Question

Dear Nina, I got a phone for my 13th birthday two months ago. Last month (in August), I spent at least two hours on it every day after school. When my parents knew it, they got really mad. My mom said, “From now on, you can use the phone for no more than an hour every day. And you cannot play games on it.” I feel so sad. Most of my friends have their own phones and they can use them any time they like. What should I do? Yours, Christina

Dear Christina, I know how you feel. When I got my first phone at the age of 14, I was very happy. But my parents were very strict. My dad said I could use it for at most three quarters of an hour every day. I was sad, but it was no use. I decided to make good use of it. Every day, I spent half an hour listening to my favorite English songs. For the rest, I either sent messages to my friends or talked with them. I never played games on it. The phone brought me much happiness. So here’s my advice: Think what you really want to do with your phone and make good use of it. Yours, Nina

根据上面的材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1.When did Christina get the phone?

A.In June. B.In July. C.In September.

2.The underlined word “mad” has the closest meaning to “__________”.

A.angry B.careless C.surprised

3.Nina could use her phone for at most __________ minutes every day.

A.20 B.30 C.45

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Christina’s birthday is in August.

B.Nina could use her phone any time she likes.

C.Nina enjoyed listening to English songs.

5.Christina wrote to Nina to __________.

A.ask for advice B.give advice C.say sorry

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：Christina在十三岁生日时得到了一个手机，因为她每天使用手机至少两个小时，她的父母很生气，妈妈要求她每天使用手机不超过一小时。Nina给出了自己的建议。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“I got a phone for my 13th birthday two months ago. Last month (in August),I spent at least two hours on it every day after school” 两个月前我13岁生日的时候收到了一个手机。上个月（八月），我每天放学后至少花两个小时在这上面。可知，故答案为B。

2.词义猜测题。根据“When my parents knew it, they got really mad.” 当我父母知道的时候，他们非常生气。由上下文可知。Christina的父母很生气，故答案为A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“My dad said I could use it for at most three quarters of an hour every day.” 我爸爸说我每天最多用三刻钟。可知，尼娜每天最多可以用她的手机45分钟。故答案为C。

4.细节理解题。根据文中“I got a phone for my 13th birthday two months ago. Last month (in August),I spent at least two hours on it every day after school.” 两个月前我13岁生日的时候收到了一个手机。上个月（八月），我每天放学后至少花两个小时在这上面。可知，A是错误的；根据文中“My dad said I could use it for at most three quarters of an hour every day.” 我爸爸说我每天最多用三刻钟。可知，B是错误的；根据文中“I spent half an hour listening to my favorite English songs.” 我花了半个小时听我最喜欢的英语歌曲。可知，C是正确的，故答案为C。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，Christina写信给Nina，是为了向Nina征求意见，故答案为A。