河南固始县信合外国语小学 李佩佩 编译

Mr. Smith is a bus driver. He has a son. His name is Benny.Benny is a 7-year-old boy. Benny has a round face and short brown hair. His eyes are big. His nose is big. His ears are big. But his mouth is small.

Benny is not so tall, but he is very smart. He can read English storybooks.He can play football. He can swim very well. And he is good at painting. Every week, he draws some pictures and puts them on the walls of his bedroom.

Mr. Smith likes his son very much. He usually takes Benny to the parks, the zoos and the libraries at the weekends. Sometimes he takes Benny to the seaside. There they fish together.

Mr. Smith isproud ofhis son. He often tells his friends, “My son loves me very much.”

One day, Benny and his daddy are standing in front of the lion’scageat the zoo.

Mr. Smith says to Benny,“Benny, the lions are veryferociousand strong. Be careful! Don’tgo close tothem.” Benny takes it all in with aserious expression.

“Daddy,” Benny says finally, “if the lion got out of his cage andateyouup...”

“Yes, son?” Mr. Smith saysexpectantly.

Bennycontinues,“What bus should I take home?”

译文：

史密斯先生是一名公共汽车司机。他有一个儿子，名叫本尼。本尼是个7 岁的男孩。本尼有一张圆脸和棕色短发。他的眼睛很大。他的鼻子很大。他的耳朵很大。但他的嘴很小。

本尼个子不高，但是他很聪明。他能读英语故事书。他会踢足球。他游泳游得很好。他擅长绘画。每周，他都会画一些画，然后贴在他的卧室墙上。

史密斯先生非常喜欢他的儿子。周末他通常带本尼去公园、动物园和图书馆。有时他带本尼去海边。在那里，他们一起钓鱼。

史密斯先生以他的儿子为荣。他经常对朋友说：“我儿子非常爱我。”

一天，本尼和他爸爸站在动物园的狮子笼前。

史密斯先生对本尼说：“本尼，狮子非常凶猛，很强壮。小心！别靠近它们。”本尼神情严肃地把这话听了进去。

“爸爸，”本尼最后说，“如果狮子从笼子里出来把你吃掉……”

“啊，儿子？”史密斯先生满怀期待地说。

本尼继续说：“那我该坐哪路公交车回家？”

Notes:

proud of 为……而骄傲

cagen. 笼子

ferociousadj. 凶猛的

go close to …走近……

serious expression 严肃的表情

eat up … 吃掉……

expectantlyadv. 满怀期待地

continuev. 继续

I. Answer the following questions.

1. What does Benny’s father do?

2. How old is Benny?

3. What colour is Benny’s hair?

4. Is Benny’s hair long or short?

5. Is Benny tall or short?

6. Can Benny play badminton?

7. Can Benny read English storybooks?

8. Does Benny’s father usually take him to cinemas?

9. What do Benny and his father do on the seaside?

10. Does Benny love his father very much?

II. Choose the correct option A, B or C.

( ) 1. Benny ______ seven years old.

A. am B. is C. are

( ) 2. Benny’s hair ______ brown and short.

A. is B. am C. are

( ) 3. Benny ______ good at painting.

A. are B. is C. am

( ) 4. Mr. Smith sometimes takes ______ son to the seaside.

A. he B. him C. his

( ) 5. Mr. Smith ______ his son very much.

A. love B. loves C. can love

( ) 6. Benny ______ pictures every week.

A. draw B. can C. draws

( ) 7. One day, Mr. Smith and Benny ______ to the zoo.

A. go B. goes C. are going

( ) 8. Benny and his daddy are standing in front of the ______ cage at the zoo.

A. bird’s B. tiger’s C. lion’s

( ) 9. Lions are very ferocious ______ strong.

A. or B. and C. but

( ) 10. Benny c_o_n_t_in_u_e_s, “What bus should I take home?” In this sentence, the underlined word can be replaced by “ ______ ” .

A. goes on B. says again C. tells

III. Complete the sentences with the correct words .

in / with / to / at / on / over / of / behind

1. Let’s go ______ the seaside.

2. Mike does well ______ maths and Chinese.

3. David is good ______ playing volleyball and basketball.

4. Jenny looks ______ the American students ______ a smile.

5. Please put that picture ______ the wall ______ our classroom.

6. ______ his house, there is a small river.

7. There is a big bridge ______ that river.

8. My uncle is going to take me ______ Beijing this month.