Ⅳ. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
If a friend gives us a big hand, it's a good idea to write him a thank-you note. But how many of us can sit down to do this?
"People don't seem to give thanks to people quite often," Kumar from the University of Texas said. Why are people uncertain about sending thank-you notes? And how do people feel when they receive one?
Kumar and his team asked some students to send a thank-you note to another person by email. Then, they asked both the writer and the recipient how sending or receiving these notes made them feel.
They found that the students didn't like to write the notes because they had to think too much about them. They worried about what to say and how to say it. The receiver, however, enjoyed the notes. "When you are a receiver you can feel the warmth of the note," one of the receivers said.
The writers also thought it might be embarrassing（尴尬的）for the receiver to receive a thank-you note, but this was not true. "The receivers feel quite happy," Kumar said. "They don't really feel awkward at all."
"If people know that writing a thank-you note could have such a big influence on others, they will do it more often," Kumar said.
"Simple, small changes in our
everyday lives can make a big difference in how we treat other people, so start by writing the thank-you note," Kumar said.
1. From Kumar, we can know that people . （）
A. don't often write thank-you notes
B. feel happy to write thank-you notes
C. like to say thank you when they get help
D. feel awkward when receiving a thank-you note
2. What does the underlined word "recipient" mean in Chinese? （）
A. 求助者 B. 写信者
C. 劳动者 D. 收信者
3. According to the text, when a person receives a thank-you note, he will feel . （）
A. worried B. warm
C. embarrassed D. unhappy
4. What is the best title for the text? （）
A. Take Time to Thank Others
B. Be Ready to Help Others
C. Try to Make a Big Surprise
D. The Way to Write a Thank-you Note

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A

【分析】
先通读全文，把握文章核心是围绕“写感谢信”的研究展开，再逐题定位原文信息解题：第1题需找Kumar关于人们是否常写感谢信的观点；第2题根据上下文对应关系猜测词义；第3题定位收信者的感受；第4题归纳文章主旨。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第二段Kumar的表述“People don't seem to give thanks to people quite often”，可知人们不常写感谢信，对应选项A。
2. 词义猜测题：根据第三段“they asked both the writer and the recipient”，writer是“写信者”，与之对应的recipient应为“收信者”，选D。
3. 细节理解题：第四段明确提到“When you are a receiver you can feel the warmth of the note”，说明收信者收到感谢信会感到温暖，选B。
4. 主旨大意题：文章围绕“写感谢信感谢他人”的重要性展开，呼吁人们通过小事表达感谢，最佳标题为“花时间感谢他人”，选A。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，涵盖细节查找、词义推断、主旨归纳三类考点，考查学生对文章信息的定位与理解能力，贴近日常话题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

Ⅴ. 阅读短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。第1－4题每题答案不超过3个单词，第5题须用完整句子回答。
Being a teenager is great. However, many teenagers have a lot of worries. Let's look at the following examples.
Linda is so shy that she is afraid of speaking in front of others. For this reason, she only has one friend. And her friend's name is Amy. She wants to know how to become more outgoing and make more friends. Last Friday, she argued with Amy. She doesn't want to lose her best friend. She wants to make up with Amy, but she doesn't know how to say sorry to her.
John feels nervous because the mid-term exam is coming. He can't even sleep well at night. He is afraid that he will get bad grades. He likes Chinese best, so he spends a lot of time on it. He is not good at maths or English, and he doesn't know how to improve them.
These days, Jane is not very happy, because there are a couple of rules in her home. First, her parents don't allow her to go out to play on school nights. They ask her to stay at home and read books. Second, she has to get up at 6:30 a.m. and finish her breakfast before 7:30 a.m. every day.
1. Linda her best friend Amy.
2. John's favourite subject is .
3. John doesn't know how to improve .
4. Jane must at 6:30 a.m.
5. How many rules are there in Jane's home?

1. argued with
2. Chinese
3. maths and English
4. get up
5. There are two rules in Jane's home.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据短文内容完成填空与回答问题。解题思路为：先通读短文把握各主人公的情况，再针对每个问题定位原文对应信息；注意第1-4题答案不超过3个单词，第5题需用完整句子作答。具体步骤：1. 定位Linda与Amy的关系；2. 找John最喜欢的科目；3. 确定John不知如何提高的科目；4. 明确Jane6:30必须做的事；5. 统计Jane家的规则数量并组织完整句子。
【解析】
1. 由短文第二段“Last Friday, she argued with Amy.”可知，Linda和Amy吵架了，故填argued with；
2. 由短文第三段“He likes Chinese best”可知，John最喜欢的科目是Chinese；
3. 由短文第三段“He is not good at maths or English, and he doesn't know how to improve them.”可知，John不知道如何提高数学和英语；
4. 由短文第四段“Second, she has to get up at 6:30 a.m.”可知，Jane必须6:30起床；
5. 短文第四段提到Jane家的两条规则，需用完整句子回答，即There are two rules in Jane's home.
【答案】
1. argued with
2. Chinese
3. maths and English
4. get up
5. There are two rules in Jane's home.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语短文细节信息的提取能力，答题需注意字数限制和句子完整性，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7