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【題目】 Daniel’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life making excuses, and he always says that he forgets something only because he is so busy all the time.” His father said. “No one will trust him to do anything. He won’t be able to keep a job. No smart girl will marry him.”

“I don’t know what we can do.” His mother said.

“I have an idea,” his father said, “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”

The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry or you will be late for school”. There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.

“Never mind,” he thought, “There will be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t.

Sadly, he said to his parents at dinner, “Today’s my birthday.”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”

“So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason.”

“Well, yes.” his father said, “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again, because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him. But this time, his parents taught him a good lesson.

【1】Daniel always made excuses, because he doesn’t have a good memory.

【2】Daniel’s parents were worried about him because they knew he would meet a lot of difficulties in future unless he corrected his mistakes.

【3】Daniel’s parents didn’t buy him anything for his birthday because they were really very busy.

【4】Daniel’s parents gave him a surprise after school on his birthday.

【5】From the story, we know that people don’t like anyone who always makes excuses.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介紹了丹尼爾總是為忘記事情找借口，說自己太忙了，后來他父母想出了同時以“忘記”他的生日來幫助他改掉這個不好的習慣，且真改掉了這個不好的習慣。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一、二行“because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him”“因為每次他找借口，他都覺得自己很聰明，每個人都相信他”可知，丹尼爾總是找借口，因為他記性不好是錯誤的，故填B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段 “Daniel's parents were worried ……will marry him”“丹尼爾的父母很擔心他�！彼�不應該在生活中找借口，他總是說他忘記了什么，只是因為他一直很忙�！彼�父親說：沒有人會相信他做任何事。他將無法保住工作。沒有聰明的女孩會嫁給他�！笨芍�，丹尼爾的父母很擔心他，因為他們知道除非他改正錯誤，否則他將來會遇到很多困難是正確的，故填A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一行“I have an idea," his father said”“我有個主意，”他父親說”和倒數(shù)第二段的第一、二行“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn't remember your birthday because we were too busy”“丹尼爾，我們有一個很好的理由忘記你的生日。我們不記得你的生日，因為我們太忙了”可知，丹尼爾的父母沒有給他買生日禮物，因為他們真的很忙是錯誤的，他的父母只是為了糾正丹尼爾的不好的習慣，故填B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段“There will be a surprise for me after school. "But there wasn't”“他們放學后會給我一個驚喜，但沒有�！笨芍�，丹尼爾的父母在他生日放學后給了他一個驚喜是錯誤的，故填B。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Poor Daniel! He never…… good lesson”“可憐的丹尼爾！他再也沒有愚蠢的借口不做什么了，因為每次他找借口的時候，他都覺得自己很聰明，每個人都能相信他。但這次，他的父母給了他一個很好的教訓”可知，從這個故事中，我們知道人們不喜歡總是找借口的人，故填A。