Question

Dear Marisa,

I am happy to see your e-mail. This term I go to a new school in America because my parents need to work there.

There are sixteen boys and thirteen girls in my class. They are from different countries--- Japan(日本), the UK, Australia and China. They are very friendly to me. I am happy to be their friend. Jimmy is one of them. You and he are the same age. He can speak Japanese. He likes China and hopes that he can go to China one day. I love China, too. So we always talk about China after school and read books about the history of China. And we plan (打算) to go to China next winter holiday.

Next Friday is your 13th birthday. I am sorry I can’t join your birthday party. And I hope you can have a good time on that day.

                                                                   Yours,

                                                                    Frank.

1.How many students are in Frank’s class?

A. 16.    B. 13.    C. 30.    D. 29.

2.The underlined word “countries” means (意思是) “_______” in Chinese.

A. 社区    B. 城市    C. 国家    D. 地区

3.The underlined word “They” refers to (指的是) ________.

A. Frank’s teachers    B. Frank’s cousins    C. Frank’s parents    D. Frank’s classmates

4.How old is Jimmy?

A. 12.    B. 13.    C. 14.    D. 15.

5.From the e-mail, we can know _______.

A. Frank’s father works in America

B. Jimmy can speak Chinese

C. Frank will go to China next summer holiday

D. Frank will go to Marisa’s birthday party

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】本文是Frank写给Marisa的一封信，在信中Frank提到他在新学校的情况，班里有16名男生和13名女生，共29名学生，他的同学都很友好，他们经常在一起交流。

1.细节理解题。根据There are sixteen boys and thirteen girls in my class.可知，班里有16名男生和13名女生，共29名学生。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据Japan(日本), the UK, Australia and China.可知，这里列出的都是国家的名字，故选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据There are sixteen boys and thirteen girls in my class.可知，这里指上文提到的他的同学，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据Next Friday is your 13th birthday. Jimmy is one of them. You and he are the same age. 可知，Marisa13岁了，Jimmy和Marisa他们两个同岁。故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据This term I go to a new school in America because my parents need to work there.可知，Frank的父亲在美国工作。故选A。

点睛：词义猜测题是指在阅读过程中根据对语篇的信息、逻辑、背景知识及语言结构等的综合理解去猜测或推断某一生词、难词、关键词的意义。

1.要求词不离句，句不离篇。根据上下文的语境推断出词义来。 如：3题

2. 利用标点符号和提示词猜测词义。分号还可以表示转折、对比或不相干的意义；破折号表示解释说明。如：2题。