Question

On my first day in America, I was excited, but nervous as well. It was my dear neighbor Susan who helped me get used to my new life far away from home. There was a knock at the door. When I opened it, Susan came in with a home-made apple pie. She hugged me and said：“You must be the precious Chinese doll!” With a big smile, she went on：“Alice, I am sure you have never, ever tried a home-made apple pie before! You are going to love it so much!” To be honest, I was greatly surprised by this welcome from a stranger. And the apple pie made me feel at home.

Susan was very helpful to me. When I was thinking about a costume to wear on Halloween, she suggested I dress up like a traditional Chinese girl. “I happen to have a traditional Chinese dress and guess what, I am a great make-up artist!” she said. Susan didn’t hide her excitement, when, after an hour of hard work, she pushed me to the mirror to examine our work. The clothes fit me perfectly! I am sure that I stood out from the crowd that Halloween, and I am very grateful to Susan for her help.

My first Thanksgiving was another highlight. On the festival morning, I was surprised to find a gift box in my front yard. There was a note on it：“Hello Alice, I am the Thanksgiving bunny! Enjoy your gift!” I looked around and caught Susan looking at me from the porch. Seeing that she had been caught, she awkwardly picked up a newspaper and pretended to read it. I couldn’t help laughing. When I walked up to her, she said：“It was not me. It was the Thanksgiving bunny!” Susan is such a lovely person; she is the American above all others I need to thank.

I saw that the spirit of the Chinese saying, that “Neighbors carry more weight than distant relatives,” is alive and well in America. Susan filled my heart with warmth and joy, just as angels do.

1.What made the writer feel at home in America?

A. Her Chinese doll.

B. Susan’s thanksgiving bunny for Halloween.

C. Gifts from her parents in China.

D. Susan’s visit on the first day.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The writer lent a Chinese dress to Susan to wear at Halloween.

B. Susan often looked at her neighbors to find out what they were doing.

C. The writer had never had an apple-pie before she went to America.

D. Susan helped the writer to appreciate American festivals.

3.What does the phrase “stood out” mean in the passage?

A. To be more eye-catching. B. To rise up.

C. To be much better. D. To be strange.

4.This passage is most probably taken from_______.

A. a newspaper B. a travel guide

C. an advertisement D. a science magazine.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述作者初到美國，對一切感到興奮又緊張，在鄰居蘇珊的幫助下選好了萬圣節(jié)的衣服，在感恩節(jié)時給作者禮物，讓作者常常的感到，遠親不如近鄰

1.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到And the apple pie made me feel at home可知是蘇珊這次拜訪，故選D項。

2.D 細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到When I was thinking about a costume to wear on Halloween, she suggested I dress up like a traditional Chinese girl.蘇珊幫助作者過美國的節(jié)日，出謀劃策，故選D項。

3.A 詞意猜測。根據(jù)第二段提到The clothes fit me perfectly! I am sure that I stood out from the crowd that Halloween, and I am very grateful to Susan for her help.這個衣服太適合我了，我肯定會在人們中很突出的，我很感謝蘇珊，故選A項。

4.A 推斷題。本文講述作者初到美國，對一切感到興奮又緊張，在鄰居蘇珊的幫助下選好了萬圣節(jié)的衣服，在感恩節(jié)時給作者禮物，讓作者常常的感到，遠親不如近鄰，故文章出自報紙，只有A符合。

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