题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
浙江省J12共同体联盟校2023-2024学年九年级下学期期中英语试题
Shawn and Pat were brothers. Twelve-year-old Shawn liked to play jokes. He did not always do his homework on time. Sometimes he forgot to wash the dishes. His bedroom was a mess! Pat, on the other hand, had always behaved like an angel. "What a wonderful baby!" his mother would say. "He never cried!" His teachers always said, "What a joy it is to have Pat in class! He is so different from his brother."
Pat did not think much about how great he was until one day when he was watching Mostly Martin. In the show, a new boy had moved to town. "He is strange," said Martin. "He never gets into trouble. He does everything he's supposed to do. Everyone thinks he is perfect. He must be a robot!"
He went to find Shawn. "Am I a robot?" he asked. "Of course not." said Shawn as he went outside. Pat thought hard. Robots were machines. They looked like people, but they were not really alive. They always followed orders. How would you know that you were one?
Pat decided to ask his parents. After all, they must know. He asked at dinner. His father laughed. "Sure!" he said, "And it's time to change your batteries (电池)!" He jumped up and ran to the tool drawer. "Dad's just kidding!" said Pat's mother. "Of course you are not a robot, Pat. You are our son." Pat felt better for a while. But that night he began to worry again. Of course his mother said he was real. Nice mothers would not tell their sons they are robots!
Pat ran to Shawn's room. Shawn was playing a computer game in the dark. "How can I know for sure that I am not a robot?" asked Pat. For once, Shawn did not play a joke on his little brother. He could tell that Pat was really worried. After all, Pat was only six.
"What makes you think that you are one?" he said.
"People always say I am perfect," answered Pat. "But only robots are!" Shawn smiled to himself. He knew exactly what to do. "Listen! ▲ " he said to Pat.
The next morning, his mother opened Pat's bedroom door. "Time to get up!"
"No," said Pat. His mother was surprised. This had never happened before. "Get up."
"No!" shouted Pat. He kicked his feet and rolled around in bed.
"Patrick!" his mother said in a loud voice. "Get out of bed this minute!" Pat gave a few more kicks. He felt very silly. He was also happy. No robot would ever act this way. He was a real boy. Now he knew for sure.
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