Dear Aunty,
After years of her crying. I finally gave in and allowed my daughter to have a cat. I now regret my decision. As someone needs to have a clean, tidy house, I no longer feel relaxed in my own home. If I tell her, “sorry, the cat has to go.” She will be heartbroken. What can I do?
-Feline Phobic
Dear Phobic,
I’m an animal lover and on your kid’s and cat’s side. Tell your daughter your problem. Ask her to help you come up with a plan. Perhaps you can agree to allow the cat only in certain areas of the house. This is a chance for your daughter to develop the sense of responsibility owning a pet requires.
Dear Aunty,
I got the highest grade on a biology test. Now the popular kids think I’m brainy, and want me in their lab group. I knew I was being used. Now, they want my homework. What should I do?
-Lily
Dear Lily.
Popularity can come at a price, but it’s no excuse to cheat. Offer to help new friends with their homework, but don’t give them yours.
Dear Aunty,
I’m one of six assistants in a dental(牙科的) office. But I’m new-there just four months. I’ve tried to join conversations, but they just ignore me. They go shopping together. No one invites me. How can I break into the circle?
-Crystal
Dear Crystal,
Humans run in packs like dogs. When a new dog enters the pack, a lot of discovery goes on. So bring cookies for everyone! Then try making friends with one co-worker. Invite her to lunch. When you get familiar with each other, tell her how hard you’re finding the situation at work. chances are, she’ll take you under her wing.
小题1:Aunty thinks that Phobic should .
A．try to persuade her daughter to give in.
B．spend more time cleaning the house.
C．ask her daughter to help tidy up
D．find a better way to keep the cat.小题2:The underlined word “brainy” in the passage means .
A．excited
B．friendly
C．intelligent
D．hard-working小题3:According to the passage, .
A．Phobic can’t get along well with her daughter.
B．Aunty is fond of animals like cats.
C．Crystal’s coworkers are cheating her.
D．Lily has no interest in lab experiments.
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
题目分析：本文讲述了另外几个人写给Aunty的信。
小题1:D 推理题。根据第二封信Ask her to help you come up with a plan. Perhaps you can agree to allow the cat only in certain areas of the house. This is a chance for your daughter to develop the sense of responsibility owning a pet requires.说明Aunty 认为Phobic应该要找一个地方来养猫。故D正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据本句I got the highest grade on a biology test. Now the popular kids think I’m brainy,说明我得了高分，别人都认为我很聪明，故C正确，
小题3:B 推理题。根据第一封信I finally gave in and allowed my daughter to have a cat. I now regret my decision.说明Feline Phobic写信给Aunty征求养猫方面的问题，说明Aunty是一个爱猫之人，对猫了解较多。故B正确。
点评：文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。