1. (2021七下·绍兴期末) 阅读下面一篇材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

    Nicholas and James are brothers. Nicholas is 17 years old and James is15 years old. And they have a sister named Samantha. She is 13 years old.

The new school term is coming soon. Nicholas is excited because helikes studying. James doesn't like school because he hates doing hishomework. Samantha is happy because she can make some friends in her newschool.

The three children need to prepare some things for their coming school life. The two boys likeplaying basketball and they both need new sports shoes. Nicholas also needs a notebook. James wantsto buy a pencil box. And Samantha needs a new schoolbag.

Last term, Nicholas always missed(错过) the school bus and he was late for school many times.He thinks he can go to school by bike on time (准时) in the coming term. James hopes to lose weight(减肥) by riding a bike to school. Samantha's new school is about 8 kilometers from home, so sheneeds a bike to go to school. Oh, dear! The family has so many things to buy!

1. （1） James may think that his school life is _____.

   A . useful B . interesting C . relaxing D . boring
3. （2） The underlined word "prepare" means "_____" in Chinese.

   A . 修补 B . 准备 C . 扔掉 D . 寻找
5. （3） Nicholas needs to buy _____for the new term.

   ①a notebook ②a bike ③a pencil box ④a pair of sports shoes ⑤a schoolbag

   A . ①③④ B . ②③⑤ C . ①②④ D . ②③④
7. （4） From the three children, we can know that _____.

   A . James is a thirteen-year-old boy B . Nicholas doesn't want to be late for school this term C . it's about 8 kilometers from James' home to his school D . Samantha plans to lose weight by riding a bike to school
9. （5） It can be inferred(推断) from the last paragraph that_____.

   A . all of the three children need a bike B . the family doesn't have lots of money C . Samantha doesn't like to go to school by bike D . the father will drive his children to school