二、阅读理解
Fiona was a very popular girl at school. From an early age, she tried to be kind and friendly to everyone. She invited the whole class to her birthday party and sometimes gave presents to everybody.
However, everything changed on International Day of Friendship. On that day, everyone had to make three presents to give to their three best friends. Fiona enjoyed the task of choosing three from her classmates. But when all the presents were made and shared out, she was the only one that didn’t receive a present! Fiona felt terrible, crying for hours. Everyone came to comfort her, but each stayed only a short time before leaving—just as she did to others so many times.
She realized she was a good companion, but she wasn’t a true friend to anyone. Although she tried to be close to everyone, she found that wasn’t enough to create true friendships.
That night, Fiona told her mother about everything. Her mother said, “My dear, you cannot buy friends with a smile or a few good words. If you want true friends, you must give them time and real care.”
Hearing this, Fiona decided to change her ways to have some true friends. As she lay in bed that night, she thought about how to achieve this. She thought about her mother, who was always ready to help her, put up with her bad behaviour, encouraged her and loved her deeply. That was what made a true friend!
Fiona smiled happily, realizing she already had the best friend anyone could ever want.
(
B
) 1. Which shows the right changes of Fiona’s feelings during the gift exchange?
A. Happy→sad→surprised.
B. Happy→surprised→sad.
C. Surprised→worried→angry.
D. Surprised→hopeful→excited.
(
C
) 2. How did the students comfort Fiona?
A. They called her mother.
B. They gave her their presents.
C. They spent a little time with her.
D. They walked her home together.
(
D
) 3. What can we learn from paragraph 3 about Fiona?
A. She didn’t do well in school.
B. Nobody at school liked her at all.
C. She was too busy to develop true friendships.
D. She realized she wasn’t making friends the right way.
(
A
) 4. From Fiona’s mother’s words, we can know the mother is a
person.
A. loving
B. strict
C. brave
D. humorous
(
C
) 5. What lesson does the passage mainly teach us?
A. Parents are a child’s first teachers.
B. Kind words are the music of the world.
C. A strong friendship really needs time and care.
D. Close neighbours are better than distant relatives.
