Once(從前)there was a boy in London.His name was Jimmy.He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five years old, he was already very good at it.He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures.They said, “This boy is going to be famous(著名的)when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot of money.”

  Jimmy’s pictures were different from others’ because he never painted on the whole of the paper.He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty(空的).

  “That’s very clever,” people said.“No other painters have ever done that!”

  One day someone asked Jimmy, “Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom(底)half of the paper, but not on the top(頂)half?”

  “Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes can’t reach(夠得著)very high.”

(1)

Where did Jimmy live?

[  ]

A.

In China.

B.

In England.

C.

In America.

D.

In the USA.

(2)

When did he begin painting?

[  ]

A.

When he was three years old.

B.

When he was five years old.

C.

When he was eight years old.

D.

When he was ten years old.

(3)

What did Jimmy’s pictures look like?

[  ]

A.

Beautiful.

B.

Interesting.

C.

Bad

D.

Beautiful and interesting.

(4)

Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

[  ]

A.

The whole of the paper

B.

The top half.

C.

The bottom half.

D.

The middle part.

(5)

Why did Jimmy only paint half of the paper?

[  ]

A.

Because he was very clever.

B.

Because he was very short.

C.

Because he was very tall.

D.

Because he was very big.

答案:1.B;2.A;3.D;4.C;5.B;
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