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      Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was 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 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,w Jessie said. uBesides,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 at 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 to make sure it was full,and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really did 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 surely 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 also asked,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.

() 1. In order to do something different,Jessie decided to .

   A. read books   B. travel

   C. mow the lawn   D. watch TV

() 2. Before Jessie mowed the lawn,she .

   A. washed her hands   B. bought some gas

   C. read some instructions   D. put on her gloves

() 3. How did Jessie's father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?

   A. Proud. B. Angry. C. Relaxed. D. Worried.

() 4. 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.

B 閱讀提示：杰西在暑假期間自己動手為父母和鄰居修剪草坪，鍛煉了自己的同時也明白了做有益的事情可以讓人們快樂起來的道理。

1. C細節(jié)理解題。通過杰西的話“I think I will mow the lawn. ” “我想我會修剪草坪”，可知C項正確。

2. D 細節(jié)理解題。由句子put on her gardening gloves to pro tect her hands. ”“ ……戴上手套保護她的手”可知選D項。

3. A細節(jié)理解題。通過他父親的話“Wow,our little girl is grow ing up!”“我們的小女孩長大了”可知她的父親是自豪的。故 選A.

4. C主旨大意題。短文從杰西感到無聊開始，最后通過勞動使自己既掙到錢又開心起來，可知C項“做有益的事情可以讓人們快樂起來”符合短文的主旨意義。

題目來源：2016年啟東中學(xué)作業(yè)本英語專項訓(xùn)練英語3閱讀理解和完形填空 > Week 4 Do it yourself 自己動手

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