Question

Why Can't We Be Friends?

John Stewart was a poor but very smart kid and he always got top grades at school. He was shy, so he didn't have any ______.His classmate, Kevin, was a mean kid, who bullied(欺负)almost everyone including John. He did well in most subjects, but always failed math.

The two kids couldn't be more different, but an act of ______ connected them.

One day, John saw a lady drop a purse on his way to school. The lady didn't notice that. John caught up with her and handed the purse to her.

The lady happened to be Kevin's mother. That evening, she told Kevin about the kind little boy who ______ the purse to her. She said, "His name's John Stewart. I guess he goes to your school." "What?" Kevin said ______."Did you mean poor John, my classmate?"

To thank John, Kevin and his mom decided to invite him over for some snacks.

The next day, when John saw big Kevin running towards him, he got really scared. He thought Kevin was going to ______ him. Unexpectedly, Kevin gave him a big hug, "Thank you for returning my mom's purse yesterday!"

"You mean that nice lady?" John asked.

"Yes. She wants to invite you over for some home-baked cookies."

"Well, I have to get my mother's________first."

After school, they walked together to John's home. John's mom was more than happy to see his son with a friend for a_________.She agreed at once after asking Kevin if his parents were OK with that.

The two kids enjoyed the freshly baked cookies Kevin's mom served. Then, they did the homework together. Kevin was amazed how John explained the usually very difficult math homework and made it look so easy.

With John's help, Kevin__________ math tests successfully, and he seldom bullied anyone. They became best friends as well.

1.A.luck B.trouble C.friends D.classmates

2.A.bravery B.kindness C.trust D.friendship

3.A.left B.showed C.lent D.returned

4.A.angrily B.worriedly C.surprisedly D.impatiently

5.A.beat B.thank C.wake D.help

6.A.plan B.permission C.offer D.invitation

7.A.prize B.challenge C.protection D.change

8.A.passed B.presented C.predicted D.picked

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

【解析】

文章讲述了害羞的男孩John几乎很少有朋友，他的同班同学Kevin总是欺负同学，两人看起来格格不入。在John的一次善举之后，他们两个人互相帮助，成为了好朋友的故事。

1.

句意：他很害羞，所以他几乎没有朋友。

考查名词。A运气；B麻烦；C朋友；D同学。根据前文的He was shy（他很害羞）推测，文章的主人公John应该交的朋友不多。因此，C符合题意。故选C。

2.

句意：这两个孩子非常不同，但一种善意的行为把他们联系在了一起。

考查名词。A勇敢；B善良；C信任；D友谊。根据下文可知，John帮助了Kevin的妈妈拾起掉了的钱包并归还给她，作为感谢，Kevin邀请他去自己家做客，从此两个人成了好朋友。an act of kindness意思为：一个善举，符合文章大意。可知，B符合题意。故选B。

3.

句意：那天晚上，她告诉凯文那个善良的小男孩把钱包还给了她。

考查动词。A遗留；B展示；C借给；D归还。根据上文中的关键句John saw a lady drops a purse on his way to school...John caught up with her and handed the purse to her（在上学路上，约翰看见了一个女士将钱包掉在了地上...约翰追上了她，并且把钱包递给了她）可知，约翰将在路上的钱包捡起来还给了失主。因此，D符合题意。故选D。

4.

句意：凯文惊讶地说：“你是说我的同学，可怜的约翰吗？”

考查副词。A生气地；B担心地；C惊讶地；D不耐烦地。根据文章语境可知，此处是John正巧在路上遇见了Kevin的妈妈掉了钱包，并赶上去将钱包还给了她。当Kevin的妈妈和Kevin说起这个事情的时候，结合Kevin的话“Did you mean poor John，my classmate？（你是说我的同学，可怜的约翰吗？）”可知，Kevin应该是惊讶的。可知，C符合题意。故选C。

5.

句意：他以为凯文会欺负他。

考查动词。A打；B感谢；C叫醒；D帮助。根据第一段Kevin，was a mean kid，who bullied almost everyone including John（卡尔文，一个很刻薄的孩子，几乎欺负了每一个人，包括约翰）及本空的下文Unexpectedly（令人意外的是）可知，这里John以为Kevin又要欺负他。可知，A符合题意。故选A。

6.

句意： 好吧，我得先得到我妈妈的允许。

考查名词。A计划；B许可；C主动的提供；D邀请。根据文章语境可知，此处Kevin感谢了John，并邀请他去家里吃一些饼干，但是John应该要得到妈妈的同意。可知，B符合题意。故选B。

7.

句意：约翰的妈妈非常高兴看到他儿子和一个朋友在一起，有了一个改变。

考查名词。A奖品；B挑战；C保护；D改变。根据文章开头可知，Kevin几乎欺负了所有的同学，推测，他应该是没有朋友的。因此，在这里，妈妈应该是非常开心地看见了孩子带了朋友回家，认为他改变了。可知，D符合题意。故选D。

8.

句意：在约翰的帮助下，凯文成功地通过了数学考试，而且他很少欺负任何人。

考查动词。A通过；B提交；C预测；D捡。With John's help意思为：在约翰的帮助下，推测，Kevin应该是成功地通过了数学测试。可知，A符合题意。故选A。