Question

Thomas Wilson is famous all over the world．He holds the world record for sleeping in．One weekend,

Thomas slept in for two days, three hours and fourteen minutes．It was unbelievable．No one in history

had ever slept in for so long before．

Thomas was very proud of his world record．His friends were proud of him, too．Whenever Thom as

walked down the street, people always came up to him and shook his hand．Thomas was a star．

The only person who wasn't proud of Thomas's world record was his father．Dad didn’t like it when

Thomas slept in．He complained that the lawns(草坪) didn’t get mowed(收割)whenever Thomas slept in ．

He was worried about how high the grass was getting．Every weekend, it seemed to get higher and

higher．“It’s like a jungle out there,” Dad moaned(咆哮) to Thomas one day．But Thomas wasn’t worried

about the grass getting higher．He had more important things on his mind - like sleeping in．

1.Why is Thomas famous all over the world ?

A. Because he likes sleeping in．

B. Because his friends are proud of him．

C. Because he holds the world record for sleeping in．

D. Because he likes mowing the lawns．

2.How long did Thomas sleep in one weekend?

A. One day B. Two days

C. Two days, three hours and fourteen minutes D. Ten hours

3.What do the underlined words “hold” and “star” probably mean in the passage according to the given English-English dictionary entries (詞條)?

Hold

1.[V] to have a thing in one's hands

2.[V] to keep; to remain

3.[V] to have;to take place

Hold

1.[V] to have a thing in one's hands

2.[V] to keep; to remain

3.[V] to have;to take place

Star

1.[C] a very large mass of burning gas in space, especially one that can be seen as a small bright point of light in a clear sky at night

2.[C] a famous or very skilful performer; the main performer in a film, play, etc．

3.[C] a person's fame or chance of getting it

Star

1.[C] a very large mass of burning gas in space, especially one that can be seen as a small bright point of light in a clear sky at night

2.[C] a famous or very skilful performer; the main performer in a film, play, etc．

3.[C] a person's fame or chance of getting it

A. 1:2 B. 3:1 C. 1:3 D. 2:2

4.Who wasn't proud of Thomas’s world record ?

A. Himself B. His father C. His friends D. All the people

5.Which is not true according to the passage?

A. Thomas thought sleeping in was more important than mowing the lawns．

B. Thomas was worried about the grass getting higher．

C. Thomas’s father was worried about the grass getting higher and higher．

D. Thomas’s friends were proud of Thomas．

Answer 1