Most people make their living（谋生）with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city in England. His parents were poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Bob’s father often played football. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last Bob learned to kick a real football. And after a few years he could play football very well.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（10分）
小题1:People usually make their living _______.
A . with their feet B.by playing football C.with their hands
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A . Bob’s house was very big.
B.There were eight people in the family.
C.The little boy often played on the street.
小题3:Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
A . Because the family all liked football.
B.Because Bob also liked to play football.
C.Because he didn’t want to throw the sock away.
小题4:The word“kick”in the story means _______.
A . 踢 B.射门 C.弹起
小题5:From the story we can see _______.
A . it’s about an American boy
B.Bob’s mother’s name
C.the boy became a good football player at last
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇短文描述了一个足球选手鲍勃小时候的故事，他的父亲为了锻炼他踢球就给他用布做了一个很软的球，最终鲍勃成为了一名真正的足球选手。
小题1:根据Most people make their living（谋生）with their hands,描述可知选C。
小题2:根据Bob had no place to play but on the street.鲍勃没地方可以玩，只能在大街上。可知选C。
小题3:根据Little Bob wanted to play football, too.可知选B。
小题4:根据上文对足球及他用脚谋生的描述可知这里是踢的意思，故选A。
小题5:根据短文最后一段描述，我们可以知道鲍勃最后成为了一名真正的足球选手。故选C。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。