A Read the story about a special friendship between a teenage girl and an old woman and choose the best answer for each question.
Lucy shook chocolate powder into a bowl, but she wasn't very careful. Suddenly, the powder flew into the air! The sweet smell of chocolate filled Mrs Li's kitchen.
"Achoo!" "Ah ... achoo!" Lucy and Mrs Li both sneezed. They looked at each other and laughed.
"Here, let me help you," said Mrs Li. "You need to use a spoon. See?"
As Mrs Li carefully added the chocolate powder, Lucy held up her smartphone to record a video. She loves making videos of their baking adventures and sharing them online.
Their friendship started in a supermarket a few months ago. Mrs Li wanted to pay for her own things with her smartphone, but she didn't know how. Lucy noticed and offered to help. They found out they both loved baked treats—biscuits, cakes, bread and so on. After that, Lucy began visiting Mrs Li at the weekend. They always had a wonderful time. Lucy learnt about baking, and Mrs Li learnt about technology.
Now, the two friends looked at their finished cake. "Before we eat, let me make a video of it," said Lucy.
"No, let me," said Mrs Li. "After all, I know how to use a smartphone now. A good friend taught me!"
Lucy handed her the phone with a big smile.
1 What made Lucy and Mrs Li sneeze?
a The smell of the chocolate. b The smell of the cake.
c Chocolate powder in the air.
2 How did Lucy help Mrs Li in the supermarket?
a She helped Mrs Li carry her things.
b She helped Mrs Li use her smartphone to pay for things.
c She bought things for Mrs Li.
3 Why did Lucy start visiting Mrs Li at the weekend?
a Because Lucy wanted to learn to bake. b Because Mrs Li was lonely.
c Because Mrs Li needed help around the house.
4 What did Mrs Li learn from Lucy?
a She learnt new baking recipes.
b She learnt about people in the neighbourhood.
c She learnt about technology.
答案：【解析】：
这是一道阅读理解题，主要考查学生对英文文本的理解能力以及从文本中提取信息的能力。题目给出了一个关于少女Lucy和老妇人Mrs Li之间特殊友谊的故事，并要求根据故事内容选择最佳答案。
1. 对于第一题，需要找到导致Lucy和Mrs Li打喷嚏的原因。通过文本中的描述，“Lucy shook chocolate powder into a bowl, but she wasn't very careful. Suddenly, the powder flew into the air! ... 'Achoo!' 'Ah ... achoo!' Lucy and Mrs Li both sneezed.” 可以确定是巧克力粉飞入空中导致她们打喷嚏。
2. 对于第二题，需要找到Lucy在超市如何帮助Mrs Li的描述。文本中提到，“Mrs Li wanted to pay for her own things with her smartphone, but she didn't know how. Lucy noticed and offered to help.” 表明Lucy帮助Mrs Li使用智能手机支付。
3. 对于第三题，需要理解为什么Lucy开始在周末拜访Mrs Li。文本中提到，“They found out they both loved baked treats—biscuits, cakes, bread and so on. After that, Lucy began visiting Mrs Li at the weekend.” 表明是因为她们都喜欢烘焙食品，所以Lucy开始在周末拜访Mrs Li。虽然学习烘焙是拜访过程中的一个活动，但并非拜访的初衷。
4. 对于第四题，需要找到Mrs Li从Lucy那里学到了什么。文本中提到，“Lucy learnt about baking, and Mrs Li learnt about technology.” 直接给出了答案。
【答案】：
1. c Chocolate powder in the air.
2. b She helped Mrs Li use her smartphone to pay for things.
3. a Because Lucy wanted to learn to bake. （虽然b选项“Because Mrs Li was lonely.”在文本中没有明确提及，但a选项是文本中直接给出的原因，因此选择a。）
4. c She learnt about technology.
