Question

Neighborhood yentas are well—known women. They spend most of their time watching people around them. The yentas have this title for this. “Yenta” is a Yiddish word. It means a trouble maker or a talkative person. Nobody in the street is safe from their eyes or tongue.

Yentas certainly are not bad people. They pass on messages and advice. They give up-to-the-minute weather reports. They know who is doing what. They see，hear，and know all and usually repeat it. They have called themselves reporters.

Some of the yentas’ neighbors think them so interested in others’ things that they forget their own. Sometimes, however ,a child has to be found，or a robbery has to be reported. Then what yentas do are helpful. Every neighborhood appreciates its yentas very much. It doesn’t matter what their color，belief or accent is.

1. From the passage we know that a yenta___________ .

A. is famous for watching people walking

B.1ikes talking about others

C. can be either a man or a woman

D. is not a help at all

2.If you live near a yenta，you_________.

A. will not be safe

B. can’t stop yourself from being watched

C. will be stopped when you pass by

D. have to pay for their help

3.When you are in trouble，yentas_____________ .

A. will make a joke on you

B. will watch you all the time

C. can sometimes give you a hand

D. will report that to the police

4.The word “up-to-the-minute” means________ . 

A. oldest  B. best

C. latest  D. worst

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. We can get weather reports from yentas.

B. You can learn things about neighbors from yentas.

C. Yentas are sometimes a help to others.

D. Yentas care more about themselves than about others.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了一种人，即爱搬弄是非，爱管闲事的妇女。这种人常常就是我们的邻居，他们每天花很多时间关注周围的人，传递各种消息，他们关注别人比关注自己还多。这样的人也是有帮助的，因为他们知道很多信息。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段站It means a trouble maker or a talkative person.可知，yenta的意思是一个制造麻烦的人，或是一个健谈的人。故选B，喜欢和别人说话的人。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Neighborhood yentas are well—known women. They spend most of their time watching people around them可知，yenta指的是爱搬弄是非，或爱管闲事的妇女，他们花费很多时间观察他们周围的人。故如果你住在这样的人附近，你就不可避免的会受到他们的注视。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据短文第二段中however ,a child has to be found，or a robbery has to be reported. Then what yentas do are helpful.可知，当孩子失踪了要寻找时，或有抢劫案的时候，这些长舌妇们就是很有用的。由此我们可以知道，如果你有麻烦的时候，这些妇女也可以帮助你，故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子可知，这些爱管闲事的妇女经常传递信息和建议，他们还汇报最新的天气预报。由句意可知，up-to-minute的意思是最新的，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据They give up-to-the-minute weather reports可知A的说法是正确的；根据They know who is doing what. They see，hear，and know all and usually repeat it.可知B的说法是正确的；根据however ,a child has to be found，or a robbery has to be reported. Then what yentas do are helpful可知C的说法也是正确的；根据Some of the yentas’ neighbors think them so interested in others’ things that they forget their own.可知D不符合文意，故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。