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(挣扎) 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 copy 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.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

1.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

A.At six. B.At seven. C.At half past six. D.At half past seven.

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

A.They decided to go to ballet lesson together.

B.They decided to go to art lesson together.

C.They decided not to go to have lessons.

D.They decided to exchange their roles for a day.

3.How did Karen feel at the art lesson?

A.Excited. B.Happy. C.Lost. D.Confident.

4.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

A.Because “Karen” couldn’t remember the basic steps.

B.Because a classmate kept knocking into to “Karen”.

C.Because “Karen” didn’t copy what others were doing.

D.Because “Karen” dance very well.

5.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?

A.Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

B.No pains, no gains.

C.It’s true that the other people own better things than what we own.

D.People always think what the other people own are better than theirs. But it isn’t true.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一对双胞胎凯伦和格雷丝为了寻求不同的感受，交换了身份，分别去上对方的课，结果出了很多纰漏。通过这个故事想告诉我们，人们总是认为别人拥有的东西比他们的好，但事实并非如此。

1.细节理解题。根据Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons“跟她们的同学不一样的是，每周六为了准备她们的课程，她们必须在七点钟起床”，可知，她们周六是在7点起床。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据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“与此同时，格雷丝和凯伦想出了一个主意，“你愿意假扮我一天吗”她们问彼此”，可知，她们想出的主意是互换身份。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据When the art lesson started, Karen was lost，可知，当美术课开始的时候，凯伦感觉很迷惑。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t copy what others are doing.”“她们的芭蕾舞老师对她不耐烦“凯伦，你应该记住基本步骤，不能模仿别人正在做的内容”，可知，芭蕾舞老师变得不耐烦的原因是凯伦记不住基本步骤。故选A。

5.词句猜测题。根据When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not“当凯伦和格雷丝到家时，她们都筋疲力尽。她们决定再也不尝试成为别人”，在交换了身份一天后，她们俩发现彼此的课程并不适合自己，可知，划线处这句话是想告诉我们，人们总认为别人拥有的东西比他们的好，但事实并非如此。故选D。