Question

Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason（原因）was he was always taking, never giving. One day Peter told Bill, "I'd like to give a party on Saturday, I'd like you to come and bring Martha, too." "Thanks, Peter. We' d be happy to come." " Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us." That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. "You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery." Peter invited（邀请）a few other friends to come to his party. He didn't forget（忘记）to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed（同意）. The party was a big success（成功）. However, as the guests（客人）were leaving, they said "Thank you" to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, "Thanks for the invitation（邀请）."

1.The party was held（举行） .

A. at Peter's house B. in a large hall（大厅）

C. at Peter's friend's house D. in a secret（秘密的）place

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Betty made the best cake.

B. Mary Jackson sang well.

C. Bill played the violin well.

D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

3. liked Peter.

A. Many of his friends B. Few people

C. Everyone D. All his friends

4.Peter to give the party.

A. tried his best B. did nothing

C. only invited some friends D. did everything

5.From the story, we can see Peter was .

A. a warm -hearted（热心的）man B. good at making friends

C. a selfish（自私的）man D. a welcomed（受欢迎的）friend

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Peter没有太多的朋友，原因是他只知道索取，而不知道奉献。Peter想举行一个聚会，他向Bill借了小提琴，让Bill和Martha一起唱歌、向Betty借了蛋糕，甚至还向Jim和Mary借了房子来举行聚会。从每个人那里他都借了点东西，但是他却什么都不做。所以当最后聚会结束，大家离开的时候，客人们向每个人都表示了感谢，而对Peter只感谢了他的邀请。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。