Question

"I believe you're the right person to write an advice column（专栏）for the students called "Dear Amy!". Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.

At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.

"Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they won't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed（签名）"Joe".

Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home?

Of course not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.

At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's Maths class, sat down next to him and asked,

"What's wrong with you? You look a little worried."

"I guess I do," said Andy.

"If you got a problem, why don't you try writing to Amy about it?" asked Eleanor.

Andy sighed (叹气); but she continued, "in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was signed Joe, a songwriter."

1.Andy might be_______.

A. a Maths teacher

B. a songwriter

C. an editor of the school newspaper

D. a student in Jenny's school

2.The underlined word "phony" perhaps means_______.

A. unreal    B. sad

C. angry     D. impolite

3.Who in fact wrote the letter?

A. Joe.      B. Jenny.

C. Andy.     D. Eleanor.

4.How did Andy feel at Eleanor's last words?

A. Excited. .    B. Sad.

C. Surprised.    D. Worried.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了Andy秘密成为学校内一节目——"Dear Amy!"的主要负责人。他的任务是解答来信中的问题及烦心事，为来信者提供合理地建议。刚开始还不错，后来的一封信使他陷入烦恼中……1. a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's Maths class, sat down next to him and asked,可知Andy是一名学生。故选D.

2. fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was signed Joe, a songwriter." “事实上，我猜Amy在忙于其他问题。她仍然还没回我上周写给她的假信。你最好读读——这封信足以使心肠最硬的人哭泣!署名是Joe，一位作曲家”.

故选A.虚假的。

3.

4.

考点：故事类短文阅读