B(2025·无锡经开区期中)
You may hear “What’s up?” from a friend, a classmate, or even a stranger. But do you know exactly what it means in different situations? Here is a list of the best responses to the phrase.
Friendly responses
①Whether you’re talking to a friend or partner, ask about what’s going on in their life. This is good when you know the person well.
· Just got done walking the dog. Which team won the NBA finals last night?
· Busy with the exam. How’s your new school going?
②Be honest in your response if you’re talking to a friend and feeling down. They may be asking “What’s up?” to check in on you. If you trust this person, open up to them.
· It’s been better. Lots of new changes are happening at work.
· Feel like I’m sitting on the edge of my seat. That email had better come soon.
③You might be busy. Maybe you need to walk your dog outside, or you’re rushing out the door to make it to a meeting on time. If someone stops or calls you with a “What’s up?”, let them know that you want to ▲. Honesty won’t hurt any feelings!
· Hey, I’d love to chat, but I’ve got a meeting soon.
· I’m super jam-packed with work. Can I call you later?
· Let me get back to you on that. I need to walk Fido in the park now.
Funny responses
A simple joke(笑话) is a great way to get a friend or a stranger laughing. If dry humour is your thing, go with this response!
· What’s down?
· Gas prices(油价).
· My blood pressure(血压).
1. The underlined word “honest” means .
A. telling something new
B. telling something true
C. telling something good
D. telling something special
2. Which is the most suitable for “ ▲ ”?
A. go outside now
B. have a good rest
C. talk at a later time
D. chat on the internet
3. The purpose(目的) of the passage is .
A. to show readers what to do to make more friends
B. to introduce the best responses to “What’s up?” in different situations
C. to share how to make other people happy in a chat
D. to teach readers different meanings of “What’s up?”
4. According to the passage, which of the following is a “funny response”?
A. The sky.
B. I am good. How are you?
C. Heading to lunch, you?
D. Just finished my work. Any plans for the weekend?

【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了在不同情况下如何友好、诚实或幽默地回应“What’s up?”,并列举了多种最佳回应方式。
1. B 提示:词义猜测题。根据画线词后"If you trust this person, open up to them."可知,如果你信任对方,可以向他们敞开心扉,由此可推断,honest 意为"说真话"。
2. C 提示:推理判断题。空格后所给例句"Hey, I’d love to chat, but I’ve got a meeting soon.""Can I call you later?""Let me get back to you..."均表示现在没空,稍后再聊。因此,选项 C"稍后再交谈"最适合放在横线处。
3. B 提示:写作意图题。根据第一段"You may hear ‘What’s up?’... But do you know exactly what it means in different situations? Here is a list of the best responses to the phrase."可知,文章围绕如何回答"What’s up?"展开。
4. A 提示:推理判断题。根据小标题 Funny responses 下"A simple joke is a great way to get a friend or a stranger laughing. If dry humour is your thing..."并结合所给出的例子"What’s down? Gas prices. My blood pressure."可知,笑话、冷幽默属于幽默回答。四个选项中 A 项"The sky."是对"What’s up?"的幽默回答。

【分析】
本题是关于日常交际用语“What’s up?”回应的阅读理解题，共4道小题，分别考查词义猜测、推理判断、写作意图和细节理解。解题思路：1. 词义猜测题需结合画线词的上下文语境，寻找提示信息推断词义；2. 推理判断题要分析空格前后内容，匹配例子的逻辑关系；3. 写作意图题需定位文章主旨句，明确核心写作内容；4. 细节理解题要锁定对应小标题下的内容，匹配选项。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据画线词所在句后一句“If you trust this person, open up to them.”可知，信任对方就向其敞开心扉，由此可推断“honest”意为“说真话”，对应选项B。
2. 推理判断题：空格后给出的例子均为“现在没空，稍后再聊”的表述，因此空格处应选“稍后再交谈”，对应选项C。
3. 写作意图题：文章第一段明确提到“Here is a list of the best responses to the phrase.”，核心是介绍不同情况下对“What’s up?”的最佳回应，对应选项B。
4. 细节理解题：根据“Funny responses”部分的内容，幽默回应是用笑话，选项A“The sky.”是对“What’s up?”的幽默回答，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
词义猜测题、推理判断题、写作意图题
【点评】
本题围绕日常英语交际用语的回应展开，考查学生对阅读理解不同题型的解题方法，需结合上下文语境分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7