Sit With Us
You’re at your new school. It’s lunch time, but you don’t have anyone to sit with. You want to join someone at their table, ___9___ you’re not sure if they’re friendly. What do you do? Natalie’s ___10___ of solving the problem was to create an app. She knows what it feels like to be alone at a new school. She found it difficult to make new friends and had to ___11___ a new table at lunch every day. If she sat ___12___ , she felt lonely. But if she asked to join someone and was ___13___ , she felt embarrassed. She created a lunch-planning app to help students like ___14___ find people to have lunch with.
The app — called Sit With Us — is ___15___ . If a student is having lunch in the afternoon, he or she can create an invitation. Other students can open the app and ___16___ that invitation. They can then use the app to decide when and where to ___17___ . This allows students to make ___18___ online instead of face-to-face. This is the reason why it works so ___19___ : it lowers the risk of being refused, and the embarrassment that goes along with it.
Natalie is ___20___ to see that people are replying to her app actively — especially those who suffer from bullying ( 遭受欺凌 ). Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it. She ___21___ appeared in many news stories.
Natalie was even asked to speak at a university. In her ___22___ , Natalie wanted people to know that you don’t have to do something ___23___ to change lives. Sometimes, a simple thing — like having a friend to enjoy lunch with — can make all the difference.
9 ． A ． so B ． or C ． for D ． but
10 ． A ． habit B ． course C ． method D ． question
11 ． A ． search for B ． fix up C ． give out D ． get away from
12 ． A ． on time B ． in a hurry C ． by herself D ． in public
13 ． A ． called B ． refused C ． discussed D ． believed
14 ． A ． us B ． it C ． her D ． them
15 ． A ． cheap B ． simple C ． private D ． noisy
16 ． A ． miss B ． make C ． send D ． accept
17 ． A ． stop B ． study C ． meet D ． exercise
18 ． A ． plans B ． trouble C ． reports D ． dinner
19 ． A ． late B ． well C ． hard D ． loudly
20 ． A ． upset B ． sorry C ． happy D ． angry
21 ． A ． also B ． just C ． still D ． seldom
22 ． A ． book B ． talk C ． school D ． picture
23 ． A ． big B ． new C ． similar D ． enjoyable
D 10 ． C 11 ． A 12 ． C 13 ． B 14 ． C 15 ． B 16 ． D 17 ． C 18 ． A 19 ． B 20 ． C 21 ． A 22 ． B 23 ． A
【导语】本文主要介绍了纳塔利制作了一个名为 “Sit With Us” 的软件来帮助学生们找到一起吃午饭的人。
9 ．句意：你想和某人同桌，但你不确定他们是否友好。
so 因此； or 否则； for 为了； but 但是。 “ 想要与某人坐一张桌子 ” 与 “ 不确定他们是否友好 ” 之间是转折关系，用 but 表转折。故选 D 。
10 ．句意：纳塔利解决这个问题的方法是创建一个应用程序。
habit 习惯； course 课程； method 方法； question 问题。根据 “to create an app” 可知这是解决问题的方法。故选 C 。
11 ．句意：她发现很难交到新朋友，每天午餐时都得找新桌子。
search for 寻找； fix up 修理； give out 分发； get away from 逃离。根据 “She found it difficult to make new friends” 可知交不到朋友，吃午餐要找没人的新桌子。故选 A 。
12 ．句意：如果她一个人坐着，她会感到孤独。
on time 准时； in a hurry 匆忙； by herself 独自； in public 公开地，当众。根据 “she felt lonely” 可知感到孤独应是独自坐着。故选 C 。
13 ．句意：但如果她请求加入别人而被拒绝，她会感到尴尬。
called 打电话； refused 拒绝； discussed 讨论； believed 相信。根据 “she felt embarrassed” 可推出想要加入别人但被拒绝了。故选 B 。
14 ．句意：她创建了一个午餐计划应用程序，帮助像她这样的学生找到一起吃午餐的人。
us 我们； it 它； her 她； them 他们。根据上文多次提到 “she” 可推出是像她一样的学生。故选 C 。
15 ．句意：这款名为 Sit With Us 的应用程序很简单。
cheap 便宜的； simple 简单的； private 私人的； noisy 喧闹的。根据 “This allows students to make ... online instead of face-to-face.” 可知这款应用程序很简单。故选 B 。
16 ．句意：其他学生可以打开应用程序并接受邀请。
miss 错过； make 制作； send 发送； accept 接受。根据 “They can then use the app to decide when and where to ...” 可知接受了邀请才有确定时间和地点的可能。故选 D 。
17 ．句意：然后，他们可以使用该应用程序来决定见面的时间和地点。
stop 停止； study 学习； meet 见面； exercise 锻炼。根据 “find people to have lunch with” 可知一起吃午餐需要见面。故选 C 。
18 ．句意：这使得学生可以在网上制定计划，而不是面对面。
plans 计划； trouble 麻烦； reports 报告； dinner 晚餐。根据 “They can then use the app to decide when and where to ...” 可知此处指在网上制定计划。故选 A 。
19 ．句意：这就是它如此有效的原因：它降低了被拒绝的风险，以及随之而来的尴尬。
late 晚； well 好； hard 努力地； loudly 大声地。根据 “it lowers the risk of being refused, and the embarrassment that goes along with it” 可知这款软件很好。故选 B 。
20 ．句意：纳塔利很高兴看到人们积极回复她的应用程序，尤其是那些遭受欺凌的人。
upset 难过的； sorry 对不起的； happy 高兴的； angry 生气的。根据 “people are replyiher app actively — especially those who suffer from bullying” 可知软件受欢迎纳塔利很高兴。故选 C 。
21 ．句意：她也出现在许多新闻报道中。
also 也； just 仅仅； still 依旧； seldom 极少。根据 “Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it.” 可知赢得了奖项，也出现在新闻报道中。故选 A 。
22 ．句意：在她的演讲中，娜塔莉想让人们知道，你不必做什么大事来改变生活。
book 书； talk 演讲； school 学校； picture 画作。根据 “Natalie was even asked to speak at a university.” 可知要演讲。故选 B 。
23 ．句意：在她的演讲中，纳塔利想让人们知道，你不必做什么大事来改变生活。
big 大的； new 新的； similar 相似的； enjoyable 令人愉快的。根据 “Sometimes, a simple thing — like having a friend to enjoy lunch with — can make all the difference.” 可知不必做什么大事。故选 A 。
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