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Dear Aunt Tara， I have a problem with my homework．We have to do it in a group．It has to be finished this Friday，But Gary，the boy in our group，has done nothing helpful．He just keeps rocking the boat．Every time we talk about the work with him，he always says，"Don't worry．I'll do it later．"But he seldom does his job．And when he does，he does it the wrong way．Someone has to do it for him again．What's worse is when Ms．Lin asks about our group，Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough．I'm really mad at Gary about this．We're in the same group．Shouldn't we help each other to do a better job？ Kate

Dear Kate， It is important for students to learn how to work together in a group．Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help．If he still doesn't change，go and talk to your teacher．I believe she can make Gary do his job． Aunt Tara

54．What does"rocking the boat"most likely mean in Kate's letter？D
A．Doing easy jobs．
B．Telling people what to do．
C．Working without thinking．
D．Stopping things going well．
55．What does the underlind"this"mean in Kate's letter？C
A．Speaking at the wrong time．
B．Talking too much about himself．
C．Saying something bad about the group．
D．Making excuses for being late for group meetings．
56．Who most probably is Ms．Lin？C
A．Kate's mother．
B．Gary's mother．
C．A teacher．
D．A student．
57．What do we know from Aunt Tara's letter？D
A．Kate is the best student of the class．
B．Gary has decided to change himself．
C．Gary should be put in another group．
D．Kate should let Gary know how she feels．

Answer 1

分析 亲爱的塔拉阿姨，我有一个家庭作业的问题，我们必须在一个小组完成，而且必须在这个星期五前完成，但我们组的一个男孩加里，没有帮什么忙．他只是捣乱．每次我们与他一起谈论作业，他总是说，"不要担心，我一会就做．"但他很少做他的工作．当他做的时候，又做错了．更糟糕的是当林女士问我们组，加里总是告诉她，我们其他人不努力工作．我对此事真的很生气．我们在同一组．我们不应该互相帮助来更好地完成工作吗？
亲爱的凯特，重要的是让学生学会如何在一个小组合作，也许你应该和加里谈谈这个问题，告诉他你们都需要他的帮助，如果他仍然没有改变，去和你的老师谈谈，我相信她能让加里做好他的工作．阿姨塔拉

解答 54．答案D 语义猜测题 由文中 But Gary，the boy in our group，has done nothing helpful．He just keeps rocking the boat可知 但我们组的一个男孩加里，没有帮什么忙．他只是…，联系上下文，他不但不帮忙还搞破坏，所以应该是捣乱，阻止事情进展顺利在这里最为合适，故选D
55．答案C 语句理解题 由文中 What's worse is when Ms．Lin asks about our group，Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough．I'm really mad at Gary about this可知 更糟糕的是当林女士问我们的组，加里总是告诉她，我们其他人不努力工作．我对此事真的很生气，此事指的就是他总是说小组人的坏话，故选C
56．答案C 理解判断题 由文中 What's worse is when Ms．Lin asks about our group 可知 更糟糕的是当林女士问我们的组，可见林女士是班级负责人，后根据后文go and talk to your teacher．I believe she can make Gary do his job 去和你的老师谈谈，我相信她能让加里做好他的工作，可知，林女士是他们的老师，故选C
57．答案D 文章理解题 由文中 Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help可知 也许你应该和加里谈谈这个问题，告诉他你们都需要他的帮助，凯特应该让加里知道她的感受，故选D

点评 本文有一定的难度，出现的都是判断理解猜测类型的题，题目较难，不能直接从文中找出，要结合自己的思想来解答．所以应当先弄懂文章意思，再进一步解答．