Mrs. Sato is not happy. It is her birthday, and she has no families with her.
Mrs. Sato goes to the telephone and calls a company (公司) in Tokyo, Japan.
“Hello”, a woman answers. “Hello”, Mrs. Sato says. “I’d like to rent a family.”
“What would you like?”The woman asks Mrs. Sato. “A son? A daughter? Some grandchildren?”
“I’d like to rent a daughter, two grandchildren and their father.” Mrs. Sato says. “OK, the cost is $ 1, 000 for three hours.” The woman says.
At seven o’clock that evening, four actors(演員)come to Mrs. Sato’s house—a woman, a man, and two children. “Happy Birthday!” the actors say. The actors are with Mrs. Sato for three hours. They talk with her, eat dinner with her, and watch TV with her. Then they go home. Mrs. Sato is happy.
No one came to Mrs. Sato’s birthday, so she called Rent-A-Family. Rent-A-Family is a new company in Tokyo. The company sends(派)“families” to people’s houses. The families are really actors. The actors visit for three hours. The cost is $ 1, 000.
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【小題1】 Mrs. Sato is sad because ______.
A. her husband died(去世)
B. no families come for her birthday
C. her daughter died
【小題2】He calls to ______.
A. her daughter B. her son C. a company
【小題3】That evening, ______ have the birthday party with Mrs. Sato.
A. her daughter’s family
B. some people near her house
C. some people from the company
【小題4】 Those people stay in her home for ______.
A. three hours B. a night C. a day
【小題5】What’s the word“rent”in Chinese? It’s ______.
A. 買 B. 租 C. 借
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】B
解析試題分析:這篇短文中作者主要介紹了一位老人因為沒有親人陪她過生日而打電話花錢雇人來她家陪她過生日的事情,租賃了一個女兒、一個兒子和兩個孫子服務(wù)三個小時共花費1000美元。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段 It is her birthday, and she has no families with her.可知,她不開心的原因是在她生日時沒人來陪伴她;故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段內(nèi)容Mrs. Sato goes to the telephone and calls a company (公司) in Tokyo, Japan.可知,她給日本東京的一家公司打電話;故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第六段At seven o’clock that evening, four actors(演員)come to Mrs. Sato’s house可知,來她家陪她過生日的是來自于服務(wù)公司的四個演員;故選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段 The actors visit for three hours. 可知,他們在老人家里呆三個小時;故選A。
【小題5】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短文第五段公司員工的電話回應(yīng)“OK, the cost is $ 1, 000 for three hours.” 可知,這是有時間限制且要付費的,由此可猜測rent的意思應(yīng)該是租賃,故選B。
考點:人生百味類短文閱讀。
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【小題2】According to the passage, in school, _________ .
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A. don’t know what to do
B. may give up hope
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【小題5】The best title of this passage is ___________ .
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【小題1】Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?
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?Resentment - Anger at others for taking advantage of you.
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D.keep on fighting |
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B.Expressing ownership of others' thoughts. |
C.Making requirements directly and clearly. |
D.Using your opinions instead of facts. |
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