Question

    Mr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper (脾气). 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, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn't.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, "Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today." Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.

Later Janet asked Amy, "Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?" Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended (假装) there was an invisible (看不见的) smile on his face and then started talking to him. She began with a "hello" at first, and then spoke more each time.

"An invisible smile?" Janet was puzzled (困惑的). "Yes," answered Amy. "My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can spread. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will eventually smile back."

Remember what Amy's grandma said, and we will find that most people can't refuse our smile.

1.Mr. Dawson was an old man with ____________.

2.Mr. Dawson gave ____________ fresh apples when they walked past.

3.Amy was ____________ Mr. Dawson when she first walked past his house.

4.Amy learnt "an invisible smile" from ____________.

5.The story tells us that if you keep smiling at someone, they will ____________ at last.

Answer

1.a bad temper

2.Janet and Amy

3.afraid of

4.her grandma

5.smile back

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是Dawson先生是一个坏脾气的老头儿，孩子们都非常害怕他。但他对Amy和Janet却很友好，Janet不知道是怎么回事。Amy告诉她，她第一次见到Dawson先生的时候，假装他脸上带着微笑并和他打招呼，然后他们就变得熟悉起来了。当我们一直对别人微笑的时候，他们也会对我们微笑。

1.

根据短文开头“Mr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper (脾气).”可知，Dawson先生一个脾气不好的老人。故答案为a bad temper。

2.

根据短文第二段“Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.”可知，Dawson先生给了Janet和Amy每人一个新鲜的苹果。故答案为Janet and Amy。

3.

根据短文第四段“Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him.”可知，Amy第一次经过Dawson先生的家时，她也感到很害怕。be afraid of …“害怕……”，故答案为afraid of。

4.

根据短文第五段“‘An invisible smile?’ Janet was puzzled (困惑的). ‘Yes,’ answered Amy. ‘My grandma told me to think so.’”可知，Amy是从她的奶奶那里知道“看不见的微笑”。故答案为her grandma。

5.

根据短文第五段“If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will eventually smile back.”可知，如果我们一直对别人微笑，那么迟早他们也会对我们微笑的。故答案为smile back。