Question

A good friend of mine lives about one hour away. I called her last week and found out that she wasn’t doing well at work, which would make the following year a little more difficult. After hanging up the phone, I decided to offer to help her, but I couldn’t think of what to do. However, opportunities come themselves when you’re not even looking for.

A few days later, some friends and I happened to be eating desserts at a restaurant in her city. As we were looking at the menu, I turned to my friends and asked them if they wanted to join in a game. After explaining the idea, they decided to take 15 minutes to make someone’s day. We ordered an extra dessert, wrote a note, added a smile card and were off. However, there was one problem: I had no idea where she was.

Therefore, it was time to rely on the network. I called up a friend and got him to call her to see what she was doing and found out that she was at work.

We drove to her work place and one of my friends became the delivery(投遞)person.He went in to look for my friend, found her, didn’t really answer her questions and walked out, saying he’s simply a delivery person.

He ran out quickly and I bent down as we drove by to make sure she didn’t follow him out. Afterwards, all of us had this huge smile on our faces. We felt as if we had just planned a surprise party or something.

A simple opportunity turned into a moment that many of us can now share.

1.Why is the following year a little more difficult for the author’s friend?

A. Because she lives too far away from work. 

B. Because she was out of work.

C. Because she didn’t do well at work.    

D. Because she failed a test.

2.In Paragraph 2, the underlined phrases “make someone’s day” probably means “make someone________”.

A. satisfied      B. busy            C. sad    D. happy

3.The author got to know where her friend was by________.

A. asking her friend herself by phone     

B. asking another friend to call her

C. asking what she was doing directly      

D. asking her friend herself on the Internet

4.When given the dessert, the author’s friend________.

A. refused the offer                    B. knew the entire thing

C. asked some questions                    D. followed the delivery person out

5.The author and her friends might feel________at last.

A. joyful          B. thankful            C. pitiful        D. fearful

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了作者一個朋友因為工作不順利，來年有些麻煩。有一次，作者和自己的朋友們在餐館吃甜點，作者決定給那個朋友一個驚喜。一位朋友扮成郵遞員，為她送去了我們為她準備的甜點和祝福。最后，作者和他的朋友們都感覺很高興。

1.細節題。根據I called her last week and found out that she wasn’t doing well at work, which would make the following year a little more difficult.可知作者的朋友下一年會有些困難是因為她沒有干好工作，故選C。

2. 猜詞題。根據We ordered an extra dessert, wrote a note, added a smile card and were off.可知“make someone’s day”的意思是讓某人高興，故選D。

3.細節題。根據Therefore, it was time to rely on the network. I called up a friend and got him to call her to see what she was doing and found out that she was at work.可知通過讓另外一個朋友給她打電話，作者知道了她在哪里，故選B。

4.推斷題。根據He went in to look for my friend, found her, didn’t really answer her questions and walked out, saying he’s simply a delivery person.可知當收到甜點后，作者的朋友問了一些問題，故選C。

5.細節題。根據Afterwards, all of us had this huge smile on our faces. We felt as if we had just planned a surprise party or something.可知最后，作者和他的朋友們都感覺很高興，故選A。

考點：考查日常生活類短文