阅读理解。
In the small town of St. Petersburg during the mid to late 1800's, lived a boy named Tom Sawyer. He is
a clever and naughty boy who doesn't have many friends. Will Tom make good choices and find some
friends? Find out in this wild and adventurous novel by Mark Twain.
Tom Sawyer is about 10 years old and is clever, naughty, and is very mischievous (调皮的). He lives in
the town of St. Petersburg. One day, Tom gets into a huge fight with a new kid, Alfred, who has just moved
in class. He also convinces (说服) many kids to paint the fence (栅栏) for him, which was his punishment
(惩罚) for fighting with Alfred.
Tom starts to become friendlier when he falls in love with Becky, a girl that just moved into town. One
day, Tom tries to stay home from school by saying that he is sick, but he is lying. His Aunt Polly, who takes
care of him, makes him go. On the way to school, Tom stops and talks to Huckleberry Finn. He has a drunk
(酗酒) father who doesn't care about him. Because of this, he does not go to school and drinks and smokes
all day. Not many people in the community like Huckleberry Finn. When Tom gets to school, he admits to
talking with Huckleberry Finn. His punishment is to sit with the girls. He is happy to do this because he wants
to sit near Becky.
1. The passage may be from _______.
A. a movie review
B. a book review
C. a letter to a friend
D. a notice on a wall
2. Alfred is _______.
A. Tom's friend
B. Tom's classmate
C. Tom's neighbor
D. an outsider
3. _______ has a drunk father.
A. Tom Sawyer
B. Alfred
C. Becky
D. Huckleberry Finn
4. Tom Sawyer was punished because _______.
A. he talked with Huckleberry
B. he smoked and drank
C. he didn't want to go to school
D. he fell in love with Becky
5. Tom Sawyer is _______ to sit with the girls.
A. happy
B. unhappy
C. shy
D. not allowed
