Question

It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile, Grace was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t rely on copying what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.

1.Did Grace and Karen like Saturdays?

2.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

3.What was the twins’ plan when they decided to do something different?

4.How did Karen feel at the beginning of the art lesson?

5.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

6.What does the underlined part “the grass was not always greener on the other side” at the end of the story try to tell us?

Answer

1.No, they didn’t. / No. Both of them disliked Saturdays.

2.(They got up) at seven on Saturdays.

3.(Their plan was to) pretend to be the other one / exchange roles for a day.

4.She felt lost (when the art lesson started).

5.(Because “Karen” couldn’t) remember the basic steps / dance well.

6.(Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了美国AAP组织为解决未成年人迷恋电子节目问题，而给家长和保育员们提出的几点建议，颇具可行性。

1.dislike是like的反义词，意为不喜欢。根据Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays.可知，回答本句用否定。故填No, they didn’t. / No. Both of them disliked Saturdays.

2.根据Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons.可知，即使在周六，她们也要七点起床，做好准备去上兴趣班。故填：(They got up) at seven on Saturdays.

3.根据“How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them.可知，姐妹俩不约而同地想到了彼此假冒对方，变换一天的角色。pretend to be 冒充，假装。故填：(Their plan was to) pretend to be the other one / exchange roles for a day.

4.根据When the art lesson started, Karen was lost.可知，在刚开始美术课的时候，Karen茫然不知所措，就像迷了路一样。故填：She felt lost (when the art lesson started).

5.根据As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them.可知，冒牌的Karen由于找不准舞步而胡乱模仿别人，于是不断撞到其他学员身上，结果惹得老师发怒。故填：Because“Karen”couldn’t remember the basic steps / dance well.

6.

考点：教育类短文阅读。