Question

    Four of my friends and I gathered at our favorite restaurant for Anna’s birthday. We were all having a good time when suddenly Julia said, “Hey! Let’s go to ___________house and party on!”

“I’m not sure if it’s a good idea,” I said. I looked to the others for support ( 支 持 ), but it  seemed they were ________going to Julia’s house, for they didn’t know _________to say “no” to Julia. Julia always tries to bully (欺负) the rest of us. She knew that we would all get into trouble with our parents if we left the restaurant. But that didn’t _________her.

“Don’t forget Anna’s mother will bring the birthday cake at 8:30,” I said, “We should wait ________Anna’s mother arrives!”

“Don’t be silly. She’ll find us,” Julia said, laughing, like it was no big deal.

“My mother is coming here to pick me up,” I ________, not wanting to tell her I knew my mother wouldn’t allow me to go.

“Stay here by yourself,” Julia said, “The rest of us are going.” Then she began calling me names. I felt tears coming to my eyes, so I ran to the bathroom. I felt so childish, crying alone. It’s  really ________to go against your friends, especially when you’re hoping to be popular with them. A moment later, Amanda came in and said, “Julia is just that _______. I agree with you. If we get out right now, maybe we can persuade (劝说) the others to stay.”

“I’m staying here with Susan,” Amanda said as soon as we ________to the table. Then she said something I hadn’t _______. “If I leave, I’ll get into trouble with my parents, so let’s take( 采 纳 ) Susan’s ________.”

Anna looked happy again as she said, “My mother wouldn’t agree, either. I’ll stay with you two.” “Okay, I’ll stay, too.” Ellie added.

“Well, I’m not going alone. I have to stay! Oh!” Julia said.

I was surprised it was so ________. None of the girls left and I knew it was because Amanda sided(支持) with me. I guess it’s true that there’s strength（力量） in numbers. Friends can influence(影响) each other, for good or bad.

1.A.her B.your C.my D.their

2.A.trying B.considering C.imagining D.suggesting

3.A.how B.when C.who D.why

4.A.help B.stop C.please D.touch

5.A.because B.if C.after D.until

6.A.lied B.shouted C.invited D.complained

7.A.brave B.hard C.necessary D.strange

8.A.matter B.state C.shape D.way

9.A.traveled B.referred C.returned D.pointed

10.A.described B.checked C.expected D.completed

11.A.advice B.offer C.answer D.plan

12.A.natural B.direct C.wise D.simple

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.D

【解析】

文章讲述了作者与小伙伴在Anna的生日聚会上发生的事情。一个常常欺负人的女生Julia邀请大家再去她家里玩，但作者与其他小伙伴开始有些疑虑，不好意思拒绝，但是最后拒绝了Julia的邀请。

1.句意：Julia说：“咱们去我家开个聚会吧！”

her 她的；your 你的；my 我的；their 他们的。联系上下文，由第二段“going to Julia's house”可知这里应该是Julia说：“咱们去我家开个聚会吧！”故选C。

2.句意：我看向其他人寻求支持，但是似乎他们都在考虑去Julia的家这件事，因为他们不知道如何拒绝Julia。

trying 尝试；considering 考虑；imagining 想象；suggesting 建议。联系上下文，由第二段“looked to the others for support, but…”"中的but可知，大家的想法和我的不同，我不想去，大家还在考虑，这里应该是考虑去她的家，故选B。

3.句意：我看向其他人寻求支持，但是似乎他们都在考虑去Julia的家这件事，因为他们不知道如何拒绝Julia。

how 怎样；when 什么时候；who 谁；why 为什么。根据前面“考虑”，这里是如何说不，故选A。

4.句意：但是这并不能阻止她。

help 帮助；stop 停止；please 请；touch 触碰。根据前面“Julia always tries to bully the rest of us. She knew that we would all get into trouble with our parents if we left the restaurant.”可知Julia总是欺负我们其他人，她知道如果我们离开餐馆，我们都会惹上父母的麻烦。结合下文应该是“但是这并不能阻止她”，故选B。

5.句意：我们应该等到安娜的妈妈来才行。

because 因为；if 如果；after ……之后；until 直到。前文提到“Don’t forget Anna’s mother will bring the birthday cake at 8:30”可知Anna的妈妈8点半要带蛋糕过来，根据句意我们应该等到安娜的妈妈来才行，故选D。

6.句意：“我妈妈要来这儿接我。”我说谎道。

lied 说谎；shouted 喊；invited 邀请；complained 抱怨。根据后文“not wanting to tell her I knew my mother wouldn’t allow me to go.”意为“不想告诉她我知道我妈妈我允许我去。”可知此处作者在说谎。故选A。

7.句意：违背朋友意志是很难的，尤其是当你希望受朋友欢迎时。

brave 勇敢的；hard 困难的；努力地；necessary 有必要的；strange 陌生的；奇怪的。根据后面“especially when you're hoping to be popular with them.”可知你想受朋友欢迎。这里可以知道：违背朋友意志是很难的。故选B。

8.句意：Julia就是那样的。

matter 问题；state 国家；shape 图形；way 方式。根据上下文，that way 直译为“那种方式”，即她就是那样的（人），故选D。

9.句意：我们一回到桌上Amanda就说“我和Susan待在这儿。”

traveled 旅游；referred 提及；returned 归还；pointed 指出。联系上下文可知，他们是从卫生间“回到了”饭桌上，故选C。

10.句意：然后她说了我没想到的话。

described 描述；checked 检查；expected 期待；completed 完成。由前文可知，“not wanting to tell her I knew my mother wouldn’t allow me to go.”意为“不想告诉她我知道我妈妈我允许我去。”可此处后面Susan却说：“如果我离开了，我父母会找我麻烦的。”所以这个说辞是“我”意料之外的。故选C。

11.句意：如果我离开了，我父母会找我麻烦的。所以我们采纳Susan的建议吧。

advice 建议；offer 提供；answer 答案；plan 计划。根据上下文，可知应是“建议”，Julia的建议和Susan的建议不一样，此处Amanda站在了Susan这边。故选A。

12.句意：我很惊讶这件事如此简单。

natural 自然的；direct 直率的；wise 聪明的；simple 简单的。根据上下文，Susan本来觉得大家都不赞同她的想法，结果大家都赞同了，发现如此简单。故选D。