NewYearResolutionHi!I’mMelissaandI’mfromtheUSA.I’mthirteenyearsold.Mydreamistobeananimaldoctor.ThisyearIplantokeepapetdog.Iwilllearnhowtotakecareofit.Iwilltaketennislessonstoo.

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New Year Resolution
Hi! I’m Melissa and I’m from the USA. I’m thirteen years old. My dream is to be an animal doctor. This year I plan to keep a pet dog. I will learn how to take care of it. I will take tennis lessons too. Playing tennis is my hobby.	I’m Pat. I’m from Japan and I’m fourteen years old. Here are my two plans for this year: I will learn another foreign language English because I will go to study art in New York in three years. I love traveling. I also plan to travel around Thailand with my parents.
I’m Cindy and I’m twelve years old. I’m from New Zealand. I want to be a writer like my grandmother so I plan to read two or three books each month next year. I’m also going to write articles and send them to the newspaper and magazines.	I’m Mark. I’m fifteen years old and I’m from Brazil. I will make the soccer team in my school this year. I plan to spend about two hours on practicing playing it. I want to be a soccer player like the famous Brazilian (巴西的) player Neymar.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Melissa may be a(n) ______ in the future.

A. soccer player B. artist C. writer D. animal doctor

2.Mark will ______ in 2015.

A. keep a pet dog B. make more friends

C. visit Thailand D. make a soccer team

3.______ will do a lot of reading in 2015.

A. Melissa B. Pat C. Cindy D. Mark

4.Pat will spend more time on learning ______.

A. English B. science C. music D. math

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mark is the eldest of the four children.

B. Cindy’s grandmother is a doctor.

C. Nobody will take tennis lessons in 2015.

D. Both Pat and Cindy are from New Zealand.

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

分 析：
这篇文章主要讲了四个人物的新年计划。

1.细节理解题。根据My dream is to be an animal doctor.我的梦想是成为一名兽医。可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据I will make the soccer team in my school this year今年在我们学校我会组建一个足球队。可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据so I plan to read two or three books each month next year.所以我计划明年每个月看两到三本书。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据I will learn another foreign language English because I will go to study art in New York in three years.我会学另一门外语，英语。可知故选A。

5.归纳理解题。通过四个表格比较可知，麦克是最大的孩子。故选A。

考点：
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