Question

【题目】To: Aggie@ yahoo. com From: Joe@heinfo.Net

Subject: Help! Date: 21/ 10/ 2006 10:02 a. m.

Dear Aunt Aggie,

I’m having a problem with my classmate, Rena, at school. The other day I wrote an e-mail to another classmate, Beth, in which I said some things about Rena that perhaps weren’t very nice. Unluckily, when Beth was writing back to me, she accidentally forwarded（无意间转发）the message to Rena! Now Rena is really angry with me and won’t talk to me, and Beth is unhappy as well. She’s said sorry to me a hundred times already, but the harm is done. I feel bad, because I never would have said those things to Rena’s face, but how can I get her to forgive（谅解）me? What should I do?

Joe

To: Joe@ heinfo. net From: Aggie@ yahoo. com

Subject: Some advice Date: 22/ 10/ 2006 10:45 a. m.

Dear Joe,

This problem is more common than you might think! E-mail is very useful, but also very dangerous, as you don’t know where your message might end up! First of all, you should say sorry right away to Rena. Explain that it was a mistake, and that you didn’t mean to hurt her feelings. It may take time for her to be able to forgive you, but that’s up to her. Then you might want to do something nice for her. Perhaps send her some flowers to show that you’re truly sorry. Also, you should remember that old saying: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. ” And good luck!

Aggie

【1】What is Joe’s problem in the first e-mail?

A. Joe made Rena unhappy and he felt very sad.

B. Joe’s classmate, Rena, sent Beth an e-mail and made her unhappy.

C. Joe received a wrong e-mail from Rena and became angry.

D. Joe’s friend, Beth, is unhappy because Joe sent her an angry e-mail.

【2】After Rena’s feelings got hurt, what did Joe do?

A. He emailed her and said sorry. B. He asked Beth what he should do.

C. He emailed Aunt Aggie for help. D. He said sorry to Rena face to face.

【3】What does the underline sentence mean in the second e-mail? It means “______.”

A. because you don’t know who the e-mail is for

B. because you can never know who will get your e-mail at last

C. because you don’t know where your e-mail was written

D. because you never know where the message is from

【4】What advice did Aggie give Joe?

A. Joe, Beth and Rena should have a talk together.

B. Joe should wait for some time before saying sorry to Rena.

C. Joe should ask Beth to explain that to Rena.

D. Joe should say sorry to Rena, and then send her some flowers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】 D

【解析】

试题这篇文章介绍的是Joe让Rena感到不快乐，他很伤心，然后Joe就给Aggie发送了一份电子邮件请求帮忙。Aggie给的建议是Joe应该先向Rena道歉，然后给她买束鲜花，看能不能起作用。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章内容I’m having a problem with my classmate, Rena, at school. I feel bad, because I never would have said those things to Rena’s face, but how can I get her to forgive（谅解）me?可知在第一封信中可知Joe要谈论的问题是Joe叫Rena不快乐，他很伤心。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据Dear Aunt Aggie可知Joe在Rena的感情受伤后，向Aunt Aggie发电子邮件请求帮助了。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章内容E-mail is very useful, but also very dangerous, as you don’t know where your message might end up!可知，画线部分的意思是你可能不知道电子邮件最后到谁手里。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章内容First of all, you should say sorry right away to Rena. Explain that it was a mistake, and that you didn’t mean to hurt her feelings. Then you might want to do something nice for her. Perhaps send her some flowers to show that you’re truly sorry.可知Aunt Aggie给Joe的建议，先向Rena道歉，然后给她买一束花。故选D。