Miss Bradley: Debbie? The people at Sunny Bank—you know, the home for old people—want someone to give a talk. Could you do it?
Debbie: Me? Stand up and talk? I can’t do that.
Miss B: Debbie, it’s not a big deal.
Jess: Why not, Debbie? I mean, the old people aren’t going to laugh or be nasty.
Debbie: No, I know. But…oh, I don’t know. I’m just not brave enough, that’s all. I can’t do it, and that’s that.
Jess: Here she comes. Go on, Pete.
Pete: OK. Well, look—it’s yellow Debbie. The school chicken.
Debbie: I beg your pardon?
Pete: I hear you won’t give a talk at Sunny Bank. Ooh, all those scary old people! It’s a bit pathetic, eh, Debbie?
Debbie: Chicken? Pathetic? No one calls me that!
Debbie: Miss Bradley? I’ve changed my mind. I want to do the talk after all.
Miss B: Good for you, Debbie. How about Friday, around 5 o’clock?
Jess: It worked! Well done, Pete.
Pete: Thanks. But I don’t think I can ever talk to Debbie again!
11 . Miss Bradley asks Debbie to_________.
A . give a speech B . go to a bank
C . stand up and talk D . look after old people
12 . What does the underlined word chicken in Picture 3 probably mean in Chinese?
A .小鸡 B .勇士 C .胆小鬼 D .大明星
13 . By saying such words, Jess and Pete’s real purpose is to __________.
A . talk to Debbie B . encourage Debbie C . laugh at Debbie D . make Debbie angry
A 12 . C 13 . B
【导语】本文讲述了 Bradley 老师想让 Debbie 在老人院演讲,她起初不同意,后来在同学的刺激下决定去试一试。
11 .细节理解题。根据 “The people at Sunny Bank—you know, the home for old people—want someone to give a talk” 可知, Bradley 老师想让 Debbie 在老人院演讲,故选 A 。
12 .词义猜测题。根据 “I hear you won’t give a talk at Sunny Bank. Ooh, all those scary old people! It’s a bit pathetic” 可知,嘲笑 Debbie 不敢去老人院做演讲,是一个胆小鬼,所以 chicken 表示 “ 胆小鬼 ” ,故选 C 。
13 .推理判断题。根据 “It worked! Well done, Pete” 可知,他们说这些的目的是为了鼓励 Debbie 勇敢去老人院演讲,故选 B 。
July 10, 2008
Dear Lily King,
I’m Wang Fang. I am a librarian(图书管理员) in Xinhua Library.
I’m sorry to remind(提醒) you that you have four overdue(过期的) books. Please return the four books tomorrow. Other people may be waiting to borrow them. You can not borrow other books until these books are returned.
Yours truly,
Wang Fang
Name | Writer | Out | Due (到期的) |
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte | 2/5 | 2/7 |
Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | 3/5 | 3/7 |
David Copperfield | Charles Dickens | 4/5 | 4/7 |
A Farewell to Arms | Ernest Hemingway | 5/5 | 5/7 |
26.The letter was sent to a ________.
A.librarian B.reader C.writer D.boss
27.________ wrote the book Gone with the Wind.
A.Charlotte Bronte B.Margaret Mitchell
C.Charles Dickens D.Ernest Hemingway
28.The book David Copperfield should be returned to the library before ________.
A.July 2 B.July 3 C.July 4 D.July 5
29.Lily King has kept these books for about ________.
A.a month B.one and a half months
C.two months D.three and a half months
30.From this letter we know that ________.
A.Wang Fang does not like reading B.Lily King and Wang Fang are good friends
C.these books are not very popular D.Lily King can’t borrow other books at the moment