My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
【小題1】What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.

B．A housewife

C．A teacher

D．A writer

【小題2】Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

【小題3】Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

【小題4】What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.	B．To be a teacher.
C．To be an A-student	D．To find a good job.

【小題5】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影響）on him.

Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.

Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”

At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”

Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.

1.What is Robert’s hobby?

A．Playing games.

B．Reading newspapers.

C．Talking with his parents.

D．Watching TV.

2.Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.

A．play computer games

B．play outside

C．get the money

D．read newspapers

3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper.

B．Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper.

C．After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.

D．During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.

4.Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.

A．sad

B．happy

C．bored

D．a(chǎn)ngry

5.The best title for the passage would be _________.

A．A year without TV

B．Don’t watch TV

C．A big joke

D．A way to make money

 

Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.
【小題1】What is Robert’s hobby?

A．Playing games.

B．Reading newspapers.

C．Talking with his parents.

D．Watching TV.

【小題2】Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.

A．play computer games

B．play outside

C．get the money

D．read newspapers

【小題3】Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper.

B．Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper.

C．After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.

D．During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.

【小題4】Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.

A．sad

B．happy

C．bored

D．a(chǎn)ngry

【小題5】The best title for the passage would be _________.

A．A year without TV

B．Don’t watch TV

C．A big joke

D．A way to make money