Question

My 10-year-old Donna said, "Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?" Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.

"Sure, honey, that sounds great." I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a big smile.

In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. "I'll be back soon." she told me. But three days later, Lillian's sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn't come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.

The next day Donna brought her new friend home. "Hi, Mrs. Loggia." the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she smiled brightly. "My name is Laura."

My daughter's new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled(迷惑)when Laura's mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. "Judy!" she cried. "It's me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter's friend looked familiar(熟悉). Lillian is her aunt.

1.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” means “__________”.

A. to help her live happily    B. to help her become smart

C. to help her walk out of her house    D. to help her become less shy

2.Laura looked familiar to the writer because she __________

A. was Donna's good friend    B. was from Washington Heights

C. was as old as her daughter    D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too

3.Why did the writer lose her best friend?

A. Because she moved to New Jersey.    B. Because her best friend travelled to Florida.

C. Because her best friend lost her life on a trip.    D. Because they were different from each other.

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

A. Laura is as outgoing as her aunt Lillian.

B. Laura and Donna are both in the high school.

C. Donna and Laura have been friends for a long time.

D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian's death.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文主要内容是作者的女儿很害羞，作者想让她交朋友，帮助她不在害羞。作者的女儿交了一个新朋友，很外向，有着乌黑发亮的头发和灿烂的笑容。很像作者的朋友。这使作者想起了她的上学时最好的朋友Lillian。那时，作者也是十岁，也像她的女儿一样很腼腆，是lillian帮助她走了出来。可是她的朋友在去佛罗里达旅行中失去了生命。作者什么时候想起，什么时候眼泪汪汪的。后来才知道Lillian是作者女儿的朋友劳拉的姨姨。

1.题意：第一段中的划线短语“to bring her out of her shell”的意思是___________________。考查语境理解。A. to help her live happily帮助她幸福地生活；B. to help her become smart帮助她变得聪明；C. to help her walk out of her house帮助她走出她的房子；D. to help her become less shy帮助她不再害羞。此句Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.意思是“唐娜是一个腼腆的女孩，我想让她交朋友，使她从她的壳里走出来。”结合和句意和语境可知选D。

2.题意：这位作家看起来对劳拉很熟悉，因为她_________________。考查语境理解。A. was Donna's good friend是唐娜的好朋友；B. was from Washington Heights来自华盛顿高地社区；C. was as old as her daughter和她的女儿一样大；D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too也有着乌黑发亮的头发和灿烂的笑容。根据第一段She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a big smile.可知作者朋友Lillian有乌黑发亮的头发和灿烂的笑容；根据第三段第三句Her hair was so shiny and black and she smiled brightly. "My name is Laura."可知劳拉也有乌黑发亮的头发和灿烂的笑容；可知这位作家看起来对劳拉很熟悉，因为她有乌黑发亮的头发和灿烂的笑容。故选D。

3.题意：作者为什么失去了最好的朋友？考查细节理解题。A. Because she moved to New Jersey. 因为她搬到了新泽西；B. Because her best friend travelled to Florida. 因为她最好的朋友去了佛罗里达州；C. Because her best friend lost her life on a trip. 因为她最好的朋友在旅行中失去了生命； D. Because they were different from each other因为他们彼此不同。根据第二段第一句In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida.和倒数第三句But three days later, Lillian's sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn't come out any more.可知作者最好的朋友在去佛罗里达旅行中失去了生命；故选C。

4.题意：从这一段我们可以推断什么？考查推理判断题。A. Laura is as outgoing as her aunt Lillian. 劳拉和她阿姨莉莲一样外向；根据第一段倒数第二句Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out.可知Lillian外向，和第三段第三句My daughter's new friend was so much like Lillian.可知劳拉和她阿姨莉莲一样外向。B. Laura and Donna are both in the high school.劳拉和唐娜都在上中学。根据第一句My 10-year-old Donna可知唐娜十岁，不可能上中学； C. Donna and Laura have been friends for a long time. 唐娜和劳拉成为朋友已经是很长时间了。根据第三段第一句The next day Donna brought her new friend home.可知唐娜和劳拉是新朋友；D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian's death. 因为莉莲的死，朱迪才搬到了新泽西。根据第二段的倒数第二句Soon, my family moved to New Jersey.可知朱迪搬到新泽西与莉莲死没有关系。故选A。