Question

Dear David,
My daughter will be five years old. She is happy, well-mannered, loving and pretty. She has attended a Montessori school since she was 16 months old and has made two friends. The three girls are always together, or talking with each other.
But recently the girls told my daughter that they would not play with her if she kept playing with the boy who was disliked by most of the class. My daughter always finds good things in others and insisted they play with him, too. Then one of the friends told my daughter she didn’t have straight hair and shouldn’t play with them. Then she started ignoring my daughter. My mother-in-law decided to iron my girl’s beautiful curly hair(卷發).
With her birthday coming, my child decided to invite her friends to her party. When I asked her why, she said because they were always together, but I know one of the girls will not attend her party. 
I’m concerned about her. I feel lost, not knowing how to help my child.
Jenny
Dear Jenny,
It’s always painful to a mother when someone hurts her child. Your daughter’s friends weren’t nice to her, but little kids are still learning how to get along with others. As a result, young friendships are often fleeting, even changing from day to day. Your daughter seems to be remarkably loving, outgoing and mature(成熟的) beyond her years. Perhaps you need to be proud of the way she treats people.
Ironing your daughter’s hair won’t send your daughter or the other girls a good message. It implies that there is something wrong with the way she is. You have no choice but to let your daughter know that one of the girls won’t be attending her birthday party. If she seems upset, remind her that other friends will be there. My guess is that she will rise to the occasion.
Hope this helps.
David

1. 1.
   What’s the mother’s problem?
   1. A.
      Her daughter doesn’t respect other kids
   2. B.
      Her daughter seems to be losing her friends
   3. C.
      Her daughter cares too much about her friends
   4. D.
      Her daughter doesn’t know how to deal with others
2. 2.
   When the daughter was asked not to play with that boy, she probably ____
   1. A.
      thought her friends were right
   2. B.
      felt lucky to have such good friends
   3. C.
      thought her friends shouldn’t have said that
   4. D.
      realized her friends were not popular with others
3. 3.
   David used the underlined word“fleeting”to show that  _____
   1. A.
      kids value friendship
   2. B.
      young friendships don’t last long
   3. C.
      young friendships are very important
   4. D.
      kids are good at dealing with others
4. 4.
   In David’s opinion, ironing the daughter’s hair _____
   1. A.
      is the right thing to do
   2. B.
      will make her more popular
   3. C.
      will make her doubt the way she is
   4. D.
      will help her win back her friends

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章是兩封信，一封是媽媽寫給編輯的求助信，關于女兒和朋友的相處問題，一封是編輯的回信，給出了一些看法和建議。
1.細節題：從第一封信的第二段的句子：Then one of the friends told my daughter she didn’t have straight hair and shouldn’t play with them. Then she started ignoring my daughter.可知這個媽媽的女兒正失去朋友。選B
2.細節題：從第一封信的第二段的句子：My daughter always finds good things in others and insisted they play with him, too.可知女兒認為她們不該這么說，選C
3.猜詞題：從后面的句子：even changing from day to day.可知小孩的友誼不會持久的，選B
4.推理題：從最后一段的句子：It implies that there is something wrong with the way she is.可知把女兒的頭發燙直，會讓她懷疑自己。選C
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