Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推举) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.
One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大声说笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(惩罚). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.
Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.
Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.
Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”
“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.
Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(怀疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.
So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”
【小题1】What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?A．It means you have to do more homework.B．It means you must study harder.C．It means you have to do something “useful”.D．It means you should ask a friend for help.【小题2】How many friends did Mini ask for help? A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.【小题3】Who helped Mini in the end? A．The teacher.B．Tony.C．The librarian.D．Nobody.【小题4】What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “in reality”?A．最后B．事实上C．终于D．首先【小题5】 Which of the following can describe Mini’s feeling?A．Happy.B．Excited.C．Sad.D．Bored.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】关键词是staying back mean，在文章第二段第三行就有答案：Staying back meant doing something “useful”，故选C。
【小题2】第五段第一行 She asked Betty，第六段第一行 “Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend.第七段第二行She asked three more friends（又问了三个），所以一共5个。答案选D。
【小题3】最后一段第一行after school Mini stayed to help the librarian，放学后她留下来帮助图书管理员，when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt.每个人离开后管理员发现她在哭，最后允许她离开了。所以最后帮助她的是The librarian，故选C。
【小题4】文章最后一句话 “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”，根据前后语境猜测词义：Mini自言自语，我可能有许多朋友，但是事实上我一个朋友都没有。
【小题5】从开始认为自己有许多朋友，到后来没有人愿意帮助自己，她感到难过，伤心，故选C。A开心的，B兴奋的，D无聊的，都不符合文章意思。