Question

Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.

   I used to take everything for granted*. I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. “No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything!” he said. I was shocked* at his words. “Oh, no! Please don’t leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends!” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?”

   Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.

   Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.

1.What’s the boy’s life like at home?

A. His parents spend much time with him.                                         

B. He has to do lots of housework.

C. He can do what he wants to do.             

D. He does much more homework than other kids.

2.What did the boy do to change himself?

A. He learned to say “thank you”.

B. He always smiled at others.

C. He helped others as much as he could.             

D. All of the above.

3.The underlined word “gradually” means ___________.

A. To begin with                            B. Sometimes                            C. In a word                            D. Slowly

4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. To make more friends, you need to try to please them.                           

B. A person who always received but never gives can still have many friends.

C. The boy lost his friends at first because he didn’t like them.

D. To be a nicer and better person, we need to make some changes.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：做为家里的独生子，我是家里的“国王”，想干什么就干什么。我过去常常理所当然，从不对人说“谢谢”。时间流逝，我发现我的同学不喜欢我，我最好的朋友离开了我。我问了曾经是我最好的朋友的利奥，他说我自私、无理、脾气坏。没有人想和总是索取从不付出的人交朋友。后来我注意到所有班里受欢迎的孩子都对别人友善，他们总是对别人微笑并说“谢谢”。我学会对别人说“谢谢”，我微笑并自愿帮别的孩子，渐渐地，我发现别的孩子喜欢和我说话，让我和他们一起玩，甚至告诉我他们的秘密，我的朋友们又回来了。

1.细节理解题。根据 let me do whatever I want，可知答案选C。

2.细节理解题。根据 I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. ，可知答案选D。

3.推理判断题。根据语境可知答案选D

4.主旨大意题。根据They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble.他们总是对别人微笑并说“谢谢”，可知答案选D

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。