Question

【題目】

Dear Aunt Tara， I have a problem with my homework. We have to do it in a group. It has to be finished this Friday, but Gary, the boy in our group, has done nothing helpful. He just keeps rocking_the_boat. Every time we talk about the work with him, he always says, “Don't worry. I'll do it later.” But he seldom does his job. And when he does, he does it the wrong way. Someone has to do it for him again. What's worse is when Ms Lin asks about our group, Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough. I'm really mad at Gary about this. We're in the same group. Shouldn't we help each other to do a better job? Kate

Dear Kate, It is important for students to learn how to work together in a group. Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help. If he still doesn't change, go and talk to your teacher. I believe she can make Gary do his job. Aunt Tara

【1】What does “rocking the boat” most likely mean in Kate's letter?

A. Doing easy jobs.

B. Telling people what to do.

C. Working without thinking.

D. Stopping things going well.

【2】What does the underlined “this” mean in Kate's letter?

A. Speaking at the wrong time.

B. Talking too much about himself.

C. Saying something bad about the group.

D. Making excuses for being late for group meetings.

【3】Who most probably is Ms Lin?

A. Kate's mother. B. Gary's mother.

C. A teacher. D. A student.

【4】What do we know from Aunt Tara's letter?

A. Kate is the best student of the class.

B. Gary has decided to change himself.

C. Gary should be put in another group.

D. Kate should let Gary know how she feels.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

這篇短文是Aunt Tara寫給Kate關(guān)于自己小組中學(xué)習(xí)的困惑，以及Kate給他的回信。

【1】詞義猜測 根據(jù)下文Every time we talk about the work with him, he always says, “Don't worry. I'll do it later.可知，上文中rocking the boat的意思是“阻止我們做得更好”。故選D。

【2】推理判斷 根據(jù)上文What's worse is when Ms Lin asks about our group, Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough可知，下文中this指的是說他們小組不好。故選C。

【3】根據(jù)文中What's worse is when Ms Lin asks about our group, Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough可知，Ms Lin是我們的老師。故選C。

【4】根據(jù)文中Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help. If he still doesn't change, go and talk to your teacher. I believe she can make Gary do his job.可知。凱特應(yīng)該讓加里知道她的感受。故選D。