寒假作业10 阅读理解特训-【寒假分层作业】2024年八年级英语寒假培优练（人教版）

限时练习：40min 完成时间： 月 日 天气： 作业10 阅读理解特训 （一） Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things. His usual excuse was “I was too busy.” Daniel’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life — making excuses all the time.” his father said. “No one will believe in him to do anything. He won’t be able to keep a job.” “I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said. “I have an idea.” his father said. “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.” The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, wishing his parents give him a birthday present. But all the morning what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed. “Never mind.” he thought. “There’ll be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly, he said to his parents at dinner. “Today’s my birthday.” “Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.” “So did I.” his mother said. “How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason (理由).” “Well, yes.” his father said. “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.” Poor Daniel! He never had a stupid excuse for not doing something again. 1．Why were Daniel’s parents worried about him? A．Daniel couldn’t keep a job. B．Daniel didn’t study hard. C．Few people believed in Daniel to do anything. D．Daniel always made excuses for forgetting to do things. 2．Daniel’s father had an idea of ______. A．giving Daniel a surprise B．teaching Daniel a lesson C．sending Daniel exciting presents D．making a big dinner for Daniel 3．The underlined word “disappointed” in Paragraph 5 means ______. A．unhappy B．helpless C．excited D．afraid 4．Why was Daniel sad at dinner? A．He was late for school. B．His parents forgot his birthday. C．He didn’t get the food he wanted. D．He made his pare