A
I sometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do?
— Susan
Alice: Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you don’t get left out of the group. That way, she will know to include you in all the fun. Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might even make a new friend or two.
Sometimes I think parties get boring and I want to go home!
— Jenny
Alice: Even a great party will drag if you’re not enjoying yourself. Making the effort to dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom! You don’t have to stay to the very end of the party.
Our school is having a Christmas dance party but I’m really shy. Shall I go or not?
— Emma
Alice: Part of you would like to go to the party, so give it a try. Let good friends know how you feel and make sure you’ll have people to dance with when the evening comes. Practice some fun dances so you’ll feel comfortable on the dance floor.
Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes to pick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the rest of my friends and I get really angry with my dad.
— Anny
Alice: Talk with your dad and let him know how you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but don’t worry too much — your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.
1. Alice advises Susan to _____.
A. stay with her friends. B. ask her friend for help.
C. leave the party at once. D. make fun of her friends.
2. The underlined word “drag” is closest in meaning to “_____”.
A. fail. B. improve.
C. be boring. D. be pleasant.
3. What worries Anny?
A. Her dad is strict with her. B. She always argues with her dad.
C. Nobody picks her up after the party. D. She can’t go to the party with her friends.
4. Where can you probably find the text?
A. In a notice. B. In a guidebook. C. In a famous novel. D. In a popular magazine.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。主要内容是不同的人在讲述自己的烦恼和问题，Alice进行回答，并给出建议和解决方法。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由第二段“Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you don’t get left out of the group . ”可知， Alice建议Susan到达之前，先和她最好的朋友说好，并要求她确保你不要被抛弃在这个小组之外, 即寻求朋友帮助。所以爱丽丝建议苏珊向朋友寻求帮助。故选B项。
【2题详解】
词义猜测题。由第四段 “Making the effort to dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom!可知，尽情跳舞和朋友聊天会打发无聊，所以玩的开心就可以打发无聊，玩的不开心，就会觉得聚会很无聊。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，下划线的单词“ drag”在意思上最接近“令人厌烦的”故选C项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由倒数第二段“Whenever I go to a party，my dad comes to pick me up at 8pm．I always have to leave earlier than the rest of my friends and I get really angry with my dad”.可知，每次我去参加聚会，我爸爸都会在晚上8点来接我。我总是比我其他的朋友走得早，我很生我爸爸的气。故可以推测出，安妮的爸爸对她很严厉，这让她很烦恼。故选A项。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。短文主要内容是不同的人在讲述自己的烦恼和问题，Alice进行回答，并给出建议和解决方法。故可以推测出，这篇文章应该来自畅销的杂志的一个情感类的板块。故选D项。
