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【題目】Alice is a college student and in her internship（實(shí)習(xí)期）now. Last month, she bought a scarf which she really liked. It cost her more than 50 dollars. It’s not cheap, but it made her happy, because she had dreamed of having one for a long time.

Every morning, when she puts on her new scarf, she feels so happy that it seems the whole day is full of hope. Alice has been used to rewarding （獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)）herself through shopping. This hobby also drives her to work hard and makes her life keep getting better.

But her mother, Mrs. Miller thinks quite differently. When Mrs. Miller knew the price of Alice’s new scarf, they started to argue with each other and the argument （爭執(zhí)）lasted for almost a whole day. Her mother thought that she shouldn't spend so much money on it, while Alice thought her mother didn't understand her at all.

But Alice didn't know that her mother’s life was very hard. When Mrs. Miller was very young, she could not find enough clothes to wear in winter. She needed to learn how to spend every penny（便士，貨幣單位）as if it were two so that she could survive（生存）.

It ’ s just natural that two people can’t understand each other because they have different experiences. Then, how can we change the situation? Try to be patient with the people around you. Try to get to know them. And try to stand in their shoes. If Alice follows the advice，I think she will get on well with her mother.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

【1】How much did the scarf cost Alice?

【2】How has Alice been used to rewarding herself?

【3】When did Mrs. Miller start to argue with Alice?

【4】Did Alice’s mother have an easy life when she was young?

【5】How many pieces of advice does the writer give Alice?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】More than fifty dollars. /More than 50 dollars. /

She paid more than 50 dollars for it. /It cost her more than 50 dollars. /

She spent more than 50 dollars on/buying it

【2】Through/By shopping. /

Alice/She has been used to rewarding herself through/by shopping. /

Alice/She has been used to rewarding herself through/by buying things.

【3】When Mrs. Miller/her mother knew the price (of her new scarf). /

When Mrs. Miller/her mother knew how much the new scarf cost. /

When Mrs. Miller/her mother knew what the price of the new scarf was.

【4】No. /No, she didn’t.

【5】Three/3/Three pieces of advice. /The writer gives Alice/her three pieces of advice.

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是Alice 給自己買了一條很貴的圍巾，她非常的喜歡�？伤�的媽媽卻認(rèn)為她不應(yīng)該花這么多錢買圍巾，因此他們發(fā)生了爭論。通過這件事作者告訴我們，人們不能相互理解是因?yàn)樗麄兊慕?jīng)歷不同，所以我們要經(jīng)常站在別人的角度考慮問題，這樣人與人之間的關(guān)系就好和諧了。

【1】根據(jù)短文的第一段中Last month, she bought a scarf which she really liked. It cost her more than 50 dollars.可知，這條圍巾花費(fèi)了Alice50多美元。故答案為More than 50 dollars.

【2】根據(jù)短文第二段中Alice has been used to rewarding （獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)）herself through shopping.可知，Alice已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了用購物的方式來獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)自己。由此可知答案為Through shopping.

【3】根據(jù)短文第三段中When Mrs. Miller knew the price of Alice’s new scarf, they started to argue with each other and the argument （爭執(zhí)）lasted for almost a whole day.可知，當(dāng)Miller夫人知道了圍巾的價(jià)格后，她開始和Alice發(fā)生了爭論。由此可知答案為When she knew the price of the new scarf.

【4】根據(jù)短文第四段中But Alice didn't know that her mother’s life was very hard. When Mrs. Miller was very young, she could not find enough clothes to wear in winter.可知，Miller夫人年輕的時(shí)候過得比較艱苦，冬天她都沒有足夠的衣服。由此可知答案是否定的。

【5】根據(jù)短文最后一段中how can we change the situation? Try to be patient with the people around you. Try to get to know them. And try to stand in their shoes.可知，這里作者給Alice提出了三條建議：對周圍的人要有耐心；努力去了解他們；試著站在對方的立場。故答案為Three pieces of advice.

這是一篇夾敘夾議的短文，文章前四段給我們講述了Alice和她的媽媽發(fā)生的一次爭論，最后一段給Alice提出了建議，告訴我們?nèi)绾闻c周圍的人相處。短文的結(jié)構(gòu)比較清晰，敘事比較完整、清楚，文章內(nèi)容比較容易理解。題目是回答問題，考查的都是我們對文章細(xì)節(jié)信息的理解，題目的答案一般都可以在原文找到。做題時(shí)，我們應(yīng)先通讀短文，掌握文章大意，理順上下文的邏輯關(guān)系。然后根據(jù)題目所問在原文中搜索有用信息作答。例如第1小題，題目問的是圍巾的價(jià)格，在短文中搜索答案時(shí)要注意scarf這個(gè)詞第一次出現(xiàn)以及表示價(jià)格的數(shù)字，這樣在第一段中我們就可以得到答案。再如第5小題，根據(jù)文章的結(jié)構(gòu)可知，作者提的建議都在最后一段，因此我們仔細(xì)閱讀這一段的內(nèi)容就可以知道答案。