Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was so tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机) sitting in the yard.
“ Mom,” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “ Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the lawn.”
I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said, “ Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good,but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”
I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”
“Wow,our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.
小题1:In order to do something different, Jessie decided to ________.
A．read the books
B．travel
C．mow the lawn
D．watch TV小题2:What does “keep an eye on” mean?
A．保护
B．注视
C．培养
D．瞄准小题3:Bofore Jessie mowed the lawn, she ________.
A．washed her hands
B．bought some gas
C．read some instructions
D．put on her gloves小题4:How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?
A．Proud
B．Angry
C．Relaxed
D．Worried小题5:What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Neighbors should learn to help each other.
B．Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.
C．Doing something helpful can make people happy.
D．Children should help their parents at an early age.
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇短文中的杰西觉得生活无聊，无意中发现了修草坪这项工作，在修好自家的草坪之后，又接二连三的受到邻居的邀请，因此他不但解决了生的烦恼，也挣到了一笔零花钱。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段She wanted something different to do. she saw the lawn mower(割草机) sitting in the yard.及下文“ Mom,” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.”的描述，可知应选C。
小题2:词义猜测题。联系前文she was home and would keep an eye on her的描述可知，此处指的是她在看着她做。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第四段and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands的描述可知，她戴好手套以保护她的手。故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据父亲的话“Wow,our little girl is growing up!”的描述可知，父亲对女儿的做法很自豪。故选A。
小题5:细节理解题。联系上下文，这篇短文中的杰西因为找到了一个修草坪的工作，从而不再觉得生活无聊，也因此挣到了一笔零花钱，故选C。做一些有益的事情能让人们感到高兴。
