单选题
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his families watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper. Robert came in but he didn't say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, "There will be a baseball (棒球) match tonight, Dad!"
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, "The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?"
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn't find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.

单选题 Mr. Jenkins is a ______.

A. doctor
B. teacher
C. driver

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段第一、二句可知Mr. Jenkins是名英语老师，可知答案为B。

单选题 Mr. Jenkins always reads newspapers after supper because ______.

A. he's very busy at school
B. he wants to teach his son
C. he wishes his family to listen to him

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段第三、四句可知他平时工作很忙，总是会在晚饭后看报纸，可知答案为A。

单选题 "An exclamation mark" in the story means ______.

A. 逗号
B. 句号
C. 感叹号

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 儿子指着一个符号对父亲说是棒球比赛，可以推断出是感叹号。因为棒球的球杆就像一个感叹号，可知答案为C。

单选题 Robert found ______ and called out.

A. a baseball match
B. a today's newspaper
C. an exclamation mark

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] Robert找到的并不是棒球比赛，而是一个感叹号，可知答案为C。

单选题 Mr. Jenkins thought ______, so he was surprised.

A. there was a baseball match
B. his little son learned to read
C. his son bought a newspaper for him

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] Mr. Jenkins吃惊是由于他没想到儿子竞学会了认字，否则怎么能看报纸呢?可知答案为B。