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3．Have you ever had a troubling problem that has left you wondering where to turn for help？
Eve Hobsbawm is a life adviser．She offers advice to people struggling with different kinds of problems，from relationship difficulties to what to cook for dinner．She does this through a website inviting people to email her with their trouble．There's nothing unusual about that，except for the fact that Eve is only eight years old．
This junior problem-solver，who also goes by the name"Miss Eve Mouse"，lives in London with her parents．Not only is Miss Mouse willing to lend an ear to her clients（委托人），she will also offer them a helping hand…for a fee of course．She charges between 10 pennies for advice on little，everyday worries and 1 pound for tougher problems．Her areas of expert--if not of experience-are："Problems about love，life and work-life balance．"
A problem shared is a problem halved，but Eve can't always help．A note on the site states that she can't answer questions like"Does space ever end？"and she won't solve"schoolwork-related problems（especially not math）．"She explained to the Guardian newspaper that she was inspired to set up the company by her father who runs a tech start-up．Eve said："As soon as I saw his business and understood the kinds of things businesses do，I thought that's what I'm going to do．"But since setting up her company in December she has been so busy with messages that she almost has had no time to do her homework．So she has decided to take a step back for the moment．

21．What is special about Miss Eve Mouse as a life consultant？C
A．She solves problems on a website
B．She invites people to email her
C．She is an eight-year-old girl
D．She charges little for advice
22．The underlined expression"lend an ear to"in Paragraph 3 probably meansA．
A．listen to      B．give her ear to     C．offer help to     D．cheer up
23．You can turn to Miss Eve Mouse ifD．
①you have any question
②you can't finish your homework
③you don't know what to cook for dinner
④you aren't getting along well with your schoolmate
A．①②B．②③C．①④D．③④
24．What will Miss Eve Mouse probably do next according to the end of the passage？C
A．She will set up a company
B．She won't solve problems for a period
C．She won't solve problems for a period
D．She will step back in front of problems．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了一个8岁的女孩作为咨询师为大家排忧解难的故事．

解答 21．C 细节题．根据文章内容，Eve Hobsbawm is a life adviser．She offers advice to people struggling with different kinds of problems，from relationship difficulties to what to cook for dinner．She does this through a website inviting people to email her with their trouble．There's nothing unusual about that，except for the fact that Eve is only eight years old．由此可知，Eve Hobsbawm 是一个只有8岁大的生活咨询师，她为人们提供各种关于生活的建议，从人际关系到如何做饭等，结合选项，故选C
22．A 词义猜测题．根据文章内容，Not only is Miss Mouse willing to lend an ear to her clients（委托人），she will also offer them a helping hand…由此可知，Miss Mouse 不仅会聆听委托人的诉说，而且她还会伸出援助之手，结合选项，故选A
23．D 细节题．根据文章内容，She offers advice to people struggling with different kinds of problems，from relationship difficulties to what to cook for dinner．由此可知，Eve Hobsbawm可以在烹饪方面给你建议同时也可以帮你提出一些在人际关系方面的建议．结合选项，故选D
24．C 推理题．根据文章内容，"But since setting up her company in December she has been so busy with messages that she almost has had no time to do her homework．So she has decided to take a step back for the moment．自从开办自己的公司以后，她变得非常的忙，以至于连自己的家庭作业都没有时间做，因此她决定要暂时退出咨询工作，结合选项，故选C

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．