阅读以下三篇短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
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Andrew is fourteen now. His father has a shop in a small town. The man often fools the buyers and nobody buys anything in his shop. He has to close it and finds work in a big factory in the city and his family moves there. The boy begins to study in a middle school. He doesn't work hard and often comes to school late. And he never helps others. So he has no friends.
Last night, Andrew watched TV at home and went to bed at a quarter to twelve. This morning, he can't get up on time, so his mother has to wake him up. When Mr Brown, his geography teacher, comes to the classroom, Andrew feels very sleepy. He wants to have a nap, but he is afraid Mr Brown would find it. He just tries his best to sit very straight, but he doesn't listen at all. At last, Mr Brown notices that and asks, "Where's Sydney, Andrew?" The boy still sits there, no answer. "Andrew?" the teacher has to ask him again loudly.
Finally, the boy hears and stands up at once. He has a look at his book and says, "It's on the twenty-sixth page of the geography book, sir!"
All the students begin to laugh. Andrew's face turns red at once.
( )36. Andrew's father has to close his shop because ______.
A. he makes the buyers not believe in him
B. he doesn't want to live in the small town
C. he is not good with the family
D. his son needs to study in a good school
( )37. Andrew begins to study in a middle school in the city because ______.
A. he can learn better there
B. the teachers are kind to him
C. his family moves there
D. he can have more fun there
( )38. Andrew has no friends in the school because ______.
A. he's there for a short time
B. he comes from a small town
C. he's too young to make friends
D. he isn't friendly to other children
( )39. The underlined word "nap" in the second paragraph means "______".
A. a quick breakfast
B. a happy life
C. a short sleep
D. a quiet place
( )40. What can we infer according to the passage?
A. Andrew's answer makes his teacher happy.
B. Andrew doesn't know the question.
C. Andrew's answer is right.
D. Andrew is smart and honest.

36. A 【解析】细节理解题。根据“The man often fools the buyers and nobody buys anything in his shop.”可知,他经常欺骗买家,导致没人买他的东西,因此他不得不关闭商店。故选A。
37. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据“He has to close it and finds work in a big factory in the city and his family moves there.”可知,安德鲁的父亲在城里找到了工作,家也搬到了那里,因此安德鲁开始在城市的一所中学学习。故选C。
38. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据“And he never helps others...no friends”可知,他从来不帮助别人,说明对待别人不友好,所以没有朋友。故选D。
39. C 【解析】词义猜测题。根据“Andrew feels very sleepy”和“He just tries his best to sit very straight, but he doesn't listen at all.”可知,安德鲁感觉很困,他尽力坐直,但他什么都没有听到,说明他想小睡。故选C。
40. B 【解析】推理判断题。根据“At last, Mr Brown notices that and asks, ‘Where's Sydney, Andrew?’ The boy still sits there, no answer. ‘Andrew?’ the teacher has to ask him again loudly.”以及最后一段内容可知,安德鲁不知道老师所问问题的答案。故选B。