Question

【題目】

WILL THE WORLD AT 12:01 A.M. on Jan. 1, 2019 be completely different from how it was at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2018? Not really. But people make a big deal of flipping (翻動) over the calendar. For example, you make a New Year resolution, a promise to yourself that you’ll try to be better in the year ahead. Maybe that means being nicer to your family members, or reading news more often. My resolution is to have a pet. My favourite pet is in the puzzle on the right. Try to find it.

THE RULES 1. You may only move across or down. 2. Your path must spell out real words!

【1】Sam Ehren wrote this passage on ____.

A. Jan. 1, 2019B. Jan. 1, 2018C. Dec. 30, 2018D. Dec. 31, 2018

【2】What does the underlined word “resolution” mean in the passage?

A. Promise.B. Entertainment.C. Humour.D. Secret.

【3】From the puzzle, we can find the writer’s favourite pet is a ______.

A. mouseB. dogC. catD. bird

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

文章是關(guān)于新年愿望，作者的新年愿望是有一個寵物，作者最喜歡的寵物是右邊的字謎，通過左右或上下移動來組成單詞，你經(jīng)過的路能拼成一個單詞。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)WILL THE WORLD AT 12:01 A.M. on Jan. 1,2019 be completely different from how it was at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2018?可知是寫在2018年12月30日；故選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)a promise to yourself that you’ll try to be better in the year ahead. Maybe that means being nicer to your family members, or reading news more often.可知是承諾，保證的意思；故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)字母規(guī)則和表格，可知是貓；故選C。