Dear Addie,
Greetings from New Jersey, how is New Zealand? I’m very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about myself.
First off, I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Brighty. Our town is called Whippangong. It is only about a half-hour away from New York City. My oldest sister, Ingrid, just turned 17, that means she now has a drive’s license. She drives us to the mall. Do you have a mall near you in Te Awamutu? My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend. We still fight, though. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her sometimes, and that is truly the most boring thing in the world. Do you like horses?
I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The sound of my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes(發(fā)出回聲). I play scores in the fall; I’m on the swim team during the summer. I like swim, but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the piano.
Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. We mostly get zucchini because the rabbits eat everything else. I guess rabbits don’t like zucchini. I have a bike and mum allows me to ride up and down our street, but nowhere else. I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Right now I ride the crowed and yucky bus.
Well, that is enough about me for now. I look forward to hearing from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drums.
Write soon
Love,
Jessica
【小題1】 In this letter, Jessica doesn’t talk about     .

A．her family numbers B．her spare time
C．her house D．her ambition
【小題2】 what does the underlined word “fall” mean here?         .
A．跌倒 B．降落 C．秋天 D．瀑布
【小題3】JessicA、thinks riding horses is very     .
A. different   B. fool
C.exciting    D.frightening
【小題4】 Zucchini is likely to be a kind of       .
A．a(chǎn)nimals B．vegetable
C．flower D．fruit
【小題5】 Which of the following is TURE?        .
A. Jessica likes Lucy very much but they don’t always get along.
B. People below 18 can’t get driving licenses in New Jersey
C. Jessica usually goes to school by bike, but sometimes by bus.
D. Ingrid gets to take riding lessons and JessicA、wishes she could, too.
【小題6】 What might be Addie’s problem?
A．She can’t take surfing lessons.
B．She wants to play the drums.
C．There are no malls near her house.
D．She has no family.


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
【小題6】B

解析試題解析：本文大意：這是杰西卡寫給艾迪的信，信中說她和父母、兩個(gè)姐妹和寵物狗布萊蒂生活在一起，她家有8個(gè)房間和一個(gè)小后院，每年試著在那兒種菜。露西是她最好的朋友，盡管她們?nèi)匀淮蚣�。還提到了自己的愛好。最后盼望艾迪快點(diǎn)回信。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Brighty我和我的父母、兩個(gè)姐妹和我們的寵物狗布萊蒂生活在一起，Our house has eight rooms and A、small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables.我們的房子有8個(gè)房間和一個(gè)小后院，每年我們?cè)囍谀莾悍N菜，I take tap dancing classes.我上踢踏舞課，可知選D
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù) I’m on the swim team during the summer.夏天我參加游泳隊(duì)，可知選C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)and that is truly the most boring thing in the world. 那是真是世界上最無(wú)聊的事情，可知選B
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Our house has eight rooms and A、small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables.我們的房子有8個(gè)房間和一個(gè)小后院，每年我們?cè)囍谀莾悍N菜，可知選C
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)I guess I would say that she is my best friend. We still fight, though. 我猜我會(huì)說她是我最好的朋友，盡管我們?nèi)匀淮蚣�，可知選A
【小題6】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drums.我希望你的媽媽確實(shí)讓你學(xué)打鼓，可知選B
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