Question

I have a pen pal in Canada. His name is Simon. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is twelve years old. He also studies in a middle school.
Simon lives in a happy family. His father is a policeman and his mother is a bank clerk (職員). Simon and his parents like exercising. They almost exercise every day. Simon’s father is tall. He is good at playing basketball. Simon’s mother likes playing volleyball.
Simon usually gets up at 6.30 am. He eats his breakfast at home. Then he goes to school. It’s kind of far from the school to his home, so he usually has his lunch at school.
Usually, Simon does his homework four times a week. Simon likes watching TV. He u­sually watches TV for about one hour every day. He goes to bed at nine.
小題1:Where does Simon come from?

A．England.

B．America.

C．Canada.

D．China.

小題2:How many people are there in Simon’s family?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

小題3:What does Simon’s father do?

A．He is a policeman.	B．He is a student.
C．He is a bank clerk.	D．He is a teacher.

小題4:Where does Simon usually have lunch?

A．At school.	B．At home.
C．In the students’ homes.	D．In the teachers’ homes.

小題5:How long does Simon usually watch TV a week ?

A．One hour.

B．Two hours.

C．Five hours.

D．Seven hours.

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文作者主要介紹了他的筆友西蒙的家庭生活及學習情況。
小題1:根據His name is Simon. He lives in Ottawa, Canada.可知選C。
小題2:根據第二段描述，可知他家有三口人，故選B。
小題3:根據第二段His father is a policeman 可知選A。
小題4:根據so he usually has his lunch at school.可知選A。
小題5:根據He u­sually watches TV for about one hour every day.計算可知選D。
點評：這篇短文作者主要介紹了他的筆友西蒙的家庭生活及學習情況。本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯系，就能順利完成閱讀。對于有關數字的問題，要認真分析，并進行必要的計算。