Question

It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. Here are four people born under different star signs.

Taurus （金牛座）	Tom, an old man from England, has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants. He has few friends and an old dog is his only partner. He is really tightfisted and lonely.
Gemini （双子座）	Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. “A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person,” he said. My lucky colour is orange. I believe that my star sign de­cides what will happen to me in my life.
Cancer （巨蟹座）	Mary was born on 1st July. She loves her family and cooking is her favourite. The French girl cares about nothing but business. She is hard-working.
Virgo （处女座）	Lucy was born on 23rd August and is modest. The girl from Australia is studying in a college(大学). She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scien­tist in the future.

1.Who is from England and likes orange best?

A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Mary. D. Lucy.

2.What’s Mary’s star sign?

A. Taurus . B. Gemini.

C. Cancer. D. Virgo.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?

A. 富裕的 B. 吝啬的

C. 奢侈的 D. 豁达的

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：据说，出生在不同星座的人有着不同的特征。本文描述了四个不同星座的人的喜好等特征。

1. is a 16-year-old English boy。My lucky colour is orange.

可知杰克来自英国，他最喜欢橙色，所以该选B。

2.表格第三行可知玛丽属巨蟹座（Cancer），所以该选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据表格第一行第二列中has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants.可知“tightfisted”意为“吝啬的”，所以该选B。

考点：日常生活类阅读。