Question

Six people are talking about two pie shops in a TV program.

Lily: I’ve been going to Pie House for twenty years. Now Marie’s son is taking care of the business, and he makes pies as good as his mother’s. I enjoy my stay there as before. My family also like the pies. We feel relaxed while staying there.

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Olive: I went to Pie Corner once. Their pies were great, too. But I feel more comfortable at Pie House. I am used to the taste there, which makes me feel happy. I’m really a fan of Pie House.

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Ned: Uncle Roy used to work for my mom. Later he opened Pie Corner on the next block after he got married. At the beginning, it’s not easy for him, but it is becoming more and more popular especially among young people. They think Pie Corner can often give them a surprise.

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Marie: Roy was already quite avant-garde when working with me. I mean he had different, sometimes even strange, ideas about pies. There were times I thought his pies wouldn’t taste good, but they turned out magically delicious. He is really creative and can always make new pies, which attract many people.

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Lee: Ned has done quite well with Pie House. His pies make you feel warm. But if you want to try something interesting, you should go to Pie Corner.

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Chuck: The two pie shops are really different from each other. If eating Roy’s pies is like taking an exciting trip, then Ned’s pies are just like a sweet home you go back to after a long trip. Which one to go to depends on what you like.

1.What do we know about the six people?

A. They all have been to both pie shops.

B. They all talked about what the pies taste like.

C. Some of them are the shopkeepers of the pie shops.

D. Some of them talked about how the shopkeepers treated their workers.

2.Which is true about the pie shops?

A. Pie House is a family business.

B. Pie Corner is next to Pie House.

C. Pie Corner has a longer history than Pie House.

D. Pie House gives people a place to stay for the night.

3.What does ‘a(chǎn)vant-garde’ mean in the reading?

A. Having a new and surprising way of thinking.

B. Trying to find out where the problems come from.

C. Trying to act like someone who knows everything.

D. Having many exciting life experiences.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是六個人在電視節(jié)目上談?wù)搩杉茵W餅店的情況，他們都分別對著兩家店做出評價和給出了自己的觀點。

1.Marie說的話: Roy was already quite avant-garde when working with me.以及Lee說的話：Ned has done quite well with Pie House.可以知道Marie和Roy一起工作，Ned也開了一家餡餅店，故選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中原句I’ve been going to Pie House for twenty years. Now Marie’s son is taking care of the business,（我一直去Pie House20年了，現(xiàn)在Marie的兒子照看生意。）可知Pie House是家族生意，故選 A。

3.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中提示I mean he had different, sometimes even strange, ideas about pies.（我的意思是他有不同的，有時甚至奇怪的關(guān)于餡餅的想法。）所以‘a(chǎn)vant-garde 的意思是A。

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