Question

A good friend of mine lives about one hour away. I called her last week and found out that she wasn’t doing well at work, which would make the following year a little more difficult. After hanging up the phone, I decided to offer to help her, but I couldn’t think of what to do. However, opportunities come themselves when you’re not even looking for.

A few days later, some friends and I happened to be eating desserts at a restaurant in her city. As we were looking at the menu, I turned to my friends and asked them if they wanted to join in a game. After explaining the idea, they decided to take 15 minutes to make someone’s day. We ordered an extra dessert, wrote a note, added a smile card and were off. However, there was one problem: I had no idea where she was.

Therefore, it was time to rely on the network. I called up a friend and got him to call her to see what she was doing and found out that she was at work.

We drove to her work place and one of my friends became the delivery(投递)person.He went in to look for my friend, found her, didn’t really answer her questions and walked out, saying he’s simply a delivery person.

He ran out quickly and I bent down as we drove by to make sure she didn’t follow him out. Afterwards, all of us had this huge smile on our faces. We felt as if we had just planned a surprise party or something.

A simple opportunity turned into a moment that many of us can now share.

1.Why is the following year a little more difficult for the author’s friend?

A. Because she lives too far away from work. 

B. Because she was out of work.

C. Because she didn’t do well at work.    

D. Because she failed a test.

2.In Paragraph 2, the underlined phrases “make someone’s day” probably means “make someone________”.

A. satisfied      B. busy            C. sad    D. happy

3.The author got to know where her friend was by________.

A. asking her friend herself by phone     

B. asking another friend to call her

C. asking what she was doing directly      

D. asking her friend herself on the Internet

4.When given the dessert, the author’s friend________.

A. refused the offer                    B. knew the entire thing

C. asked some questions                    D. followed the delivery person out

5.The author and her friends might feel________at last.

A. joyful          B. thankful            C. pitiful        D. fearful

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者一个朋友因为工作不顺利，来年有些麻烦。有一次，作者和自己的朋友们在餐馆吃甜点，作者决定给那个朋友一个惊喜。一位朋友扮成邮递员，为她送去了我们为她准备的甜点和祝福。最后，作者和他的朋友们都感觉很高兴。

1.细节题。根据I called her last week and found out that she wasn’t doing well at work, which would make the following year a little more difficult.可知作者的朋友下一年会有些困难是因为她没有干好工作，故选C。

2. 猜词题。根据We ordered an extra dessert, wrote a note, added a smile card and were off.可知“make someone’s day”的意思是让某人高兴，故选D。

3.细节题。根据Therefore, it was time to rely on the network. I called up a friend and got him to call her to see what she was doing and found out that she was at work.可知通过让另外一个朋友给她打电话，作者知道了她在哪里，故选B。

4.推断题。根据He went in to look for my friend, found her, didn’t really answer her questions and walked out, saying he’s simply a delivery person.可知当收到甜点后，作者的朋友问了一些问题，故选C。

5.细节题。根据Afterwards, all of us had this huge smile on our faces. We felt as if we had just planned a surprise party or something.可知最后，作者和他的朋友们都感觉很高兴，故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文