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【題目】 My 14 year - old son, John, and I saw the coat at the same time in a second - hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It was so beautiful and had an unbelievable price, $ 28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen coats were popular with teenage boys, but new ones could cost several hundred dollars. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. It fit him so well.

John wore the coat to school the next day. After he came home, I asked, “Did the kids like your coat?” “They love it,” he said with a big grin. Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and much happier. “Good dinner, Mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of complaining, he would carry in wood for the stove.

One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said, “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this change to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.

John and I both know we should never judge a person by his clothes. But it is true that when wearing beautiful and suitable clothes, we may try to be better in thought, speech and behavior to match what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The price of the coat was too high.

B. John liked the coat very much.

C. They often went shopping together.

D. The writer didn’t want to buy the coat.

【2】What does the underlined word “grin” mean?

A. A wide smile.B. A worried look.

C. An upset voice.D. An angry mood.

【3】Which of the following changes did NOT happen to John after he wore the coat?

A. He was willing to follow suggestions.

B. He often helped to do some housework.

C. He was often worried about his study.

D. He said sweet words to make his mother happy.

【4】What does the writer want to say through this passage?

A. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

B. We should not judge people by their appearance.

C. It’s a good choice to try different things in our lives.

D. What we wear could help what we are.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文主要講述了作者和他的兒子去了市場，淘到了一件非常漂亮而又合適的衣服。而這件衣服也改變了他孩子的言行。有時候穿著漂亮而又合適的衣服，我們可能會努力嘗試在思想，言語和行為上變得更好，以便讓我們的外在和內在相匹配。

【1】推理判斷題。由John’s eyes shone 及John tried it on and turned from side to side。 John眼睛放光，轉來轉去的試穿可知他非常喜歡。故選B。

【2】判斷詞義題。A. A wide smile大大的笑容；B. A worried look.焦慮的神情；C. An upset voice不安的聲音；D. An angry mood憤怒的情緒。由John的回答They love it可知，他應該是開心的。故選A。

【3】題意：他穿上那件外套后，沒有發(fā)生的事？A. He was willing to follow suggestions他愿意聽取意見；B. He often helped to do some housework他經常幫助做一些家務；C. He was often worried about his study他經常擔心他的學習；D. He said sweet words to make his mother happy他會說一些甜蜜的話讓他的媽媽開心。由原句Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and much happier可知，他變得有禮貌，不愛爭吵，更體貼，更快樂。故選C.

【4】推理判斷題。通過這篇文章，作者想要表達的是什么？A. Life is full of possibilities when we are young當我們年輕時，生活充滿了一切可能；B. We should not judge people by their appearance我們不應該以貌取人；C. It’s a good choice to try different things in our lives生活中嘗試不同的事情是一種很好的選擇；D. What we wear could help what we are我們穿什么能夠幫助我們成為什么樣的人。由原句it is true that when wearing beautiful and suitable clothes, we may try to be better in thought, speech and behavior to match what is on the inside to what is on the outside有時候穿著漂亮而又合適的衣服，我們可能會努力嘗試在思想，言語和行為上變得更好，以便讓我們的外在和內在相匹配