Question

    Come and share your story!

I am Cindy White. I give more than fifty talks to schools in my country, the USA, every year. This is my first talk at a school in China. I know the life in middle school isn’t always perfect. I had all kinds of problems at your age. The biggest one was that I didn’t know how to get on well with my classmate Marie from Canada.

We liked being with each other, but we often had different opinions ( 观 点 ). Do you know how we solved the problems and became best friends? Do you have such problems? If your  answer is “YES”, come to listen to my talk. I’d be glad to share my stories with you and help you enjoy your middle school life better. I’d like to listen to your story and be your friend!

Time: 3:30 pm — 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd. Place: Room No. 204 in the Classroom Building.

Attention (注意事项)：

①Don’t be late. Please get to Room No. 204 at least ten minutes earlier.

②Don’t eat during the talk.

③Prepare a pen and a notebook (笔记本).

Come to listen to my talk and tell your problems. By the way, there will be a gift for you if you answer my questions or share your story with the other students and me.

1.Where does Cindy White come from?

A.Canada. B.China. C.America. D.Australia.

2.How long will the talk last?

A.For an hour. B.For an hour and a half.

C.For two hours. D.For two hours and a half.

3.What caused problems between Cindy and Marie?

A.Different ideas. B.Different hobbies.

C.Different families. D.Different habits.

4.Which of the following can you do during the talk according to the table?

①Arriving at3:40 pm. ②Sharing your story with Cindy.

③Taking notes. ④Eating.

A.①③ B.②④ C.③④ D.②③

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Marie is Cindy White’s little sister.

B.The talk is about how to get on well with friends.

C.Cindy White will give the talk in the morning.

D.Cindy White will give the talk in the school library.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文。文章Cindy White第一次在中国做演讲，她将和大家一起分享自己的故事，并且告诉大家如何和好朋友相处，文章最后给出了讲座的时间、地点和注意事项。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“I give more than fifty talks to schools in my country, the USA, every year.”可知作者来自美国。故选C。

2.数字计算题。根据文章中的“Time: 3:30 pm — 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd.”可知讲座从下午三点半开到下午六点，总共是两个半小时。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“We liked being with each other, but we often had different opinions ( 观 点 ).”可知Cindy和Maire因为有各自不同的观点而产生矛盾。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文中的“Time: 3:30 pm — 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd. Place”和“①Don’t be late.”可知不能迟到，必须在下午三点半前到；根据“By the way, there will be a gift for you if you answer my questions or share your story with the other students and me.”可知你可以和Cindy分享你的故事；根据“③Prepare a pen and a notebook (笔记本).”可知带上笔和本子，要做笔记；根据“②Don’t eat during the talk.”可知在讲座上不能吃东西。故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据“The biggest one was that I didn’t know how to get on well with my classmate Marie from Canada.”可知Marie是Cindy的同学，A项错误；根据“Do you know how we solved the problems and became best friends?”可知讲座是关于如何和好朋友相处的，B项正确；根据“Time: 3:30 pm — 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd.”可知讲座是在下午举行，C项错误；根据“Place: Room No. 204 in the Classroom Building.”可知讲座是在教室举行，D项错误。故选B。