Elaine, Justin’s mom, had set down the house rules with self-confident assurance. Only the most obtuse person would have failed to understand:no tattoos,no body piercings and no co-ed sleepovers while living in the house of Elaine Tucker Brown. Still, the day Justin turned 18, he lied to his mother about where he was going and headed straight to the tattoo parlor, as if impervious to his mother’s wrath. He got a light blue heart, the size of an orange permanently etched on his arm. Above this work of art was the word“Blessed”. No, Justin was not stupid, but he was obstinate. Elaine saw this as an act of sheer defiance. She was incensed, her anger exacerbated by the fact that Justin had breezed into the house, found her in the kitchen, taken off his shirt with a smile and said, “Got it!” “No, Justin. Let me tell what you've got,” Elaine said angrily. “You've got five minutes to go upstairs and pack a bag. I am taking you to Pop-Pop's.” The ride to Pop-Pop’s house was chilly, to say the least. Elaine berated Justin for everything she could think of, which wasn’t much because he was a straight A senior with a full academic scholarship to his top college pick. He had a kind heart and started a foundation in the ninth grade, which donated used sporting equipment to underprivileged kids in South Africa. Elaine pulled up to her father’s door and ordered Justin out. Not 10 minutes later, her cell phone rang. “Elaine, have you lost it? You are kicking a boy as good as him out the house for a tattoo- that says ‘Blessed’, no less?” her father asked, incredulous. “You will miss him so much. Don’t cut off your nose to spite face, Elaine. Come pick this young man up.” Elaine, having grown up obeying most of her parents’ demands, turned her car around and went back to pick up her son. Justin was surprisingly contrite. “Sorry for being so disrespectful ,Mom,” he said earnestly. “I will try to follow house rules from now on.”
1.What title would best fit this passage?
2.What was Justin’s attitude when he showed his mother the tattoo?
3.Which of the following details does not make the reader sympathetic to Justin?
4.Which of the following is the best interpretation of the underlined idiom in the paragraph?
问题1选项
A.“House Rules”
B.“Visiting Pop-Pop”
C.“Straight A’s”
D.“ Body Piercings”
问题2选项
A.cautiously jubilant
B.willfully defiant
C.convincingly contrite
D.noticeably melodramatic
问题3选项
A.He is described as obstinate.
B.He is portrayed as kind-hearted.
C.He is described as a straight A student.
D.He is described as receiving a full scholarship to college.
问题4选项
A.Calling something bad that is not.
B.Trying to teach something too difficult.
C.Loving a person less for what he has done.
D.Pursuing revenge and hurting yourself in the process.
第1题:
1.【选项释义】
1. What title would best fit this passage? 1. 什么标题最适合这篇文章？
A. “House Rules” A. “家规”
B. “Visiting Pop-Pop” B. “拜访爷爷”
C. “Straight A’s” C. “优等生”
D. “Body Piercings” D. “身体穿刺”
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】根据文章首尾两句“贾斯汀的妈妈伊莱恩自信满满地定下了家里的规矩”，以及“从现在开始，我会尽量遵守家里的规矩”，可以知道，首尾两句都提到了house rules（家规）这个词语，可见本文主要是围绕家规展开的。故该题选择A项正确。
【干扰项排除】B项“‘拜访爷爷’”、C项“‘优等生’”和D项“‘身体穿刺’”都是文中的细节，不是主旨，属于以偏概全。
第2题:
2.【选项释义】
2. What was Justin’s attitude when he showed his mother the tattoo? 2. 当贾斯汀给他妈妈看纹身时，他是什么态度？
A. cautiously jubilant A. 谨慎地高兴
B. willfully defiant B. 故意挑衅
C. convincingly contrite C. 令人信服地忏悔
D. noticeably melodramatic D. 引人注目地夸张
【考查点】观点态度题。
【解题思路】根据题干定位至文章第六、七、八句“不，贾斯汀不笨，但他很固执（obstinate）。伊莱恩认为这是公然的挑衅（an act of sheer defiance）。她被激怒了，贾斯汀轻快地走进房子（Justin had breezed into the house），发现她在厨房里，他脱下了衬衫，微笑着（with a smile）说，‘知道了！’”，由Justin had breezed into the house（贾斯汀轻快地走进房子）和with a smile（带着微笑）可以看出，贾斯汀的态度是任性固执又带有挑衅的，B项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A项“谨慎地高兴”和D项“引人注目地夸张”根据解题思路可知，该两项不符合原文，属于曲解原文；
C项“令人信服地忏悔”，是贾斯汀去了爷爷家之后的态度，不复合题干，属于张冠李戴。
第3题:
3.【选项释义】
3. Which of the following details does not make the reader sympathetic to Justin? 3. 以下哪一个细节不能让读者同情贾斯汀？
A. He is described as obstinate. A. 他被描述为固执。
B. He is portrayed as kind-hearted. B. 他被描绘成一个善良的人。
C. He is described as a straight A student. C. 他被描述成一个优等生。
D. He is described as receiving a full scholarship to college. D. 他获得了大学全额奖学金。
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据原文可知，贾斯汀是一个心地善良的人，每门学科都拿A，获得了全额奖学金，这些都是他的优点，能够引起读者的同情，但他固执这一点，无法引起读者的同情，所以本题选A项“他被描述为固执”符合题意。
【干扰项排除】B项“他被描绘成一个善良的人”、C项“他被描述成一个优等生”和D项“他获得了大学全额奖学金”，根据解题思路可知，这三项都是让读者同情的地方，属于反向干扰。
第4题:
4.【选项释义】
4. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the underlined idiom in the paragraph? 4. 下面哪一项是对段落中划线习语的最佳诠释？
A. Calling something bad that is not. A. 说一些并不坏的事情。
B. Trying to teach something too difficult. B. 试图教一些太难的东西。
C. Loving a person less for what he has done. C. 爱一个人不是因为他所做的事。
D. Pursuing revenge and hurting yourself in the process. D. 在报复的过程中伤害了自己。
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干定位到划线句子所在处，即文章倒数第五句“不要割下自己的鼻子来和脸过不去（Don’t cut off your nose to spite face）”，结合上下文语境：贾斯汀因为纹身惹恼了妈妈，妈妈生气地把车开到爷爷家，将贾斯汀赶下车自己走了。爷爷打来电话告诉贾斯汀的妈妈：这么优秀的孩子，你会十分想念他的。由此可以推断，划线句意为不要为了报复反而伤害了自己。选项D符合原文。
【干扰项排除】A项“说一些并不坏的事情”、B项“试图教一些太难的东西”和C项“爱一个人不是因为他所做的事”根据解题思路可知，属于曲解原文。
