirit.

“There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should have given him

something. That's all.”

----Adapted from A Christmas. Carol

( ) 1. Where was the spirit leading Scrooge to go?

A. His hometown. B. His new home. C. His workplace. D. His community.

( )2. Who was the only boy left by other boys according Paragraphs 7 and 8?

A. Scrooge’s nephew. B. Scrooge himself. C. Scrooge's boss. D. Scrooge's

worker.

( )3. How did Scrooge feel when he shouted?

A. Angry. B. Afraid. C. Excited. D. Sorry.

( )4. Tears came into Scrooge’s eyes many times. At which time did he regret( 后悔 ) not

doing something?

A. The first time. B. The second time. C. The third time D. The fourth time.

( )5. Which is the correct order of the following statements?

a. Scrooge saw old Ali Baba standing outside the window

b. The spirit and Scrooge passed through the wall and stood on a country road.

c. Scrooge felt happy to see the boys on the backs of some small horses

d. The spirit and Scrooge walked along the road and Scrooge recognize every gate and tree.

A. b-d-c-a. B .d-a-b-c. C. b-d-a-c. D. d-c-b-a

答案： A B C D A

（二）

Everyone is happy on Saturday morning, but Tom isn't. He sits in font of a high fence.“Too

bad! It's a nice Saturday morning, but I must paint the fence. My friends are playing, but I'm

sitting here.”

He gets up slowly and starts to paint. Then he has a great idea.

His fiend Ben is walking in the street and he is eating a big red apple. He sees Tom and

says,“Tom, I'm going swimming, but you can't come with me. You're working.”

Tom says,“I like it! I can go swimming every day, but I can't paint a fence every day.”

Ben is surprised and he watches Tom paint slowly and carefully, and he smiles. Tom looks

happy and even sings songs. At this time, Ben wants to paint too. “Listen, Tom, Let me paint a

little," says Ben,“I want to try.”

Tom looks at Ben and says, “I'm really sorry, Ben, but Aunt Polly wants me to do it, You

know I'm very good at painting. My brother Sid wants to do it, but he's not good at painting.”

“Oh, Tom, let me try, please!” says Ben “Here, you can have my apple.

Tom is happy, but he doesn't smile. “OK. Ben, you can paint for a short time."

Then Tom's other friends come by. They watch Tom paint and they all want to try too. They

give Tom a new kite, a cat, an old knife, a key and some other things. Tom's friends paint the big

fence, and Tom just sits under the big tree and watches them. He thinks, “ ”

---Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Saye!

( )1. How does Tom feel at first when he works on Saturday morning?

A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Unhappy. D. Surprised.

( ) 2. What does the underlined word “it" in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. Painting the fence B. Going swimming.

C. Sitting under the tree D. Playing with friends.

( )3. Which is the right order of the story?

a. Ben starts to paint the fence

b. Tom starts to paint the fence

c. Ben gives his apple to Tom.

d. Tom watches his friends paint

A. a-c-b-d. B. b-c-a-d C. d-a-c-b. D. b-a-c-d.

( )4. Why do Tom's friends want to paint the fence?