阅读理解 Dear Mr．Expert, I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home．I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible．Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really pro 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Dear Mr．Expert,

　　I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home．I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible．Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved．

　　Here’s the problem：several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine－so much so that they make mine theirs．

　　It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me．But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like．They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever．

　　I enjoy having my friends here sometimes－it makes the place feel comfortable and warm－but this is my home, not a party house．I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

　　Dear Joan,

　　If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now．

　　And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛), you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with－or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy．You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time．

　　Be clear about the message you want to send．For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy．So please call before you come over．”

(1)

We can learn from the first letter that Joan ________．
[　　]
A．	lives away from her parents
B．	takes pride in her friends
C．	knows Mr．Expert quite well
D．	hates her parents very much

(2)

We can infer from the first letter that ________．
[　　]
A．	Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy
B．	Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept
C．	Joan doesn’t like the parties at all
D．	Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

(3)

According to Mr．Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?
[　　]
A．	She is afraid of hurting her friends．
B．	She does not understand true friendship．
C．	Her family experience stops her from doing so．
D．	She does not put her needs first．

(4)

The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means ________．
[　　]
A．	dependent life
B．	fierce fight
C．	bad manners
D．	painful feeling

(5)

The second letter suggests that Mr．Expert ________．
[　　]
A．	is worried about Joan’s problem
B．	warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends
C．	advises Joan on how to refuse people
D．	encourages Joan to be brave enough

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．B;5．C;
解析：

(1)	在信的正文第一段中，Joan提到她想尽快搬出去，现在20岁了，有了工作，有了房子，她为自己的独立感到自豪；接着说到，她的几个仍然和父母住在一起的朋友很希望像她那样。
(2)	从“But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like．”一句可知，Joan认为她的朋友来得太频繁了，她不喜欢这样。
(3)	Mr．Expert在信的一开头就说，“如果小时候你的家庭没有注意你的需求，现在你可能不知道怎么让别人知道你的需求”。
(4)	conflict“冲突”。
(5)	在信的末尾，Mr．Expert告诉Joan可以怎样告诉朋友她的感受。

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　　Dear Sir/Madam,

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(1)

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[　　]
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[　　]
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[　　]
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阅读理解：

　　Letter to Editor of TV Weekly

　　Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours faithfully,

Chris Daniels

(1)

Whet is Chris Daniels’ purpose of writing this letter?
[　　]
A．	To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows．
B．	To entertain other readers with old news pictures．
C．	To express his appreciation of the programme．
D．	To have his story told on the programme．

(2)

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[　　]
A．	describe how painful his early experience was
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C．	show how the programme made him think
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(3)

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(1)

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[　　]
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阅读理解。

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[ ]

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[ ]

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[ ]

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[ ]

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[ ]

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