Question

    Mr. Dawson is an old man with bad temper (脾气). And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson's house. When Janet saw him outside, she suggested they crossed the street to the other side. But Amy said they didn't need to.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said: "Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today." Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple. The girls were glad to get them.

Later, Janet asked Amy: "Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he kind to us?" Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she preteneded there was an invisible (看不见的) smile on his face and then started talking to him.

"An invisible smile?" Janet was puzzled "Yes," answered Amy, "My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can run around. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later he will really smile back."

Try to remember this, and you will find that most people can't refuse your smile.

1.Why were kids afraid to go into Mr. Dawson's yard to pick apples?

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2.What did Janet think of Mr. Dawson after getting an apple from him?

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3.Was Amy afraid of Mr. Dawson when she first walked past his house?

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4.Who did Amy learn "an invisible smile" from?

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5.What does the writer advise us to do?

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Answer

1.Because Mr. Dawson is an old man with bad temper.

2.She thought he was friendly.

3.Yes./Yes, she was.

4.Her grandma.

5.Keep smiling.

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，文章介绍的是 Mr. Dawson 脾气很坏，孩子们都不敢去他的庭院里摘苹果。但是小Amy 却和他很谈得来。当她的同伴问起原因时，她说她想象在Mr. Dawson的脸上带着一种看不见的微笑，然后试着交往就成功了。

1.

根据Mr. Dawson is an old man with bad temper. ……Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples. Dawson先生是一个脾气坏的老人。……孩子们不敢到他的院子里摘苹果。可知，孩子们害怕到Dawson先生的院子里摘苹果是因为Dawson先生是一个脾气坏的老人，故答案为Because Mr. Dawson is an old man with bad temper.

2.

根据Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple. Dawson先生看上去很友好，给了他们每人一个新鲜的苹果。可知Janet从Dawson先生那里得到一个苹果后，她觉得他很友好，故答案为She thought he was friendly.

3.

根据Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him.可知，当Amy第一次走过Dawson先生的房子时很怕他，所以这里应作肯定回答，故答案为Yes./Yes, she was.

4.

根据"Yes," answered Amy, "My grandma told me to think so. ……" “是的，”Amy回答，“我奶奶告诉我这么想的……”。可知Amy从她奶奶那里学到的，故答案为Her grandma.

5.

根据Try to remember this, and you will find that most people can't refuse your smile. 试着记住这一点，你会发现大多数人都无法拒绝你的微笑。再结合文章内容，可知作者建议我们应保持微笑，故答案为Keep smiling.