【题文】John is a good boy. He studies hard and is never late for school. He has a lot of friends. And he often helps them and they like him. But he always thinks himself the cleverest （最聪明）in his class and looks down upon(看不起)others.
This term a new student, Fred, comes to his class. He’s thin and short and never talks with the boys. So no children know him well. And John laugh at him.But he doesn’t mind(介意) it at all.
One day John goes to Mike’s birthday party. He sings, dance and show all his talents(才能) to the children. After that he says to Fred, “What are you going to show us, my friend?”
“I’m not clever,” says Fred.“Can you guess some of my riddles(谜语)？”
“Certainly, I can,”says John.
Fred tells some riddles, but John can’t guess any.At last the boy says,“Now I’ll tell the easiest riddle. Listen to me carefully. You’ll guess it this time. An animal(动物)has two heads, six legs, a long nose and a short nose. Can you tell me what it is?”
John thinks hard and hard, but can’t guess it. His face turn red and says,“What’s it?”
“It’s a man riding an elephant!”
John doesn’t say anything any longer at the party.
【小题1】The children like John because _______.
| A．he often helps them |
| B．he looks down upon them |
| C．he thinks himself the cleverest |
| D．he knows more than any other child |
【小题2】No children know Fred well because _______.
| A．he doesn’t answer any questions in class |
| B．he comes from a village |
| C．he’s often late for class |
| D．he never talks with others |
【小题3】John often laugh at Fred because _______.
| A．the boy is thin |
| B．the boy is short |
| C．he doesn’t think the boy is clever |
| D．the boy isn’t friendly to him |
【小题4】______, so he is sure he can guess the riddles.
| A．John is good at doing it |
| B．John thinks he is cleverer than Fred |
| C．John is good at his lessons |
| D．John often guess riddles |
【小题5】John’s face turn red because _________.
| A．he feels sorry（遗憾的） |
| B．he feels shy(害臊的) |
| C．his friends laugh at him |
| D．they don’t think him clever |
