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【题目】My mother is fifty-five years old. She retired(退休) just two months ago. After that, she was bored and didn’t know what to do every day. She was kind to us before, but recently she had a chip on her shoulder. She often quarreled with my brother and me without any reason. Also, relations between my parents became difficult. My mother got into trouble and didn’t know how to deal with it. My brother thought of a good idea to solve the problem. He bought her a new smart phone and taught her how to use Wechat(微信). My mothers life changed a lot from then on. No matter where she went and whatever she did, she always used it. She took photos with her new smart phone and always shared her photos in her friend circle to express how happy she was, As a result, she often did something by mistake. She often forgot to turn off the gas and the food she was cooking usually got burnt. My father tried to stop her, but it didn’t work.

This afternoon, my mother prepared to make dumplings for dinner. She took a lot of pictures in order to post them into her friend circle. After dinner, we took out our smart phones and waited to the photos she had taken. To our surprise, we didn’t find any pictures of her dumplings. At last, my father couldn’t help asking her, “Why don’t you share your delicious dumplings in your friend circle today? My mother looked embarrassed and said, “_______” “Oh, my God! I have to spend more money buying a new one!” cried my brother.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

【1】The underlined words. “had a chip on her shoulder” most probably mean ________.

A. had a pain in her shoulder

B. got angry easily

C. liked eating potato chips

【2】My brother bought a smart phone for my mother because _______.

A. my mother liked taking photos and sharing them in her friend circle

B. my father retired two months ago

C. my brother wanted to help my mother out of trouble

【3】After my mother had a smart phone, _______.

A. she liked it very much and used it all the time

B. she often quarreled with my brother and me without any reason

C. she was bored and didn’t know what to do

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. My mother stopped my father from taking picture of food.

B. My mother often forgot turning off the gas after she had a smart phone.

C. After dinner, we were surprised to find no pictures of dumplings in my mother’s friend circle.

【5】“_______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. The dumplings were not delicious.

B. My smart phone was boiled in the pot.

C. I have already posted the pictures in the friend circle.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

这篇文章介绍的是退休后的母亲变得很易怒，家庭关系变得很紧张。哥哥为了帮母亲摆脱这一困境便给她买了一部智能手机。母亲不管去哪里，无论她做什么，她总是使用它。用她的新智能手机拍照，总是在朋友圈里分享她的照片，表达她的快乐。甚至因此忘记关煤气烧焦东西。有一次母亲煮饺子的时候手机掉入煮沸的锅里了，哥哥需要给她买部新的。

【1】词意猜测题。根据 She was kind to us before, but recently she had a chip on her shoulder. She often quarreled with my brother and me without any reason. 可知画线部分意为：很容易生气。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据My mother got into trouble and didn't know how to deal with it.及 He bought her a new smart phone and taught her how to use Wechat. 我妈妈遇到了麻烦，不知道怎么处理。以及他给她买了一部新的智能手机，教她如何使用微信。可知，我哥哥给我妈妈买了一部智能手机，因为我哥哥想帮助我妈妈摆脱困境。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据No matter where she went and whatever she did, she always used it. 不管她去哪里，不管她做什么，她总是用它。可知，我妈妈有了一部智能手机后，她非常喜欢它，并且一直使用它。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。由句子My father tried to stop her, but it didn’t work. 可知，我父亲阻止我母亲给食物拍照。而不是我母亲阻止我父亲给食物拍照。故A错误；根据She often forgot to turn off the gas and the food she was cooking usually got burnt. 她经常忘记去关煤气，她做饭的食物经常被烧焦。而不是关了煤气之后，忘了这件事。因此B不对；根据To our surprise, we didn't find any pictures of her dumplings. 令我们惊讶的是，我们没有找到她的饺子的照片。可知, 晚饭后，我们惊讶地发现妈妈的朋友圈里没有饺子的照片。因此C正确。故选本题选C。

【5】推理判断题。根据“Oh, my God! I have to spend more money buying a new one!”cried my brother. “噢，我的上帝！我得花更多的钱买一个新的！“我哥哥哭了。可知“我的智能手机在锅里煮了”这句话符合语境。故选B。

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