Question

Polly’s family had just moved to Tampines. They had a new house there. Polly liked   her new house. It was bigger   than the old one. But she was not happy about having to go   to a new school. Her old school was too far away. Polly had many friends in the old school.  She did not know anyone in the new school.  On her first day, Polly was very shy. She did not talk to anyone in the class. She sat at  the back of the class. She did not feel very happy. Mrs Sarip, the class teacher, asked  Julie to take Polly to the bookshop to buy some exercise books. Julie held Polly’s hand   and took her downstairs. On the way, Julie told Polly about the teacher and the other  children in the class. She made Polly laugh. By the time they came back to the classroom,   they had become good friends.  When it was rest time, Polly made other friends too. Soon, Polly had many friends and   was happy in her new school.

1.Polly had to go to a new school because the old one was___________.

A. too far away    B. in Tampines

C. too small    D. near her house

2.Polly was not happy about___________.

A. the new house    B. the old school

C. the new school    D. her new  friends

3.At first, Polly did not___________.

A. have any class    B. talk to anyone

C. go to school    D. have a teacher

4.Mrs Sarip asked Julie to take Polly to the bookshop because Julie is a___________.

A. friendly girl    B. busy girl

C. new girl    D. salesgirl in the bookshop

5.By the end of the day, Polly___________.

A. went back to her old house    B. made some new friends

C. felt as bad as before    D. went back to her old school

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，因为搬家Polly来到一个新的学校，在同学Julie的帮助下，她迅速适应了新的环境，和很多同学成为了好朋友。

1.细节理解题。根据第六句Her old school was too far away.可知旧学校太远了，Polly不得不去新学校学习。故A项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第五句But she was not happy about having to go to a new school.可知Polly对新学校并不满意 ，因为她的朋友们都在旧学校里。故C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第十句She did not talk to anyone in the class.可知在新学校第一天中，Polly没有和班级里其他人说话。故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据Julie held Polly’s hand and took her downstairs. On the way, Julie told Polly about the teacher and the other children in the class. She made Polly laugh可知Julie拉住Polly的手去买东西并向她介绍班级里的事情，让Polly很开心。这些都说明Julie是一个很友好的人，所以老师才会让她陪Polly。故A项正确。

5.细节理解题。根据文章最后一句Soon, Polly had many friends and was happy in her new school.可知Polly和班级里很多人都成为了朋友。故B项正确。