Question

    I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same town and we began to know each other when we were very young. Now we are classmates. Mai is tall and thin, with long black hair. She has an oval face(椭圆的脸) with big eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is helpful(乐于助人的). When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Mai is one of the best students in our class. I like studying with her. She always helps me with my studies. Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we also have some differences. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. Mai, however, is serious and quiet. We believe in each other, so we are good friends. I hope we can keep our friendship forever(永远).

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

1.The writer is __________ years old.

A.12 B.14 C.16 D.18

2.The underlined word “sociable” means “__________” in Chinese.

A.爱交际的 B.喜怒无常的 C.沉默的 D.没有耐心的

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Mai is tall and heavy. B.Mai is outgoing and likes talking.

C.Mai and the writer are in the same class. D.The writer often helps Mai with her studies.

4.What does the writer think of Mai?

A.She is a lazy girl. B.She is an outgoing girl.

C.She is too serious. D.She is kind of ugly.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文作者以自述的形式向读者介绍了自己的一位好朋友麦。

1.题意：作者__________岁。

推理判断题。根据原文“She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me”可推断，麦今年16岁，她大作者两岁，所以作者今年14岁。B选项14符合题意，故选B。

2.题意：画线单词“sociable”的中文意思是__________。

词句猜测题。根据原文“… enjoy telling jokes. Mai, however, is serious and quiet”可知，本句说的是作者是个外向、爱交际的人，所以喜欢跟人讲笑话，并且与麦的严肃、安静形成了对比，显示了两位好朋友之间的不同。可推测sociable意为“爱交际的”，A选项“爱交际的”符合题意，故选A。

3.题意：下列哪一项说法正确？

推理判断题。根据原文“Mai is tall and thin”可知，麦又高又瘦，这种体型的体重不重，故A选项“麦又高又重”说法错误，可排除。根据原文“Mai, however, is serious and quiet”可知，麦是个严肃安静的女孩，故B选项“麦很外向，喜欢说话”说法错误，可排除。根据原文“Mai is one of the best students in our class … She always helps me with my studies”可知，麦的学习很好，她经常在学习上帮助作者，D选项“作者经常在学习上帮助麦”说法错误，可排除。根据原文Now we are classmates可知，作者和麦是同班同学，所以他们同在一个班，故C选项“作者和麦在一个班”说法正确，故选C。

4.题意：作者对麦的看法是什么？

观点态度题。A、D选项中的lazy和ugly并未在本文中出现过，但通读全文可知，作者把麦当做好朋友，既然是好朋友自然不会用负面的词汇去评价她，故A、D选项可排除。根据原文“we also have some differences. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. Mai, however, is serious and quiet”可知，两人的不同之处在于作者外向而麦内向，她严肃认真且安静，故B选项说法错误，可排除。C选项She is too serious“她太认真了”符合题意，故选C。