2020年5月小升初讲义 清华附小升初分班考试英语真题

2020年5月小升初讲义清华附小升初分班考试英语真题一.用is,am或are填空.Excuseme.WhatthisinEnglish?.theyourcoat,MrGreen?No,itnot..Whatthese?theymaps?.Thisyourbike.Wheremybike?inClassEleven.Whatclassyouin?二.单项填空-Whafsyourname,please?--A.It'srFom B.MynameisTomC.Thankyou D.Fine,thankyou—Hello,LinTao.Howareyou?——.A.hello.LiMing.Howareyou?B.Goodmorning.LiMing.C.Thankyou D.Fine,thankyou—Itisruler.--Itisnoteraser.A./,an B.a;an C.the;the--Isthatyourwatchoverthere?—No,it'swatch.A.myB.this C.mysister's——Whatdoyouspeak?——IspeakChinese.

A.language B.science C.subjectThanksyourpresent.A.of B.from C.forD.toIsyouraunt?What5sname?A.he;hisB.she;herC.he;herD.she;hisThemovieisveryandIlikeit.A.boringB.interestC.interestingD.difficultyourbrotherasoccerball?A.Do;hasB.Do;haveC.Does;hasD.Does;have---Lefsbasketball.--Goodidea!A.plays B.toplayC.play D.playing.M汰edoesn'tplaysports.HeonlythemonTV.A.seesB.watches C.looksat D.find1needtowritealostnote.Canyoume?A.take;apencilB.bring;somebookC.take;somepapersD.bring;apen.Hewantstheartclub.A.tojoin B.joinC.joins.—Howdoesyourfathergotoworkeveryday?—taxi.A.InB.ByC.OnD.WithA.InB.ByC.OnD.With.YesterdayafterclassImyhomework.A.doB.didC.make D.made三.完型填空Aboyandagirlcatchabirdand1itinabirdcage（鸟笼）.Theylikeit2and_3iteveryday.Acatseesthebirdandwants4hersupper.5thebirdisinthecage.Shecan'tcatchit.Sosheisvery6.Oneday,sheopensthedoorofthecage 7wantstocatchit.Butthebirdfilliesaway.Thecat8,andshehas9.Thetwochildren10andseethebirdisn'tin.Theyareveryangryandputthecatintothecage.l.A.takeB.putC.carryD.bring2.A.wellB.veryC.muchD.verymuch3.A.seeB.lookC.havealookD.havealookat4.A.haveitforB.hasisforC.tohaveitfor D.tohasitso5.A.ButB.AndC.SoD.Then6.A.angryB.happyC.gladD.tired7.A.butB.andC.soD.or8.A.cantoflyB.canflyc.can'ttoflyD.can'tfly9.A.nowaysB.somewaysC.anywayD.notway10.A.comebacktohomeB.comebackhomeD.backhomeC.cometohomeD.backhome四.阅读理解(A)Anoldtigerlivesintheforest.Hedoesn'twanttolookforfoodnow.Heoftentellsotheranimalstogethimsomethingtoeat.Heseesamonkeyandsays,'Tmhungry,Monkey.Gotothevillageandgetmeafatpig.”“Oh,Tiger,"saysthemonkey."Ican'tdothatnow.Thereisanothertigeroverthere.Healsowantsafatpig.Hewillnotletmegetanythingforyoutoeat.Iamafraidofhim.""What?"criestheoldtiger."Showmethattiger.Iwilleathim.""Comewithme,"saysthemonkey.Themonkeyandthetigergettothebridgeovertheriver."Nowlookdownattheriver."Saysthemonkey."Doyouseeit?Thetiger?""Yes,Ido."criestheoldtiger."Iwilleathimup!"Withthesewords,thetigerjumpsintotheriver.Howmanytigersandmonkeysarethereinthestory?A.Twotigersandonemonkey B.TwotigersandtwomonkeysC.Onlyonetigerandonemonkey D.TwomonkeysandonetigerWhydoesthetigertelltheotheranimalstogethimfood?BecauseA.onlytheycanlookforsomefoodB.heisoldandtheyareafraidofhimC.getstothebridgewiththetiger D.tellsthetigertojumpintothewaterThemonkey A.goestothevillagetogetapig B.knowsthereisanothertigerC.getstothebridgewiththetiger D.tellsthetigertojumpintothewaterWhichofthefollowingisright?A.Themonkeyeatsupthetiger B.ThetigereatsupanothertigerC.Thetigerjumpsintothewater D.Thetigerisclever(B)Mrs.GreenisgoingtogiveabirthdaypartytoMary.Maryisherdaughter.Shewillbetenyearsold.Alotofherfriendsarecomingtotheparty.Twentyofthemaregirls.MrsGreenisgettingreadyfortheparty.Mrs.Whiteishelpingher."That'sabignicecake,"saysMrs.WhitetoMrsGreen."Thankyouverymuch."MrsGreenisgoingshoppingnow.Sheisgoingtobuyfruitfortheparty.MrsGreenbuysalotofpears,apples.Orangesandbananas.Thenshegoeshome.It'sfiveo'clockintheafternoon.Everythingisready.Nowthefirstgirlisarriving.Thepartyisgoingtobegininthirtyminutes.回答问题1.WhoisMrsGreengoingtogiveabirthdaypartyto?1.HowoldisMary?WhatdoesMrsGreenbuyfruitfor?Whenisthepartygoingtobegin?Howmanygirlsarethereattheparty?五.根据所给单词的适当形式填空Inourschool,wehavemany(club).Helencan(speak)threelanguages.TheWhiteshavefour(child),twodaughtersandtwosons.Mypenpal(live)inJapan.Iwanttoeat(a)apple.Pleasecomeand(help)me.She(have)adictionary.Thereisn't(some)teainthecup.六.连词成句are,brothers,those,mytable,backpack,the,my,is,undernumber,phone,your,is,whatthis,black,how,much,is,T-shirthas,she,a,car,blue七.根据上下文补全对话,每空ー词CanIhelpyou?B:,.Iwantapairofpants.A:Whatdoyou?BlackA:Here.B:areyou?35dollars.Tiltakethem.you.A:You,re.八.用完整的句子回答下列问题.Canyouplaytheviolin? .DoyoulikeEnglishormaths?Why?.Whatsportsdoyoulike? .WhendidyoustarttolearnEnglish?.Whatareyougoingtodothissummervacation?三、单项填空（共10分,每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MikeisverytallandlikesplayingbasketballA.she B.he C.her D.hisForboys,wehaveblacktrousersonly$22.A.for B.on C.in D.atIlikesports,Idon'tplaythem.A.becauseB.soC.andD.butThereiseggonthetable.A.a B.an C.the D./MysisterandIinthesameschool.A.am B.is C.are D.beIlikehistorybecauseitisvery.A.boringB.busyC.difficultD.interesting isthehat? It'stwentyyuan.A.HowmanyB.HowoldC.HowmuchD.HowlongLet'sfishingnextSunday.A.goB.goesC.goingD.togoMyfatheroftensportsprogramsonTV.A.watchB.watchesC.watchingD.towatchCanIhelpyou? :.1needasweaterforschool.A.NotatallB.You'rewelcomeC.SeeyouD.Yes,please四、短文填空(共8分,每小题1分)阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空,每空ー词。ACindySmithhasgoodeatinghabits.She27(like)toeatfruitforbreakfast.Althoughshedoesn'tlikebananas,shelikesorangesand28(apple)Forlunch,shereallylikessalad.Shedoesn'tlikehamburgersfordinnerbecausethey'renot29(health).Shelikeschickenfordinner.Shesaysshelikesice-cream,butshedoesn'teatit,becauseshedoesn't30(want)tobefat.BWehavesomeinterestingandfunthingsforyouthisterm.31September21lh,wehaveaschooltripintheafternoon.Octoberisagreat32 .Onthe12thandthe15th,wehavetwoballgames,soccerandvolleyball.SchoolDayisonOctober22nd.33(you)parentscancometoourschool.Nextmonth,wehaveanartfestival.It'sonNovember3nd.WehaveanEnglishpartyonNovember30th.AndonDecember3rd,wehaveabooksaleintheschoollibrary.This34(be)areallybusyterm!Haveagoodtime!五、完形填空(共10分,每小题1分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。OncetherewasalittlegirlLily,whowasveryfriendlyandpopularinherclass.Shewasfriendswitheveryoneinherclass.Therewasnooneinclasswhodidn't35her.Shewasvery36andwouldalwaysbebusywithherfriends.Shefeltveryhappythatshehadsomanyfriendsatschool.OnFriendshipDay,theirclassorganizedanevent,inwhicheveryonehadtopreparethree37andgivethemtotheirbestfriends.LilywasveryhappyforthecomingFriendshipDayandwasexpectinggiftsfromher38.However,whenallgiftsweresharedinclass,shewastheonlyonewhodidn'treceiveanygift!Shefelt39andcriedalot.Shethoughttoherselfhowitwaspossible.Shehadmadesomucheffort（努力）tobefriendswitheveryonebutintheendnoonethoughtofherasoneoftheirbestfriends.Everyonecameandtriedtocomfort（安恩）herbuteachoneonlystayedforashorttimebefore40.ThiswasexactlywhatLilyhaddonesomanytimestoothers.Whenshegothome,seeinghersadface,hermotheraskedherwhyshelookedsodown.Shequestioned,"WherecanI41truefriends?"Hermotherwassurprisedatherquestion.ThenLilytoldheraboutthedayinschool.Hermothercomfortedherandsaid,"Youcannotgetrealfriendswithasmileorafewgoodwords,ifyoureallywanttruefriends,youwillhaveto42themrealtimeandlove.Foratruefriend,youmustalwaysbethere,ingoodtimesandbad.Therejustisn'tenough 43tobethereforeveryone,soit'sonlypossibletohavesometruefriends."Withtearsinhereyes,Lilygottoknowwhatmakes 44 friends.Shenoddedandmadeuphermindtodosomethingdifferent.35.A.missB.likeC.seeD.ask36.A.kindB.cleverC.carelessD.difficult37.A.jokesB.gamesC.giftsD.cards38.A.parentsB.teachersC.brothersD.classmates39.A.happyB.excitedC.tiredD.terrible40.A.leavingB.waitingC.thinkingD.shopping41.A.testB.call C.thankD.find42.A.tellB.sell C.giveD.teach

43.A.timeB.help C.moneyD.advice44.A.funB.true C.nice D.fine阅读理解（共32分）六、阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共22分,每小题2分）A•Computerproblems?■ExperiencedITengineerwillsortoutproblemswithhomecomputers(PCsandMacs).Phone"theA•Computerproblems?■ExperiencedITengineerwillsortoutproblemswithhomecomputers(PCsandMacs).Phone"thecomputerdoctor"nowforafreecheckat09651325693.32MainStreetLeesHallLost!!!greycatmissingintheLeesHallher,please,pleasephone:09651324472.ル嬴^阕&〇Z1ル♦DRUMMERWANTED•Forrecentlyformedband.Musthaveabilityandexperience.Weplaymostlyrock.Donotneedtowritesongs.SomeperformancesinlocalpubsinNovDec.Senddetailsandsoundsamplesto:newband@/r/.BABYSITTERWANTEDFor2-year-oldtwins occasionallyweekdayeveningsforuptosixhours.Wouldbesuitableforastudentwithsomeexperience.£14.50anhour.PhoneJanon719873466.GetfittothesoundofLatinrhythms!It'seasierthanyouthinkandloadsoffun.JoinusTODAY!Beginnersclasses: Monday/Wednesday11-12amIntermediateclasses:Tuesday/Thursday 2-3pmAdvancedclasses: Monday/Wednesday 7-8pmComeandbookyourplacebefore25SeptemberatLeesSportsCenter.Wheredidthegreycatgetlost?A.Inlocalpubs. B.IntheLeesHallarea.C.AtLeesSportsCenter.D.On32MainStreetLeesHall.WhencanbeginnershaveZumbaclasses?A.At11:00pmonMonday.B.At2:30pmonTuesday.C.At11:30amonWednesday.D.At8:30amonThursday.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Thebabysitterhastowork8hourseveryday.CallJanat719873466ifyoufindthelostcat.YoucanbookaplacetolearnZumbainOctober."Thecomputerdoctor"checkscomputersforfree.七、阅读短文.根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分,每小题2分）AChineseClassinChicagoHighSchoolStandinginfrontoftheblackboard,ChristinaXustartstheclassasusual,whichlasts90minutes.Sixteenstudentsstandup,shouttheirgreetingsof"goodmorning"inChinese,andstarttheclass.ThisisausualChineseclassatWalterPaytonCollegePreparatoryHighSchoolindowntownChicago.The16studentsaredivided（分成）intosmallgroups,fourineachgroup,topracticeChinesespeakingandwriting.Thefourdifferenttones（戸倜）areoneofthemostdifficultpartsinChineselearning.Tomakeiteasier,Xuusesgestures,andasksthestudentstomatchgestureswiththewordsshepronounces.WalterPaytonisoneofthe41publicschoolsinChicagothatofferChineseclasses.About60certifiedfull-timeChineseteacherslikeXuareofferingChinesecoursesinfourlevelstoabout11,000elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsinChicagoPublicSchools（CPS）."CPSoffers12foreignlanguagesforstudentstochoose,"saidJaneLu,CPSChineseworldlanguagecoordinatoranddirectoroftheConfuciusInstituteinChicago."In2018,ChinesereplacedFrenchtobecomethesecondmostchosenforeignlanguage."LuthinksitisbecauseoftherapiddevelopmentandrisingofChinaontheworld'sstage.Sixteen-year-oldStevenNorinskyisajunioratWalterPayton.HehasbeenlearningChinesesinceelementaryschool.Heplanstolearnitthroughouthighschool."IchooseChinesebecauseIthinkitisthemostimportantlanguagetolearn,"Norinskyexplained.Whatdothe16studentspracticeinsmallgroups?ArethefourdifferenttonesoneofthemostdifficultpartsinChineselearning?HowmanypublicschoolsofferChineseclassesinChicago?WhendidChinesebecomethesecondmostchosenforeignlanguageinChicago?WhydoesNorinskychoosetolearnChinese?书面表达（共20分）ハ、完成句子,每空一词。（共10分,每空1分）根据下面各题所结的中文及英文提示,完成下面的句子。——今晩吃点什么呢?——鸡肉和沙拉怎么样? Whatshallwehavefordinner? ； chickenandsalad?——你的生日是什么时候?ー我的生日在六月。 Whenisyourbirthday? Mybirthdayis.——感谢你的帮助。——不客气。 :youourhelp.You'rewelcome!早餐是从七点到八点。Breakfastis 7:00am8:00am.Tom最喜欢的运动是足球。他经常和他的朋友踢球。Tom'sfavoritesportissoccer.Heoftenithisfriends.九、文段表达（10分）66.从下面两个题目中任选ー题,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。题目①假如你是李华,你的英国笔友Grace想要了解你的校园生活,请用英语给Grace写一封回信,介绍你的学习科目、最喜欢的校园活动及原因。提本词语:math,history,sportsmeeting,EnglishDay,exciting提ホ问题:Whatsubjectsdoyouhaveatschool?What'syourfavoriteschoolactivityandwhy?ク区区クaTo GraceFrom LiHuaSubjectSchoollifeDearGrace,I'mgladtointroducemyschoollifetoyou.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua北大附中小升初分班考试英语真题ー、用所给词的适当形式填空(共5分,每小题1分).Todayisher(nine)birthday..Whenspring(come),theanimalsthatsleepinwinterstartwakingup..Doctorsoftentellus(drink)morewatereveryday..Hemademe(draw)apictureforyou..0urschool(hold)asportsmeetingnextweek,isn'tit?二、单项选择(共15分,每小题1分)—doesJuliagotoworkeveryday?—Shewalkstothebusstop,thentakesthebus.A.HowfarB.HowlongC.HowoftenD.HowIliveatschool.SoIoftengohomeFridayafternoon.A.inB.atC.onD./—CanyougotothemallwithmethisSunday?—Sure,.A.I'dlovetoB.I'msorry,Ican'tC.OKD.Oh,noMymotheroftenaftersupperwithmysister.A.istakingawalkB.takewalkC.takeswalksD.takesawalk—HowoftendoesTomplayfootball?—.Hedoesn'tlikefootball.A.oftenB.alwaysC.HardlyeverD.EverydayIfinishedmyhomeworkandthenIhadarest.AdoBdoingCdoesDdid.一?一It'sSeptember10th.A.Whattimeisit?B.What'stheweatherlike?C.Whatdayisittoday?D.Whatisthedatetoday?takesustenminutestoschooleveryday.AThat,towalkBIt,walkingCThis,walkingDIt,towalkThereasportsmeetinglastweek.A上eB.isC.wasD.hadAreyouthinkingaboutalongvacation?AtakeBtotakeCtakingDtookHeneedsbreakfasteveryday.A.toeatB.eatC.eatingD.eats2.1willgotoCanadanextyear.A.sometimeB.sometimesC.sometimeD.sometimes.I'mhungry.Wouldyoupleasegivemetoeat?A.delicioussomethingB.somethingdeliciousC.anythingdeliciousD.nothingdelicious.ThereissnowinHarbin.A.alotB.toomanyC.toomuchD.muchtoo.hewasill,hestillwenttoschool.A.Because,soB.Although,butC.Because,/D.Although,/三、句型转换（共10分,每空1分）HewatchesTVtwiceaweek.（就划线部分提问）doeshewatchTV?Sheshouldgototheparty.（变为否定句）Shegototheparty.Theyhadtovisittheirparentslastweek.（变为一般疑问句）theytovisittheirparentslastweek?Theteacherwenthomeafterthestudentsweresafe.（变为同义句）Theteacherhomethestudentsweresafe.Shebegantolearnthepianoattheageoffive.（变为同义句）Shebegantolearnthepianoshefive.四、完型填空（共15分,每小题1分）MrsJackwasalwaysJlotsoftimeandmoneyin2theshopping.Itwaswinter,Mrs.Jackwantedtodoalotofshopping,shewaited3itwasSaturdaywhenherhusbandwas4,andshe5himtotheshopswithherand6foreverything.Theywenttoalotofshopsandsupermarkets,andMrs.Jack7alotofthings,andMr.Jackcertainlyhadto8allthesethings.Mrs.Jackoften9andsaid,"Look,Jack!10thatbeautiful!"Hethenanswered,"Allright,dear.How11isit?"andtookhismoneyouttopayforit.Itwasdarkwhentheycameoutofthelast12andMr.Jackwasso13thathedidn'tstop14aboutthosethings.Suddenlyhiswifelookedupandsaid,"Lookatthatbeautifulmoon,Joe!"Without15,Mr.Jackanswered,"Allright,dear,Howmuchisit?"）1.A.spentB.spendingC.spendD.tospend)2.A.doB.doingC.doesD.did)3.A.forB.whenC.untilD.because)4. A.busyB.workingC.freeD.out)5. A.tookB.broughtC.letD.showed)6. A.soldB.boughtC.sawD.paid)7. A.soldB.carriedC.boughtD.paid)8. A.giveB.catchC.findD.carry)9.A.stoppedB.askedC.wentD.walked)10.A.Isn'tB.Doesn'tC.Aren'tD.Don't)11.A.manyB.muchC.beautifulD.dear)12.A.moneyB.cinemaC.shopD.hour)13.A.tiredB.sadC.happyD.sorry)14.A.tothinkB.thinkingC.thoughtD.think)15.A.tothinkB.thinkingC.thinkD.thought五、补全对话(共5分,每小题1分)从方框中的句子中找出最恰当的句子填入对话中,使对话完整、通顺。其中有两句是多余的。Howareyougoingtodothat?Whereareyougoingtotakesinginglessons?Iwanttobeasinger.IlikeJayChouverymuch.E.I'mgoingtostartnextweek.Areyougoingtosingcountrymusic?IbeganlearningsingingwhenIwas6.Whatareyougoingtobewhenyouleaveschool?B: A: No.I'mnot.I'mgoingtosingJazzmusic.A: B:I'mgoingtotakesinginglessons.Whenareyougoingtostart? A: InNewYork.六、A）根据汉语提示写出单词的正确形式（共10分,每小题1分）Whatarethe（不同点）betweenyoursisterandyou?It's（传统的）toeatmooncakesonMid-autumnDayinchina.I'msorrytoyou.（打扰）What,syourfavorite（节目）.It'sAnimalWorld.Edisonisagreat.（发明家）B）根据句意及首字母填入所缺单词的正确形式He'snotveryhthansomeone,althoughhehasagoodeatinghabit.7.BeijingisinthenofChina.Whatishedoingforv?Heisgoingfishing.Thanksforyouritohavedinner,butIcan'tcome.LucyandLilyhaveoppositeviewsandi.Lucylikesstayinginandreading,butLilylikesgoingoutandmeetingpeople.七.阅读理解（共30分,每小题2分）APolly'sfamilyhadjustmovedtoTampines.Theyhadanewhousethere.Pollylikedhernewhouse.Itwasbiggerthantheoldone.Butshewasnothappyabouthavingtogotoanewschool.Heroldschoolwastoofaraway.Pollyhadmanyfriendsintheoldschool.Shedidnotknowanyoneinthenewschool.Onherfirstday,Pollywasveryshy.Shedidnottalktoanyoneintheclass.Shesatatthebackoftheclass.Shedidnotfeelveryhappy.MrsSarip,theclassteacher,askedJulietotakePollytothebookshoptobuysomeexercisebooks.JulieheldPolly'shandandtookherdownstairs.Ontheway,JulietoldPollyabouttheteacherandtheotherchildrenintheclass.ShemadePollylaugh.Bythetimetheycamebacktotheclassroom,theyhadbecomegoodfriends.Whenitwasresttime,Pollymadeotherfriendstoo.Soon,Pollyhadmanyfriendsandwashappyinhernewschool..Pollyhadtogotoanewschoolbecausetheoldonewas.A.toofarawayB.inTampinesC.toosmallD.nearherhousePollywasnothappyabout.A.thenewhouseB.theoldschoolC.thenewschoolD.hernewfriendsAtfirst,Pollydidnot.A.haveanyclassB.talktoanyoneC.gotoschoolD.haveateacherMrsSaripaskedJulietotakePollytothebookshopbecauseJulieisaA.friendlygirlB.busygirlC.newgirlD.salesgirlinthebookshopBytheendoftheday,Polly.A.wentbacktoheroldhouseB.madesomenewfriendsC.feltasbadasbeforeD.wentbacktoheroldschoolBPatrickneverdoeshomework.4tTooboring,“hesays.Healwaysplaysbaseballandbasketballafterschool.Histeacherstellhim,“Patrick!Doyourhomework,oryoucan'tlearnanything."Butwhatcanhedo?Hehateshomework.Oneday,hiscatwasplayingwithalittle"doll".Hefounditwasn'tadollatall,butamanofthesmallestsize.Themancalled,"Saveme!Don'tgivemebacktothatcat.Ihavemagic.Iwillhelpyouifyousaveme!"Howluckyhewas!Herewastheanswertoallofhisproblems.Sohesaid,"Ifyouhelpmetodomyhomeworkuntilthelastdayofschool,Iwillgetgoodgrades."Themanagreed.HebegantodoPatrick'shomework.Themandidn'talwaysknowwhattodoandheneededhelp."Helpme!Helpme!"hesaid.AndPatrickhadtohelp.Dayafterday,Patrickhadtoworkharder.Finallythelastdayofschoolarrivedandthemanwasfreetogo.Asforhomework,Patrickdidn'thatedoingitanymore.PatrickgothisA's.Histeachersandclassmateswereallsurprised.WhoreallyhelpedPatrick?Patricklikesafterschool.A.doingsportsB.doingsomereadingC.doinghishomeworkD.learningthingsWhydidPatrickgetthesmallman'shelp?A.BecausePatrickgavehimacat.BecausePatrickhelpedhimplaywiththecat.BecausePatricksavedhim.BecausePatrickgavehimlotsofmoney.Whatdoesthesentence"PatrickgothisA's"mean?Itmeans"Patrickgottheteachers5help”.Itmeans"Patrickgotgoodgrades".Itmeans"Patrickgotmorefriends".Itmeans"Patrickgotmoreproblems".Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?Patrickneverhatesdoinghishomework.Themansometimesdidn'tknowwhattodowhenhehelpedPatrick.Themandidn'tgountilthelastdayofschool.Patrickfinallystartedtolikedoinghomework.Fromthepassage,wecanknow.themanlikedtoplaywiththecatthemanneverhelpedPatrickdohishomeworkPatrick'sclassmatesalwayshelpedhimdohishomeworkinfact,PatrickhelpedhimselfCMostpeoplehaveambitions.Anambitionissomethingwewanttodo,wanttobeorwanttohave.Astudent'sambition,forexample,mightbetopasshisorherexamsandthengetagoodjob.Anathlete'sambitioncouldbetowinanimportantcompetition.Abusinessman'sambitionisusuallytomakealotofmoney.Notallambitionsareaboutsuccessatwork,however.Somepeoplejustwanttobegoodpeople,haveafamilyorhelpothers.Ben'sambitionistobeasportswriter.Hewritesthesportsreportsforhisclassnewspaper.Helikesmostsports,andswimmingandfootballarehisfavorites.Trudy'sambitionistobeaconcertpianist.SheisveryseriousaboutitandpracticeseverydaywithherbestfriendLily.Itisveryimportanttoher.Harry'sambitionchangeseveryday!Onedayhewantstobeanastronaut.Thenextdayhewantstobeapopsinger.Thenextdayhewantstodrivearacing