Question

Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model （模特）.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
【小題1】What was Emma surprised about?

A．Alice wanted to keep thin.

B．Alice decided not to do modeling.

C．Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.

D．Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.

【小題2】Emma can’t go back to school again, because ________

A．she is tired of being a student

B．she wants to make more money from modeling

C．she is so old that she has missed the best time in school

D．she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model

【小題3】How long does Alice still have to study in high school?

A．One year.	B．Two years.
C．Three years.	D．The longer, the better.

【小題4】Emma only cares about________

A．Alice’s beauty	B．Alice’s happiness
C．Alice’s age	D．Alice’s swimming suit

【小題5】From the letter we know that __________

A．Emma is a famous model

B．Emma likes being a model for a living

C．Alice will go on her studies in high school

D．Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】A

解析文章是書信體，姑姑Emma寫給侄女Alice的信，叫她認真考慮做模特賺錢還是繼續學習的事情。
1. D 根據I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model可知她吃驚的是她的侄女想從學校出來做模特，故選D（不完成學業）。
2. C 細節題。從I am too old to go back to school now可知Emma太老了不能回學校，她錯過了學習的最佳時機，選C。
3. A 根據最后一段You only have one year to finish your studies in high school可知Alice還有一年高中畢業，故選A。
4. B 由文章最后一句there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness可知選B。
5. A 根據Emma的講述Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model可知她是個模特，故A對。B答案不對，從I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun…她必須可看出是沒辦法，而不是喜歡；C答案文章沒說，這里還只是在勸說回學校；D答案與原文不符，原文說的是：I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry。