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 mile-wide 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 shot me a big smile. “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. She was Lillian’s niece.

1.The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean ___________.

A. to help her become less shy             

B. to help her become smart

C. to help her live happily                 

D. to help her walk out of her house

2.Laura looked familiar to the writer because she ______________.

A. was Lillian’s niece

B. was as old as her daughter      

C. was from Washington Heights         

D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too

3.Why did the writer lose her best friend?   Because ____________________.

A. she moved to New Jersey    

B. they were different from each other

C. her best friend travelled to Florida

D. her best friend lost her life on a trip

4.“I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of _______．

   A. Paragraph 2      B. Paragraph 3        C. Paragraph 4       D. Paragraph 5

5.We can infer (推断) from the passage that______.

A. Laura is outgoing

B. Laura helps Donna a lot

C. Laura and Donna are of the same age

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

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：唐娜是一个害羞的女孩，我希望她能交一些朋友不要再害羞。我自己最好的朋友，莉莉是一个在学校里最友好的人，留着乌黑发亮的头发总是微笑。在高中时莉莲去佛罗里达州旅行时掉进河里丧失了生命。

1.词义猜测题。根据前面的并列句Donna was a shy girl可推知本句是说，我想让她交一些朋友而变得不太害羞，所以选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段末She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. 和第四段末Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”可知该选D.

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中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. 和But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more.可知该选D.

4.细节理解题。读短文可知“I knew we would be best friends forever.”放在第二段末最合适，所以选A.

5.推理判断题。根据短文内容，可知劳拉很外向，所以选A。

考点：故事类阅读。