I’m trying to be a writer, but I can’t even start. What should I do?

Abraham, Nebraska

There are many ways to come up with ideas, one of which is to write down a list of your experiences, as well as things from your imagination. When you want to write, look in the notebook for ideas.

Books for writers often have good suggestions, too. One we like is Spilling Ink: A Yong Writer’s Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter. Perhaps your library has it.

My classmates keep asking about a new movie I’ve seen. But I don’t want to spoil it for them. What should I do?

Corinne (by e-mail)

You could ask your classmates whether they are sure they want to know and if they insist, go ahead and tell them. You may be able to give them a general idea of the movie without revealing details of the ending.

I’m going to a soccer camp for youth, but I’m not sure if I’m good at soccer or if I’ll make friends.

Louise, New Hampshire

Soccer camp is for people who share an interest in the sport. No matter what a person’s ability is at the beginning, it’s likely that everyone will leave camp with improved skills.

Sharing a common interest may make conversations easier. Smile, be friendly, and have a sense of humor. Before long, you may find that you’ve made some good friends.

Someone invited me to a birthday party. When I got there, kids were doing stuff I’m not interested in, like watching scary movies. I told them my mom would pick me up, so I just left. Was I rude for doing that?

Sam (by e-mail)

You just did the right thing and that isn’t being rude.

We hope you’ll talk with your parents about this. They’re probably proud of what you did. They may have other suggestions for you, too. Talk about different situations that might come up and what would be the best way to handle (處理) them.

1.Who is interested in Spilling Ink: A Yong Writer’s Handbook?

A.Corinne.          B.Louise.            C.Abraham.          D.Sam.

2.What can we learn about the soccer camp?

A.The practice is hard but interesting.

B.It is difficult to make friends in the camp.

C.The camp only wants people who are new to soccer.

D.One’s skills can be improved when leaving the camp.

3.The answer to Sam’s question shows what Sam did is _____.

A.funny            B.strange           C.foolish            D.smart

4.According to the passage, you can make friends by the following means EXCEPT _________.

A.keeping smiling                         B.Being humorous

C.Changing your habits                     D.Being friendly to others

5.This purpose of the text is to _____.

A.give advice        B.tell stories         C.find friends        D.share interests

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析:本文中提出了4個(gè)青少年遇見(jiàn)的不同的問(wèn)題,作者分別做了回答,給出了建議。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一部分One we like is Spilling Ink: A Yong Writer’s Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter.

I’m trying to be a writer, but I can’t even start. What should I do?

Abraham, Nebraska

可知這樣的書(shū)是Abraham, Nebraska想要的。

2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三部分Soccer camp is for people who share an interest in the sport. No matter what a person’s ability is at the beginning, it’s likely that everyone will leave camp with improved skills.可知D正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一部分I told them my mom would pick me up, so I just left. Was I rude for doing that?

Talk about different situations that might come up and what would be the best way to handle (處理) them說(shuō)明他的處理方法是很聰明的,一點(diǎn)也不粗魯,故D項(xiàng)正確。

4.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三部分Smile, be friendly, and have a sense of humor. Before long, you may find that you’ve made some good friends.可知ABD三項(xiàng)都是交朋友的好方法,只有C項(xiàng)文章沒(méi)有提及。

5.A 推理題。文章中每一部分以后都給出了作者的建議,說(shuō)明本文正是為了對(duì)對(duì)方的問(wèn)題給出具體的建議,故A正確。

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點(diǎn)評(píng):本文中提出了4個(gè)青少年遇見(jiàn)的不同的問(wèn)題,作者分別做了回答,給出了建議。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主,細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開(kāi)的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題,然后帶著問(wèn)題快速閱讀短文,找出與問(wèn)題有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子,再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比,找出答案。

 

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