My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.
“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something you’re really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge(評(píng)價(jià)) you.”
Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brothers who were talking to each other. I remembered my dad’s advice, so I decided to try.
I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “What’s it like being a twin?” I asked.
They looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”
“Most of the time it’s good,” the other said. “When you’re a twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.”
In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “I’m Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. What’s your name?”
I took a deep breath and said, “I’m Chelsea Chowderhead.”
“Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel.
“Yes,” I replied, looking down.
“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded.
And that is how I became friends with the twin brothers.
小題1:Why did the writer want to change his name?
A．People made fun of it.
B．He wanted to make more friends.
C．It was hard to remember.
D．He wanted to be cool in the new school.
小題2:The writer’s father advised him to ____________.
A．move to a new classB．say hello to others
C．share his interestsD．a(chǎn)sk good questions
小題3:The underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____________.
A．sameB．beautifulC．bigD．full
小題4:When the twin brothers asked his name, the writer felt ________________.
A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)ngryC．nervousD．proud
小題5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．One can order a chowder in some restaurants.
B．The twins said hello to the writer first.
C．The twins also didn’t like the writer’s name.
D．At last the writer changed his name.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A 

試題分析：文章講述作者因?yàn)閯e人會(huì)取笑他名字，所以想改名字，但爸爸叫他問好的問題，分散別人注意力，作者試了，結(jié)果和一對(duì)雙胞胎兄弟成了好朋友。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school.可知作者 想改名字是因?yàn)閯e人會(huì)取笑他名字。選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, 可知作者的爸爸叫他問好的問題。選D
小題3:猜詞題：從文章得知這是一對(duì)雙胞胎，所以衣服是一樣的。選A
小題4:推理題;從文章的句子：I took a deep breath 可知作者有些緊張。選C
小題5:推理題;從第一段的句子：My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup.可知作者的名字是一種湯，人們?cè)陲埖陼?huì)點(diǎn)。選A 
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題，推理題，題目設(shè)置較為合理，在推理的時(shí)候，要結(jié)合人物的對(duì)話進(jìn)行準(zhǔn)確理解，確定考點(diǎn)，準(zhǔn)確判斷。
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A．openedB．droppedC．a(chǎn)ppearedD．broke
小題19:
A．oftenB．neverC．justD．ever
小題20:
A．includingB．withC．a(chǎn)s well asD．except for

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