C 新语篇 私人信件（2025·无锡江阴直属片区期中）
Dear Mike,
One of my good friends is having trouble with his after-school classes. His mum thinks taking a lot of these classes
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is helpful to him in the future. But he doesn't want to take them. He argues(争吵) with his mother every week, but they never agree with each other. He feels sad about this and I don't know how to help him. Do you have any advice?
Smile
Dear Smile,
As much as you might want to help your friend, it sounds like this problem is between him and his mother. There probably isn't actually much you can do to help him in this situation(情况).
I guess the best thing you can do now is to just try to be a good friend. Listen to him when he $\underline{\textbf{complains}}$ and see what you can do to make him feel better. Maybe you can hang out more often on the weekend. You could try giving him a gift or doing some other nice things for him.
If I could talk to his mother myself, I would tell her that putting too much pressure(压力) on her child could might actually be a bad thing. More classes don't always lead to better results. I guess you could tell your friend to talk with his mother about this. But it might be better to just stay out of this situation.
Mike
()1. Why does Smile's friend often argue with his mother?
A. They always have different ideas about everything.
B. His mother is too busy and doesn't have time for him.
C. They don't agree with each other about taking after-school classes.
D. He doesn't do well in his lessons and his mother is angry about this.
()2. The underlined word "complains" means saying something "".
A. loudly
B. happily
C. quietly
D. unhappily
()3. Smile would do the following except(除了) .
A. listening to his friend
B. going hiking with his friend
C. talking to his friend's mother
D. buying his friend a model plane

C [文章大意]本文是两封书信。第一封是斯米莱为帮助朋友给迈克写信征求建议；第二封是迈克的回信，信中迈克给了斯米莱一些建议。
1.C [解析]细节理解题。根据第一段中的"One of my good friends is having trouble with his after-school classes...But he doesn't want to take them."及"they never agree with each other"可知，斯米莱的朋友与他妈妈争论的原因是关于是否参加课后班的问题。故选 C。
2.D [解析]词义猜测题。根据"and see what you can do to make him feel better"可推知，画线词"complains"指的是"不高兴地诉说"。故选 D。
3.C [解析]细节理解题。根据迈克给出的建议"Listen to him when he complains and see what you can do to make him feel better. Maybe you can hang out more often on the weekend. You could try giving him a gift or doing some other nice things for him."可知，斯米莱可以倾听朋友的想法、陪朋友闲逛或者送朋友礼物等。文章没有提及要与朋友的母亲交流。故选 C。