17.Bruce looked out of the classroom window at a bird in a tree.He saw a worm in the bird's mouth."Wow!"he whispered as he looked at the bird eating the worm. "Bruce!" his teacher Mr.Maxwell said loudly. Bruce jumped and knocked his science book off his desk.Everyone in the class laughed and Bruce blushed.This was the third time today he had been caught not paying attention to the science lesson.It was just so easy to get distracted when people read aloud from the science textbook! It wasn't that Bruce didn't like science.He loved to learn about machines,Earth and animals.He even thought bugs and plants were great.He wanted to go outside and see how a snake lived.He wanted to watch plants growing from the ground as they did last month.He just didn't want to read about these things. Bruce thought Mr.Maxwell would surely understand. "There was a bird with a worm in its mouth..."Bruce began.Then he saw the furious look on his teacher's face.Bruce decided that he had better stop talking before Mr.Maxwell became any angrier.
(1)The bird was
when Bruce looked at it. A.eating B.flying C.falling D.thinking (2)Mr.Maxwell was Bruce's
. A.English teacher B.science teacher C.uncle D.father (3)We can know from the fourth paragraph that
. A.Bruce didn't like science B.Bruce liked to learn from others C.Bruce liked learning science in other ways D.Bruce didn't know about science at all (4)What does the underlined word " distracted"mean?
A.友好的 B.分心 C.專心 D.特別的 (5)The writer wrote this passage to
. A.introduce a new student to us B.show us a science class C.introduce a beautiful bird to us D.encourage us to listen carefully
18.John is eleven years old.He loves watching TV.But for one year,he didn't watch TV at all.What was the reason?John's parents said they would give him ﹩ 500 if he didn't watch TV for a year.John's parents thought he watched TV too much. One day his mother read a story in a newspaper about a boy who didn't watch TV for a year.She showed the story to John.John liked the idea.He turned off the TV right away,and said,"It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV.I just want the money. " At first,John's parents were very happy.John read books and newspapers,played outside,and played computer games,but soon he got bored. Every evening,he asked his parents. "What are we doing tonight?" Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV just for one evening.John always said,"No,it would cost me money!" Finally the year was over,Then John started watching his favorite TV shows all day again.John got the money from his parents.What did he plan to do with the ﹩ 500? "I want to buy myself a TV set!" he said.
(1)John didn't watch TV for one year because
. A.he wanted the money B.he wanted to study harder C.he wanted to learn from the boy D.he thought watching TV too much was bad (2)"It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV." mean
. A.It's no use watching TV B.It's a waste of time watching TV C.It's important for me to watch TV D.It doesn't matter not to watch TV (3)Why did his parents promise to give him ﹩ 500 if he didn't watch TV for a year?
A.Because they were very rich. B.Because they wanted to play with him. C.Because they wanted him to buy a new TV. D.Because they didn't want him to watch TV too much. (4)What didn't John do instead of watching TV for one year?
A.He played outside. B.He did his homework. C.He played computer games. D.He read books and newspapers. (5)John's last words would most probably make his parents