8．Tom was a helpful boy．Every Sunday morning，he walked to the newspaper kiosk （报刊亭） at the supermarket to buy a newspaper for his dad．He liked to leave the house early as it was more peaceful then，with fewer cars in the streets．
One Sunday morning，when Tom arrived at the supermarket，he saw his neighbour，old Mrs．Jackson．She was choosing apples at the fruit shop．Tom greeted her and then went to get his newspaper．
As he was leaving，Tom saw Mrs．Jackson walking in front of him．Her bag looked very heavy．
"Would you like me to carry that for you，Mrs．Jackson？"Tom asked．
"What a helpful boy you are，Tom!Thank you．It is heavy，"she replied．
Tom picked up the heavy bag and began walking slowly home with Mrs．Jackson． The bag seemed to grow heavier with each step．Then，just as they were about to cross the road，it fell off Tom's hand and dropped on the hard road!
"Oh，no!"cried Tom．"The fruit will be squashed （压扁）．"
Mrs．Jackson looked into the bag．"Yes，the fruit does look a bit squashed．But don't worry，Tom．I like fruit juice．I'll just make juice instead．Call at my house this afternoon．We'll have some delicious cold fruit juice together!"she said with a wide smile．
49．Tom went to the newspaper kiosk every Sunday morning to buy a newspaper forA．
A．his dad B．his mum C．his neighbour D．himself
50．Mrs．Jackson wasB when Tom arrived at the supermarket．
A．reading a newspaper B．buying some apples
C．carrying a big basketD．making some juice
51．The underlined sentence"The bag seemed to grow heavier with each step"in the passage meansD．
A．the bag became heavier and heavier on their way home
B．Tom was strong enough to carry the bag easily
C．Tom was tired and didn't want to carry the bag any more
D．the bag was so heavy that Tom couldn't carry it easily
52．We can infer （推断） from the last paragraph that Mrs．Jackson willD in the afternoon．
A．buy some delicious juice for Tom
B．sell the squashed apples to others
C．ask Tom to make some juice for her
D．make some juice and share it with Tom．
分析 文章大意：
汤姆是一个乐于助人的好孩子，他每天早上都为自己的父亲买份报纸．
有一天早上去买报纸，看见他的年老的邻居在买苹果，于是他就替邻居提水果袋子．实际上装水果的袋子太沉了，掉落在地上，结果水果都被扁了，但是汤姆的邻居很高兴，让汤姆下午来和她一块儿分享果汁．
解答 49．A 细节理解题．根据Tom was a helpful boy．Every Sunday morning，he walked to the newspaper kiosk （报刊亭） at the supermarket to buy a newspaper for his dad可知，"汤姆为父亲买报纸"，故选A．
50．B 细节理解题．根据when Tom arrived at the supermarket，he saw his neighbour，old Mrs．Jackson．She was choosing apples at the fruit shop．可知，"Mrs．Jackson正在挑选苹果"，故选A．
51．D 句意理解题．根据Tom picked up the heavy bag and began walking slowly home with Mrs．Jackson可推知，袋子太重所以汤姆不容易拿，故选A．
52．D 推理判断题．根据I'll just make juice instead．Call at my house this afternoon．We'll have some delicious cold fruit juice together可知，"Mrs．Jackson下午会做果汁和汤姆一起分享"，故选A．
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