Question

Peter felt (感到) very sorry because he forgot (忘记) to say “Happy Birthday” to his uncle yesterday. So he wrote（写） a letter to his uncle : “My dear uncle, I’m very sorry because I forgot your birthday. But to teach me a lesson, you’d better (最好) forget my birthday on Tuesday, tomorrow.”

1. It was _________________  birthday last Sunday.

A. Peter’s 

B. Peter’s father’s 

C. Peter’s uncle’s

2. Peter said_________________ to his uncle in the letter.

A. sorry       B. goodbye      C. hello

3. “Teach me a lesson” here means “_______________ ”in Chinese.

A. 向我表示祝贺　B. 教我一招　C. 教训我一下

4. Peter wrote this letter on_____________________.

A. Monday         B. Tuesday     

C. Saturday     D. Sunday

5.Peter wrote this letter in order to (为了) ____________________.

A. forget his birthday      

B. forget his uncle’s birthday

C. let his uncle know Peter’s birthday

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：彼得忘了叔叔的生日，感到很抱歉，写信告诉叔叔，为了教训他一下，他让叔叔也忘记他的生日是明天周二。

1.结构分析题。根据最后一句中的on Tuesday, tomorrow.可知写信是在周一，再根据第一句话中的yesterday，可知上个周日是他叔叔的生日；故选C。

2.2】细节理解题。根据书信中这句话“ I’m very sorry because I forgot your birthday. ”可知彼得在向叔叔道歉，故选A 。

3.3】语义猜测题。短语“teach sb. a lesson”意为“教训某人一下”，再根据语，境彼得忘了叔叔的生日，感到很抱歉，写信告诉叔叔，教训他一下，可推断出选C 。

4.4】结构分析题。根据最后一句中的on Tuesday, tomorrow.可知写信是在周一。故选A。

5.5】结构分析题。从短文最后一句话“But to teach me a lesson, you’d better (最好) forget my birthday on Tuesday, tomorrow.”可知彼得是想让叔叔不要忘了他的生日。故选C。

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