John was ten years old and he was very lazy[1] had to go to school,of course,but he was bored[2]there and tried to do as little work as father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one,too,when he grew one day John said to his mother,“When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector[3].” “A garbage collector?”his mother asked was very surprised.“That’s not a pleasant do you want to become a garbage collector?”
“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,”John answered.
“Only one day a week?”his mother said,“What do you mean?”
“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on
Wednesday,because I only saw them on that day.”
Notes:[1]lazy/leIzI/adj.懒的 [2]bored/bd/adj.厌烦 [3]garbage collector 垃圾工
at school.
’t do any work much work
very little work d to finish his work
’s parents wanted him to become .
A.a garbage collector B.a doctor
C.a teacher D.a worker
hoped to be a garbage collector because .
knew it was an important and necessary job
thought he would work only one day a week
often saw some garbage collectors come to his house
garbage collectors really work only one day a week
thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because .
was a rule garbage collectors told him so
parents told him so
saw them work only on Wednesday
参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D
