Tom is ten years old，and he is a very lazy boy．He doesn’t like doing any work．He has to go to school，but he doesn’t study（学习）hard there and does as little work as possible（可能的）．His father and mother are doctors and they hope that their son also become a doctor in the future（将来）．But one day Tom says to his mother，“When I finish（完成）school，I want to be a dustman（垃圾工）．” “A dustman? ” his mother asks，and she is very surprised（吃惊的）．“Why do you want to become a dustman?” “Because then I only have to work．one day a week．”Tom answers．“Only one day a week?” his mother says，“What do you mean（意思）? And how do you know?” “Well”，Tom says，“I know that the dustmen who come to our house work on Thursday，because I only see them on that day．”

1．What is Tom like?

A．Tom is a clever boy．

B．Tom is lazy and he doesn’t like to work．

C．Tom is a boy and he works very hard．

D．Tom studies hard．

2．请找出一项与划线单词little意思一致的选项。

A．She eats little at lunch．She doesn’t want to be fat（胖）．

B．What a nice little garden!

C．Please give me a little of that cake．

D．She knows a little Chinese．

3．What are Tom’s father and mother?

A．His father is a doctor and his mother is a nurse．

B．His father is a worker, and his mother is a doctor．

C．His father is a doctor, his mother is a doctor too．

D．His father is a worker, and his mother is a nurse．

4．What do Tom’s parents want him to be when he grows up（长大）?

A．They want him to be a dustman．

B．They want him to be an officer．

C．They want him to be a doctor．

D．They want him to be a teacher．

5．Why does Tom think that dustmen only work one day a week?

A．Because Tom hears of（听说）this．

B．Because a dustmen tells him．

C．Because Tom sees the dustmen only on Thursday at his house．

D．Because he doesn’t like doing any work．

John Was ten years old，and he is a lazy（懒的）boy．He didn't like doing any work．He has to go school of course．but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible．His father and mother are both doctors and they hope that their son will become one too，when he grow up．But one dad Tom said to his mother，“I want to be a dustman when I finish school．”

    “A dustman?” his mother asked．She was very surprised．” That's not a very pleasant job．Why do you want to become a dustman?”

    “Because then I only have to work one day a week，”Tom answered．

    “Only one day a week?” his mother said，“When do you mean? And how do you know?

     “Well”，Tom answered，“I know that the dustman who come to our street to work on Thursday，because I only see them on that day．” 

根据短文内容，选择正确答案．

1．How old is John?

    A．Nine．              B．Ten．                C．Seven．

2．What do John's parents do? 

    A．Doctors．             B．Teachers．              C．Workers．

3．What does John want to become?

    A．Doctor．              B．Teacher               C．Dustman．

4．When do the dustmen come to their street to work?

    A．On Wednesday．    B．On Sunday．          C．On Thursday．

5．At school，John doesn't like to do as _____ as possible．

    A．little work       B．many work           C．much work