Question

The sleepover（通宵派对）is so common in America.Usually,it reminds us of images of girls in clean nightclothes,having pillow fights,doing makeup and gossiping.I'll say this now:most sleepovers are like that,but mine usually aren't.I've never been that girl as a child,so I have never really found doing makeup interesting,but there are some ways of sleepovers that stay the same.Let's take a closer look.

Usually,the activities start in the late afternoon.Girls show up carrying a sleeping bag and a pillow.After all the guests arrive,it's usually time to have dinner.Even though it differs,the most common food for sleepovers is pizza.

My friends and I usually go back to my room and start our crazy activities.Sometimes we have a dance party, sometimes we play games on the Internet,and other times we play role-playing games,which is my favorite thing to do as a child.My friends and I are all movie lovers,so sometimes we will pretend to be characters from a favorite movie.It's pretty clownish,but it was a very unforgettable part of my childhood.

When it gets to be past one o'clock in the morning,most of the girls are sleepy already but we usually keep doing whatever we are doing.Most of us end up falling asleep at around 5.

The sleepover is a great experience for girls.While the activities are different,the feelings are still the same.We all experience happiness and excitement.Sleepovers are fun because we get to be with our friends,which is the most important thing.

1.Which of the following things do most American girls usually do in the sleepover?

A. Watch TV.    B. Take schoolbags out.

C. Sleep all night.    D. Do pillow fights.

2.What was her favorite activity when the author was a kid?

A. Playing role-playing games.    B. Having dance parties.

C. Surfing the Internet.    D. Eating pizza.

3.What does the underlined word "clownish" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Unbelievable.    B. Boring.

C. Valuable    D. Silly.

4.In the sleepover,the most important thing for the author is      .

A. having different feelings    B. tasting delicious pizza

C. being with her friends    D. relaxing herself

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。作者首先说明自己在儿时的通宵派对不同于通常而言的通宵派对，并随后介绍了在自己的通宵派对上爱做的事情，并总结说通宵派对最重要的是可以和朋友们在一起。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“it reminds us of images of girls in clean nightclothes,having pillow fights,doing makeup and gossiping”“它使我们想起这样的景象：女该们穿着干净的睡衣，进行枕头大战，一起化妆，一起八卦”可知，美国女孩在通宵派对上常做的事情有枕头大战。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中“other times we play role-playing games,which is my favorite thing to do as a child”“其他时候我们玩角色扮演游戏，这是我儿时最喜欢做的事情”可知，作者儿时最喜欢做的事情是角色扮演游戏。故选A。

3.词义理解题。根据第三段中clownish之后的but，可知clownish的意思要与but之后句意“但这是我童年难以忘记的部分”形成对比，观察选项：A.不可思议的；B.无聊的；C.有价值的；D.愚蠢的，可知，B项与D项可与转折之后的句意形成对比，回到原文中可发现，这件事指的是我们假装自己是最喜爱的电影中的角色，可知，B项不符合题意。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Sleepovers are fun because we get to be with our friends,which is the most important thing.”“通宵派对很有趣，因为我们可以和朋友们在一起，这也是最重要的事情”可知，在通宵派对上最重要的事情是可以和朋友们在一起。故选C。

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名师点睛】词义理解题：词义理解是阅读理解能力的重要指标。对词义的理解往往会影响到对全文的准确把握。词义理解包括生词词义和熟词新义。解题指导：1.利用语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。2.利用词根、前后缀与合成词推断词义。

如本文的第3题，这是典型的生词词义题，需要利用语境来推断词义。根据第三段中clownish之后的but，可知clownish的意思要与but之后句意“但这是我童年难以忘记的部分”形成对比，观察选项：A.不可思议的；B.无聊的；C.有价值的；D.愚蠢的，可知，B项与D项可与转折之后的句意形成对比，回到原文中可发现，这件事指的是我们假装自己是最喜爱的电影中的角色，可知，B项不符合题意。故选D。