Question

Mrs. Brown is a music teacher. She can sing and dance. She can also play the piano and the violin. She is very busy every day. She gets up at about six o’clock every morning. Then she makes breakfast for her family. They often have milk and cakes for breakfast. After that, she leaves home to work. She usually goes to work by bus, but sometimes she goes to work on foot. She plays the piano and the violin for two hours in the morning. And then, she has lunch. She usually has vegetables and meat for lunch. In the afternoon, she has music classes. After going back home, she has supper. In the evening, she usually does some reading and watches TV. She goes to bed at about nine. She likes going to bed early.

                         Information Card

The job of Mrs. Brown	1.
The way how Mrs. Brown usually goes to work	2.
What Mrs. Brown has for lunch	3.
What Mrs. Brown does in the afternoon	4.
The time Mrs. Brown goes to bed	5.

Answer

1.a music teacher

2.by bus

3.vegetables and meat

4.music classes

5.at about nine

【解析】这篇短文给我们介绍了Brown女士的日常生活，她是一个音乐老师，她每天都很忙。上午她在学校弹钢琴或者拉小提琴，下午她上音乐课。晚上回到家，她经常读一些书或者看电视。

1.这里问的是Brown女士的职业，根据短文开头的第一句话Mrs. Brown is a music teacher可知，Brown女士是一个音乐老师。故填a music teacher。

2.根据短文中She usually goes to work by bus, but sometimes she goes to work on foot可知，Brown女士通常乘坐公交车上班，但是有时候她步行去上班。这里问的是usually，故回答by bus。

3.这个题目问的是Brown女士的午饭吃什么，根据短文中She usually has vegetables and meat for lunch.可知，她午饭通常吃蔬菜和肉。

4.这里问的是Brown女士下午做什么，我们用in the afternoon作为关键词去文章中搜索答案，根据短文中In the afternoon, she has music classes.可知，她下午上音乐课。

5.题目中涉及Brown女士晚上睡觉的时间，我们用go to bed做关键词，根据短文中She goes to bed at about nine可知，她大约9点睡觉。

点睛：这是一篇任务型阅读，要求我们根据文章的内容，完成下面的一张表格，表格中列出的是一些具体的文章信息，这样的题它的答案往往就存在在文章里。我们可以从题目中找到一个关键词，如问的是什么，或者是一个相关的短语，然后去短文里找到跟这个词有关的内容，就能确定答案。这五个题目中，我们都可以找到这样的关键词，如job, goes to work, for lunch, in the afternoon, goes to bed等，只要在文章中定位了这些短语，那么问题的答案就很容易找到。