【題目】Meet Thomas Wilson. Thomas is famous all over the World. He holds the world record for sleeping in(睡過頭). One weekend, Thomas slept in for two days, three hours and fourteen minutes. It was unbelievable. No one in history had ever slept in for so long before.

Thomas was very proud of his world record. His friends were proud of him, too. Whenever Thomas walked down the street, people always came up to him and shook his hand. Thomas was a star.

The only person who wasn’t proud of Thomas’s world record was his father. Dad didn’t like it when Thomas slept in. He complained that whenever Thomas slept in, the lawns didn’t get mowed. He was worried about how high the grass was getting. Every weekend, it seemed to get higher and higher. “It’s like a jungle there.” Dad moaned(抱怨) to Thomas one day. But Thomas wasn’t worried about the grass getting higher. He had more important things on his mind—— like sleeping in.

One morning, Thomas was woken from a deep sleep by a loud roaring noise. It sounded like a wild animal pacing about under his bedroom window.

Thomas rushed over to the window and pulled the curtains back. His eyes bulged like basketballs. “What on earth…？” He gasped. There, in the middle of the backyard, was a lion! “Awesome!” cried Thomas. Suddenly, a giraffe poked its head through the window. It munched the leaves from a plant sitting by Thomas’s bed. Next, an elephant walked past the swimming pool and squirted(噴出) water all over Dad’s car! “Cool!” cheered Thomas. “Now I don’t have to wash Dad’s car today.”…(選自《新理念英語閱讀》)

【1】What is Thomas famous for?

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【2】How long did Thomas sleep in one weekend?

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【3】Was Thomas’s father proud of his son’s world record?

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【4】Why did Thomas say he didn’t have to Wash Dad’s car?(no more than ten words)

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【5】What do you think of Thomas’s world record for sleeping in?(no more than three words)

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【答案】

【1】He is famous for holding the world record for sleeping in.

【2】For two days, three hours and fourteen minutes.

【3】No.

【4】Because an elephant squirted water all over Dad’s car.

【5】Amazing.

【解析】Thomas是一個很出名的人，因為他保持了一項世界紀錄，那就是睡過頭的時間紀錄，在一個周末他睡了兩天三小時十四分鐘，太不可思議了。

【1】根據(jù)短文的開頭Thomas is famous all over the World. He holds the world record for sleeping in(睡過頭)可知，Thomas因為創(chuàng)造了一個睡過頭的紀錄而聞名于世。

【2】根據(jù)短文第一段中One weekend, Thomas slept in for two days, three hours and fourteen minutes.可知，一個周末，Thomas睡了兩天三小時十四分鐘。

【3】根據(jù)短文第三段中The only person who wasn’t proud of Thomas’s world record was his father.可知，Thomas的父親不為他的這個世界紀錄而自豪，因此這個問題的答案是否定的。

【4】根據(jù)短文的最后Next, an elephant walked past the swimming pool and squirted(噴出) water all over Dad’s car! “Cool!” cheered Thomas. “Now I don’t have to wash Dad’s car today.”可知，一只大象從游泳池旁邊走過，把水噴到了Thomas父親的車上，Thomas很 開心，因為他不用給父親洗車了。

【5】根據(jù)文意可知，Thomas保持了一項世界紀錄，那就是睡過頭的紀錄，在一個周末，他睡了兩天三小時十四分鐘，這太不可思議了，故這個題可以用amazing令人吃驚的，來回答。

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