Little Tommy was the pride and joy of his parents. He was a little boy, very bright and happy. So with no doubt his parents sent him to kindergarten, and it was certain that he would grow up very well.
At the end of the first week, Tommy brought home pictures he had coloured. His parents were a bit puzzled why his drawings were done in black crayon But they said nothing.
Another week passed and Tommy’s pictures were technically correct and well drawn for a 5-year-old but still in black. His parents thought, perhaps he was colour-blind（色盲的）. So they took him for a check-up.
The doctor told them not to worry. Tommy was healthy in every way. However，the pictures still came home in black. The teacher was contacted and she related that Tommy was the top of her class in everything, very well liked by all of the other children and showed no signs of any problems.
In kindergarten for a month, Tommy’s mother was anxious. She made an appointment with a child psychologist（心理学家）, who did a brain scan for Tommy. His character was well formed, and he was a precocious（超前的）learner. Perhaps he needed more challenging activities.
By Thanksgiving the fridge and various walls and doors of the family home had displayed Tommy’s black pictures, black dogs chasing a black ball in a black field, black houses, black suns, black airplanes, black turkeys, everything black.
Tommy’s grandmother was visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday and noticed all of the black drawings. She immediately asked Tommy, “Why are all of your drawings done in black crayon?”
To which he replied, “Because Grandma, by the time the crayon box gets down to my end of the table, there are only black crayons left.”
【小题1】Which of the following made Tommy’s parents worried?
| A．Tommy got bad grades in his exams. |
| B．Perhaps Tommy needed more challenging activities. |
| C．Tommy was colour-blind. |
| D．He drew all of his pictures in black crayon. |
【小题2】Why did Tommy draw all his pictures in black crayon?
| A．Because he was colour-blind. |
| B．Because he liked the black colour. |
| C．Because he only had black crayons. |
| D．Because he believed the world was black. |
【小题3】Which of the words can best describe Tommy according to the last two paragraphs?
| A．Strange. | B．Typical. |
| C．Understanding. | D．Talented. |
【小题4】What is the suitable title for the passage?
| A．Parents’pride | B．Black paintings |
| C．A kid painter | D．The last crayon |
