Question

The Zhao family live in a very nice city. They want to have the best of everything. They live next to the Wu family and watch them all the time. The Zhao family want their place to be better than the Wu’s. They have a bigger television, bigger refrigerator（冰箱） and even brighter shoes.

“Little Wu has a new bicycle. It goes faster than yours. Tomorrow I will buy you a better bicycle.”

“Mr. Wu has a large fish. I’m going to the market to buy a bigger fish.”

“Mrs. Wu has a new chair. I’m going to get a bigger, stronger, prettier one. My place is going to be better than hers.”

A friend asks Mrs. Wu, “Do you think the Zhao family have a better house than you?”

Mrs. Wu says, “The Zhao? Oh, the people next door. I don’t think about them much. They always look a bit sad. I think we have a much better life and home. We are happier; we have more fun and our family life is warmer.”

1. Mrs. Zhao wants __________.

A. to have the same as Mrs. Wu

B. everything better than Mrs. Wu

C. a happy home

2.The Zhao’s want to have a bigger refrigerator because _______.

A. their family is larger

B. they have a lot of money

C. they want to have a better place than the Wu’s

3. Mrs. Wu ________.

A. wants to have the same as Mrs. Zhao.

B. is not interested in Mrs. Zhao

C. does not know Mrs. Zhao

4.The story tells us _________.

A. to work hard

B. to try to be happier than other people

C. buying things can make us happy

5.Which is Not TRUE?

A. The Zhao’s life is not the same as the Wu’s

B. The Wu family are happier than the Zhao family

C. The Wu family are richer than the Zhao family

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：赵家住在一个非常美丽的城市。他们想拥有一切最好的东西。他们总是看住在隔壁的吴家。赵家人希望他们能够吴家更好。他们有更大的电视，更大的冰箱和更加美好的鞋。然而总是看起来有点悲伤。

1.第一段中They want to have the best of everything. The Zhao family want their place to be better than the Wu’s. They have a bigger television, bigger refrigerator（冰箱） and even brighter shoes.可知姓赵的一家想让他家的所有东西都比吴家的好，所以该选B。

2.第一段中The Zhao family want their place to be better than the Wu’s.可知赵家想比吴家的地位更好，所以该选C。

3.最后一段中I don’t think about them much.可知吴夫人对赵夫人不想太多，所以该选B。

4.细节理解题。细读短文可知作者旨在告诉人们要努力比别人快乐些，所以该选B。

5.细读短文可知赵家比吴家富裕，但不如吴家快乐，所以该选C。

考点：故事类阅读。