Question

【題目】 I am a helpless (無助的) mother. I have a fourteen-year-old son. His name is Paul.

My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his free time playing computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I’m getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks (分數(shù)) in the English exams.

Second, he likes collecting model cars, but I don’t have enough money to buy all the things that he wants.

My last problem is that he is always alone. He hardly talks with his friends on the phone or goes out with anyone on weekends.

What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.

【1】What’s the purpose (意圖) of this passage?

【2】How many problems does the mother have?

【3】What does Paul usually do in his free time?

【4】What advice will you give to the mother and why?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】To ask for some advice.

【2】Three.

【3】He usually plays computer games.

【4】Different answers can be accepted as long as reasonable.

【解析】

這篇短文中一個14歲青少年的媽媽介紹了她的孩子最近出現(xiàn)的一些問題，她不知道該怎么辦，想獲得一些建議。

【1】根據(jù)文章的最后 “What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.”可知，作者寫這篇短文是為了求助，想要獲得一些建議。故答案為To ask for some advice.

【2】根據(jù)短文第二段 “My first problem is about his hobbies.”、第三段 “Second, he likes collecting model cars, but…”和第四段 “My last problem is that he is always alone.”可知，作者在短文中共陳述了三個問題。故答案為Three.

【3】根據(jù)短文第二段 “He spends almost all his free time playing computer games.”可知，Paul的空閑時間都用來玩電腦游戲了。故答案為He usually plays computer games.

【4】這是一個開放式的問題，題目意為“你會給這個媽媽什么建議？為什么？”，學生們可以有不同的答案，只要合情理即可。如I think she should have a talk with her son. It can help her know about her son better.

這是一篇記敘文，短文中一個無助的媽媽列舉了她的兒子出現(xiàn)的問題，想要得到一些建議。文章主題明確，結構清晰。第一段引出話題，第二段到第四段陳述了兒子的三個問題，最后一段表達了自己想要獲得建議的愿望。文章內(nèi)容貼近學生們的日常生活，比較容易理解。題型是任務型閱讀，要求根據(jù)文意回答問題，以考查學生們對文章事實細節(jié)的理解為主。做題時，先通讀短文，了解文意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，在原文中定位，找到相關語句作答。如第3小題，可用題干中in his free time為線索詞，這樣可以更快地找到答案。