Question

What should I do?

  One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column．No one knows who writes it．The students think their teacher does，but it might be a student using a false name．The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column．Here are some of them and their answers．

ASK THE WISE OWL

Q：I’m always late for school．I try not to be，but I can’t help it．Please advise me what to do．Tommy．

A：You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school．My advice to you is to try and enjoy school more，and then you won’t be late so often．

Q：I find it difficult to make friends．What do you think I should do?Sara．

A：I can’t advise you until I know more about you．Your problem may be that you are shy．On the other hand，it may be the opposite．You may be too bold（大胆自信的）．Write and tell me more about yourself．

Q：I’m always at the bottom（底）of the class．What do you advise me to do?Molly．

A：I advise you to concentrate on improving your grades in one subject to start with．If you can do this，you should move a little way up from the bottom．Next，try to improve your grades in another subject，and so on．If you concentrate on one subject at a time，by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom．

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．The school newspaper has an advice column．

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice．

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends．

D．The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular．

2.What is Tommy’s problem?

A．He is always late for school．

B．He finds it difficult to make friends．

C．He is always at the bottom of the class．

D．He needs help with his homework．

3.What does the Wise Owl want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy．

B．Stop being so bold．

C．Make more friends．

D．Give more information about herself．

4.What does Molly want to do?

A Make more friends

B．Improve her grades．

C．Stay at the bottom of her class．

D．Concentrate on one subject at a time．

5.By the end of the year，where should Molly be in her class?

A．At the bottom．

B．A little way up from the bottom．

C．Quite a long way up from the bottom．

D．At the top．

B

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

1.主旨大意题。本题答案来自文章一开始的主题句：One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column．

2.细节理解题。文章的第一个Q（问题）就是Tommy提出的，因此也就是他的problem了。

3.细节理解题。根据第二个A（回答）中最后一句：Write and tell me more about yourself．可知选项D符合。

4.细节理解题。根据第三个A中I advise you to concentrate on improving your grades in one subject to start with．可得知本题的答案。

5.细节理解题。答案源于最后一句中的by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom。