-Mr.Gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon.Don’t you forget it! -OK,I . A.won’t B.don’t C.will D.do 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Do you remember the game “Telephone”? A message gets passed from person to person, and everyone laughs at how distorted(曲解) it becomes. As a game, telephone can be fun. In real life, sending messages through third parties fouls things up. It is important for family members who have “business” with other family members to take it up directly.

When tension arises in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person. Family doctors refer to the process as ‘triangulation”. Following a quarrel, a mother may say to her son, “Tell your father to pass the salt”, which may be answered by, “Tell your mother to get her own salt.” In many long cases of triangulation, the middleman becomes severely disturbed.

Two years ago, Ruth and Ralph Gordon brought their 17-year-old daughter for treatment. Lucille was not doing well in school, using drugs heavily. When I began to work with her, she was uncommunicative and aggressive. After some time, however, she opened up and told me her parents rarely talked to each other, but both used her as a middleman. Mrs. Gordon was sexually unsatisfied and suggested to Lucille that she ask her father to go for marriage advice. Mr. Gordon told Lucille that he was seeing another woman, and he urged Lucille to speak to her mother about improving her behaviour. Caught in this confusing situation, Lucille became more and more troubled. It wasn’t until she refused to play middleman that she began to improve. When either parent began to send a message through her, she learned to say, “Tell him/her yourself!”

You’ll find that when family members learn to dial each other directly, there’s rarely a busy signal or wrong number. With direct dialing, a sense of freshness is created.

The underlined words “foul things up” in the 1st paragraph means ________.

A. create things B. improve things C. remove things D. ruin things

“Triangulation” in the 2nd paragraph refers to _________.

A. the process of sending messages through a 3rd person

B. the middleman who becomes severely disturbed

C. the tension in a relationship between 2 people

D. the argument between a mother and a father

Through the example of Lucille and her parents, the writer hopes to tell the readers that _______.

A. family members should learn to get their messages across directly

B. parents should send their children taking drugs for treatment

C. children can hardly get used to their parents’ troubles

D. children should refuse the requests of their parents

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr. Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunately， a lifeguard　was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away． He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her,? she struggled with him， as drowning people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened． They had run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had． “That was quick work，young man，”Mr. Gordon said． He turned to his wife， “Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried． “Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right， girl?” Mr. Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said， “She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents． ”
【小题1】What happened to Sandra？

A．She ran into the sea．

B．Her life was saved by a lifeguard．

C．She was drowned．

D．She died．

【小题2】What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？

A．They shouted to the lifeguard．

B．They dived into the water．

C．Perhaps they were reading magazines．

D．They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．

【小题3】Why was Sandra angry with her father？

A．He did not give the lifeguard any money．

B．He did not swim out to save her．

C．He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．

D．He gave the lifeguard too much money．

【小题4】Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter？

A．She was safe again．

B．She was polite to the lifeguard．

C．He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．

D．She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．

Mr.and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr. Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave

lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunatelｙ，

a lifeguard　was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．

He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where

the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her,? she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened． They had run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had． “That was quick work，young man，”Mr. Gordon said． He turned to his wife， “Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried． “Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right， girl?” Mr. Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said， “She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents． ”

36． What happened to Sandra？

A． She ran into the sea．

B． Her life was saved by a lifeguard．

C． She was drowned．

D． She died．

37． What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？

A． They shouted to the lifeguard．

B． They dived into the water．

C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．

D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．

38． Why was Sandra angry with her father？

A． He did not give the lifeguard any money．

B． He did not swim out to save her．

C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．

D． He gave the lifeguard too much money．

39． Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter？

A． She was safe again．

B． She was polite to the lifeguard．

C． He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．

D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．

Do you remember the game “Telephone”? A message gets passed from person to person, and everyone laughs at how distorted(曲解) it becomes. As a game, telephone can be fun. In real life, sending messages through third parties fouls things up. It is important for family members who have “business” with other family members to take it up directly.

When tension arises in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person. Family doctors refer to the process as ‘triangulation”. Following a quarrel, a mother may say to her son, “Tell your father to pass the salt”, which may be answered by, “Tell your mother to get her own salt.” In many long cases of triangulation, the middleman becomes severely disturbed.

Two years ago, Ruth and Ralph Gordon brought their 17-year-old daughter for treatment. Lucille was not doing well in school, using drugs heavily. When I began to work with her, she was uncommunicative and aggressive. After some time, however, she opened up and told me her parents rarely talked to each other, but both used her as a middleman. Mrs. Gordon was sexually unsatisfied and suggested to Lucille that she ask her father to go for marriage advice. Mr. Gordon told Lucille that he was seeing another woman, and he urged Lucille to speak to her mother about improving her behaviour. Caught in this confusing situation, Lucille became more and more troubled. It wasn’t until she refused to play middleman that she began to improve. When either parent began to send a message through her, she learned to say, “Tell him/her yourself!”

You’ll find that when family members learn to dial each other directly, there’s rarely a busy signal or wrong number. With direct dialing, a sense of freshness is created.

1.The underlined words “foul things up” in the 1st paragraph means ________.

A．create things

B．improve things

C．remove things

D．ruin things

2.“Triangulation” in the 2nd paragraph refers to _________.

A．the process of sending messages through a 3rd person

B．the middleman who becomes severely disturbed

C．the tension in a relationship between 2 people

D．the argument between a mother and a father

3. Through the example of Lucille and her parents, the writer hopes to tell the readers that _______.

A．family members should learn to get their messages across directly

B．parents should send their children taking drugs for treatment

C．children can hardly get used to their parents’ troubles

D．children should refuse the requests of their parents

－Mr. Gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon. Don't you forget it!

-OK, I_____ .

　　A. won’t B. don’t　　 C. will D. do

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