Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never

Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”
【小题1】The party was held .A．at Peter’s houseB．in a large hallC．at Peter’s friend’s houseD．in a secret place【小题2】.Which of the following is not true?A．Betty made the best cake.B．Mary Jackson sang well.C．Bill played the violin well. D．The Jacksons did hard work for the party.【小题3】 From the story, we can see Peter was .A．a selfish manB．good at making friendsC．a warm-hearted manD．a welcomed friendD

(答案→)D 解析：这篇短文主要讲述了彼得没有很多的朋友，原因是他总是索取而从不奉献。短文通过他召开生日聚会，邀请朋友的同时，向不同的人提出不同的要求的故事表现了他的自私。【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文第二段He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house!描述，他甚至要求吉姆和玛丽让他在他们家举行聚会。故选C。【小题2】是非判断题。问题是那个是不正确的，根据短文第二段You and Martha sing well together描述，you指上文的Bill，B项玛丽· 杰克逊唱得好，故选B.【小题3】推理判断题。根据短文的描述，彼得是一个只索取不奉献的人。故选A.

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