“Tom!”Therewasnoanswer.“Tom!”Stillnoanswer.“Where’sthatboygone?Tom!”Theoldladylookedallaroundtheroom.Shelookedunderthebedbutfoundonlythecat.“IfIcatc
“Tom!”
Therewasnoanswer.
“Tom!”
Stillnoanswer.
“Where’sthatboygone?Tom!”
Theoldladylookedallaroundtheroom.Shelookedunderthebedbutfoundonlythecat.
“IfIcatchthatboy…”shemurmuredtoherself.
Sheopenedthedoorandlookedoutintothegarden.
“Tom!”sheshouted.
Thensheheardaslightnoisebehindher.Sheturnedroundjustintimetocatchtheboyashecameoutofacupboard.
“Andwhathaveyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing”saidtheboy.
“Nothing!Lookatyourhandsandyourmouth!Whatisthatstuff?”
“Idon’tknowAunt.”
“WellIknow.It’sajam.I’vetoldyoufortytimesthatifyoutouchedthatjamI’dskinyou.
Givemethatstick.”
“LookoutAunt!Lookbehindyou!”
TheoldladyturnedroundandTomwasoutofthedoorinaflashoverthegardenfenceandaway.
“Damnthatboy!WillIneverlearn?He’salwaysplayingtricksonme.Andheseemstoknowjustnowhowfarhecangotoo.ButIcan’ttakeasticktohim.Ireallycan’t.Afterallhe’smydeadsister’sboy.Ahwellhe’llplaytruanttodayandI’llhavetomakehimworktomorrow.”
AtsupperAuntPollytriedtotrickTomintoadmittingthathehadn’tgonetoschool.
“Itwasratherhottodaywasn’titTom?”
“Yes”answeredTom.
“Youdidn’thavetoopenyourshirtcollarwhereIsewed（缝）itthen.”
Tomwasconfidentnow.Heopenedhisjacket.Hiscollarwassecurelysewed.
“OhTom”saidAuntPolly.“You’reagoodboyreally.”
Shewassorrythatshehadbeenwrongabouthim.
“ButAunt”cameavoice.ItwasSidneyTom’syoungerbrother.“Didn’tyousewTom’scollarwithwhitecotton?Look!Nowit’sblack.
Tomwasalreadyrunningoutofthedoor.
---TheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain
1.Theunderlinedword“skin”probablymeaninthepassage?
A.praise B.cheat C.touch D.beat
2.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribeTom?
A.stupid B.clever C.naughty D.brave
3.WhatcanbeinferredfromSi