导读：英语的学习离不开大量的阅读。课堂上学习的知识毕竟有限，同学们要善于利用学习资源，网络中有很多不错的图书，学生还可以去阅读一些简单的英语小故事，小短文，广泛阅读，有效提高自己的阅读水平和英语学习能力。此外，还可以自行征订一些英语方面的报刊，广泛阅读大量的文章。然后在大量阅读的基础上，要想方设法使用自己学到的知识。下面给大家带来的是五年级英语阅读理解题及答案：Mr. Baker，供同学们思考练习。

　　Mr. Baker has two children. One is a boy called Peter and the other is a daughter called Rose. Peter is an eleven-year-old boy. He studies at school. Rose is four and stays at home.

　　One evening Mr. and Mrs. Baker manage(管理) their small shop and left their children at home. Peter had some homework to do. At five to nine he brought out his exercise-books. He began to do it in his father‘s study. About twenty minutes later his sister came in. She found a piece of paper and began to write something on it.

　　“What are you doing there， Rose?” asked Peter.

　　“I’m writing a letter，” answered the girl. “Oh? To whom?” “To my friend Jo.”

　　“How can you?” Peter said in surprise(惊讶地). “You can‘t write at all， you know.”

　　“It doesn’t matter，” Rose said calmly(平静地). “Jo is as old as me. She doesn‘t read， either(也)!”

　　21. Mr. Baker is a _______.

　　A. conductor

　　B. policeman

　　C. bookseller

　　D. shopkeeper

　　22. Rose stays at home because _______.

　　A. she’s ill

　　B. she‘s a girl

　　C. she’s too young

　　D. her parents are poor

　　23. The word “study” in the second paragraph means _______.

　　A. 学习 B. 书房 C. 研究 D. 学科

　　24. Rose‘s friend Jo is _______ years old.

　　A. seven B. five C. four D. six

　　25. Peter was surprised because _______.

　　A. Rose said she was writing a letter

　　B. Rose said Jo couldn’t read a letter

　　C. Jo can read a letter

　　D. Rose can write a letter

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