Question

I used to have a friend called Matilda. We were together at secondary school. When we were 16, she moved because of her father's job, but we kept in touch. We used to write long letters to each other. I went to stay with her a couple of times too. We lost contact (联系) after university. I'd love to see her again because we used to be really good friends.

I used to hate a couple of teachers at school, but I think the one I hated the most was my French teacher. He was really terrible. I don't think he liked children or even teaching. He used to be impatient with us and he didn't explain things well. I failed French — it was the only subject I ever failed at school.

I used to play a lot of squash (壁球), but I recently started playing tennis and now I like it better. The problem with squash is that it's pretty hard and maybe I'm just not strong enough to play it. Also the friend I used to play with always beat me. The great thing about tennis is that it's outdoors so I can enjoy the fresh air. It's less competitive and more fun. The only problem is that you can't play when it rains.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What does the underlined phrase “kept in touch” mean in Chinese?

A. 失去联系

B. 保持联系

C. 总是争吵

D. 从不争吵

2.When did the writer and her friend Matilda lose contact?

A. At secondary school.

B. During high school.

C. During college.

D. After university.

3.The writer's French teacher was ______.

A. very strict with his students

B. good at playing tennis

C. bad at teaching

D. very humorous

4.In the writer's opinion, squash is ______.

A. relaxing

B. interesting

C. easy to learn

D. hard to play well

5.According to the passage, the writer ______.

A. hated learning French

B. has more friends than before

C. thinks tennis is more fun than squash

D. has never lost a game in playing tennis

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】试题分析：短文讲述了作者上学的一些情况。作者有个好朋友16岁时搬往别处，先是一直保持联系，但大学后失去联系，现在很想念她。作者还很憎恶法语老师，因为他不喜欢孩子，不会教学。最后讲到不再喜欢壁球而喜欢网球，因为是在户外，可以享受新鲜空气。

1.题意：划线短语“kept in touch”在汉语中是什么意思？考查理解词义题。根据下文的叙述We used to write long letters to each other. I went to stay with her a couple of times too. We lost contact after university.，可知他们在大学毕业前一直保持联系。故选B。

2.题意：作者是什么时候和她的朋友失去联系的？考查细节理解题。A. At secondary school. 在中学；B. During high school.在高中；C. During college.在大学；D. After university.大学后。根据句子We lost contact after university.，可知他们在大学毕业后就失去了联系。故选D。

3.题意：作者的法语老师______。考查细节理解题。A. very strict with his students对学生要求严格；B. good at playing tennis擅长打棒球；C. bad at teaching教学不好；D. very humorous非常幽默。根据下文内容，结合句子He used to be impatient with us and he didn't explain things well.，可知法语老师不怎么懂得教学。故选C。

4.题意：在作者看来，壁球是______。考查细节理解题。A. relaxing令人放松的；B. interesting有趣的；C. easy to learn很容易学的；D. hard to play well很难打好的。根据下文内容The problem with squash is that it's pretty hard and maybe I'm just not strong enough to play it.，可知墙壁很难打好。故选D。

5.句意：根据这篇文章，作者______。考查综合理解题。A. hated learning French憎恶学法语；根据I think the one I hated the most was my French teacher.可知，作者恨的是法语老师，故说法错误。B. has more friends than before比以前有更多朋友；根据句子Also the friend I used to play with always beat me.，可知朋友们不喜欢他，故说法错误。C. thinks tennis is more fun than squash认为网球比壁球更有趣；根据句子The great thing about tennis is that it's outdoors so I can enjoy the fresh air.可知，作者更喜欢棒球，故说法正确。D. has never lost a game in playing tennis在打网球时从未输过一场比赛；短文没有提及，故说法错误。综合以上信息，可知选C。

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