Question

The morning she left for Camp Kanawa, Maria awoke with an ache in her stomach. She had gone on plenty of parties. She ’ d even spent a whole weekend at Aunt Jolie and Uncle Ed ’ s. So what happened to her?

No breakfast today, she thought, imagining the ache turning into throwing up and a horrible road trip after a full meal. As usual, Maria felt hungry as soon as the room smelled of French toast. On the other hand, maybe a good breakfast was exactly what she needed.

“There’ s my big camper!’’ said her mom. Then, she walked to the stove, placed two pieces of French toast on a plate and powdered sugar snowing down. “Just like you like it. ’’ At the meanwhile, Maria was already in position, armed with knife, fork, napkin and full glass of milk.

‘‘Get started while it ’ s hot. Your father ’ s coming down in a minute. I told him to shave. Don’t want the bear—I mean, the bushy black beard.^，?

“Okay，okay，” Maria’s dad said with a smile. “Clean as a whistle. Just like you ordered. ”

“ Really?” Maria ’ s mom shrugged (耸肩）•

“ I think it ’ s fashionable，” Maria said，dipping a bite in some syrup (糖楽）.

“Well，your old man is fashionable，，’ her dad said, moving his head the way he did when he wanted to look like a cool surfer man but looked more like an Egyptian robot. “ In fact，I was the most popular kid at my camp.，’

“For the record，it was a science camp，，’ Maria’s mother reminded her, looking her straight in the eyes. “In all seriousness, Maria, popularity is not important and finding the people who like you for you—that ’ s what matters. ”

“Your mom speaks the truth, Sugar,” said Maria’ s dad，wiping his thick beard with a napkin. “Just be yourself. You’ 11 definitely enjoy it.

1.What probably led to Maria’s hesitation to eat breakfast?

A. The lack of adequate nutrition.

B. The concern about feeling sick.

C. The inviting smell of French toast.

D. The worry about getting overweight.

2.What is Maria’s attitude towards her father’s beard?

A. Favorable.    B. Disapproving.

C. Concerned.    D. Uncaring.

3.Why did Maria* s mother remind her that her father went to a science camp?

A. To advise Maria not to focus on popularity.

B. To share her similar experience with Maria.

C. To emphasize the importance of science to Maria.

D. To persuade Maria not to discuss subjects except science.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Father ’ s beard    B. A wonderful breakfast

C. Family talk about a camp    D. Maria ’ s dream to be a big camper

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文主要讲述了一家人关于野营的谈话。父母建议女儿做自己，不要太关注是否受到每个人欢迎。

1.细节理解题。根据No breakfast today, she thought, imagining the ache turning into throwing up and a horrible road trip after a full meal.，可以得知玛利亚没有吃早餐因为怕疼痛引起呕吐，担心自己生病了。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“ I think it ’ s fashionable，” Maria said，dipping a bite in some syrup (糖楽），可以得知玛利亚认为爸爸的胡子很时尚，支持爸爸蓄胡子。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据“In all seriousness, Maria, popularity is not important and finding the people who like you for you—that ’ s what matters. ”，可以得知妈妈提醒玛利亚受欢迎不重要，不要过多关注受欢迎。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据全文大意，可以得知本文主要讲述了一家人关于野营的谈话。故选C。