Question

Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was that he was always taking, never giving.

One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too. ”“Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come. ”“Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us. ”That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next, he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery. ”Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.

The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you. ”to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation. ”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.The party was held           .

A. at Peter’s house

B. in a large hall

C. at Peter’s friends’ house

D. in a secret place

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Betty made the best cake.

B. Mary Jackson sang well.

C. Bill played the violin well.

D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

3.           liked Peter.

A. Many of his friends        B. Few people

C. Everyone                   D. All his friends

4.Peter           to give the party.

A. tried his best                B. did nothing

C. only invited some friends    D. did everything

5.From the story, we can see Peter was           .

A. a warm-hearted(热心的) man

B. good at making friends

C. a selfish（自私的）man

D. a welcomed friend

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文讲述的是彼得没有太多的朋友，原因是他只知道索取，而不知道奉献。彼得想举行一个聚会，他向比尔借了小提琴，让比尔和马萨一起唱歌、向贝蒂借了蛋糕，甚至还向吉姆和玛丽借了房子来举行聚会。从每个人那里他都借了点东西，但是他却什么都不做。所以当最后聚会结束，大家离开的时候，客人们向每个人都表示了感谢，而对彼得只感谢了他的邀请。

1.C细节理解题。根据文章中He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.可知，Peter请求Jim和Mary Jackson同意，让他在他们的家里举行聚会，他们同意了。由此我们可以知道，聚会是在Peter的朋友家里举行的。所以选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake.可知，Peter请求Betty带蛋糕来，故我们可以知道A是正确的，Betty做的蛋糕；根据文中Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin可知，Peter让Bill带小提琴来，故C是正确的；根据He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house!我们可以推断出，the Jacksons 为聚会做了努力的工作，因为聚会是在他们家里举行的，而且很成功，故D也是正确的。根据You and Martha sing well 可知，唱歌好的不是Mary，而是Martha，故B选项表述不对。所以选B。

3.B推理判断题。根据这篇短文的第一句话我们知道，Peter没有太多的朋友，因为他只知道索取，不知道奉献。文章还给我们举例，Peter想举行聚会，但是他向每个人借了一些东西，他自己什么也不做，因此我们可以推断出，几乎没有人喜欢他。所以选B。

4.C推理判断题。根据文章的第一句话Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends我们知道，Peter并没有太多的朋友，所以他举行的聚会也只是邀请了很少的朋友来。对于这个晚会，他并不是什么都没做，他邀请了这些朋友们，故B选项不准确。所以选C。

5.C推理判断题。根据这篇短文的意思我们知道，Peter只想着能从别人那里得到什么，自己从不奉献，所以他的朋友很少。从文章中给的这个例子我们可以看出，为了举行聚会，他向每个人都借了一些东西，甚至还跟朋友借房子举行聚会，因此Peter是一个很自私的人。所以选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。