Question

【题目】

No summer beach vacation in the northeast U. S. A state of Massachusetts is complete without an order of fried clams at a seaside restaurant. People enjoy eating the shellfish, which are dipped(蘸) in a mixture made from flour, water and spices and then cooked in hot oil.

One restaurant known for its seafood is Nancy’s on Matha’s Vineyard.

Martha’s Vineyard is a small island off the coast of Massachusetts U. S. President Barack Obama and his family like to visit Martha’s Vineyard in the summer. The Obama family often eats at Nancy’s during their vacations. It seems that one Obama has even started working at Nancy’s this summer.

The Boston Herald newspaper first reported that Sasha Obama the president’s younger daughter has a job there. She is 15 years old. The story says that Sasha Obama is helping the restaurant get ready for its lunch service each day. She is also bringing customers their food orders at a take-out window. She works about four hours. Her last day is Saturday, when the rest of the Obama family arrives for vacation. One of the other workers at the restaurant said Sasha started working earlier the week. She has been using her full name, Natasha, while on the job.

Many people followed the story on social media.“Sasha Obama” became a hot twitter topic. One person wrote on Twitter: “Keeping it real.” Another added hash-tag “Respect”. But a third person twittered that someone else who really needs the money should have the job. He said that Sasha Obama was only working because people would like the story.

The president’s daughter does have a safe team looking out for her. But they have been waiting in a large car nearby while she works.

【1】Is Matha’s Vineyard the name of a restaurant?

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【2】Who first reported the story of Sasha?

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【3】How long did Sasha work at the restaurant a day?

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【4】According to a third person, why did Sasha work at a restaurant?

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【5】What do you think of Sasha?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No./No, it isn’t.

【2】The Boston Herald newspaper.

【3】For about four hours.

【4】Because people would like the story.

【5】Although Sasha is a daughter of the president’s, she behaved as an ordinary girl，and she is easygoing/ friendly/ hardworking/ modest.

【解析】本文主要关于美国总统奥巴马小女儿暑期打工的故事。

【1】题意：玛莎葡萄园是餐厅的名字吗？根据第3段第1句Martha’s Vineyard is a small island off the coast of Massachusetts U. S. President Barack Obama and his family like to visit Martha’s Vineyard in the summer.（玛莎葡萄园岛是美国马萨诸塞州海岸附近的一个小岛，美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马和他的家人喜欢在夏天游览玛莎葡萄园岛。）可知玛莎葡萄园不是餐厅的名字，故答案是No./No, it isn’t.

【2】题意：谁首先报道了莎莎的故事？根据第4段第1句The Boston Herald newspaper first reported that Sasha Obama the president’s younger daughter has a job there.（《波士顿先驱报》首次报道说，总统的小女儿莎莎．奥巴马在那里有一份工作。）可知答案是The Boston Herald newspaper.

【3】题意：莎莎一天在餐馆工作多久？根据第4段第5句She works about four hours.（她每天工作大约四小时。）可知答案是For about four hours.

【4】题意：据第三个人说，莎莎为什么在餐馆工作？根据第5段最后两句But a third person twittered that someone else who really needs the money should have the job. He said that Sasha Obama was only working because people would like the story.（但是还有人发推特表示，真正需要这笔钱的人应该得到这份工作。他说，萨沙打工只是因为人们会喜欢这条新闻。）可知答案是Because people would like the story.

【5】题意：你觉得莎莎如何？本文主要介绍美国总统奥巴马小女儿暑期打工的故事，作为总统的女儿，她能和普通工人一起工作，没有优越感，难能可贵。可知答案是Although Sasha is a daughter of the president’s, she behaved as an ordinary girl，and she is easygoing/ friendly/ hardworking/ modest.答案不唯一，说出自己观点，符合本文价值观即可。