(D)
The time I spent at Grandma's house was enjoyable until Grandma started telling me how wonderful my cousin Maya was. Then it was Maya this and Maya that until I didn't ever want to hear another word about her.
That's why I didn't feel excited when Grandma called me to come over and bring my nightclothes. When I arrived，it was worse than I'd expected. There，in an armchair，sat Maya，all dressed up，formal-looking and wearing expensive shoes as if she'd just been to a party.
"Surprise，Kristen!" Grandma said. "Maya and her parents have travelled here on business. She will stay here with us this afternoon." Grandma kept talking about how excited she'd been for this surprise get-together，and how cousins should get to know each other better.
I smiled and nodded，as if I'd been waiting forever for this chance to spend an afternoon with Maya. Shortly，Grandma went to the kitchen，and just left Maya and me in the living room. Maya was here，looking great with the latest haircut and a fancy dress. Looking down at my old jeans and shoes，how I wished I hadn't come! How could she be so perfect? Everything about her made me jealous(嫉妒的). But I still forced a smile and listened to the speech about her experiences，which I had already heard of from Grandma a thousand times!
"I hear you like to skate," she said. I was surprised.
"How did you feel when winning the baseball match?" she asked me. And then she kept talking about my experiences.
"How do you know these things about me?" I asked.
"It was Grandma!" she grumbled(嘟囔). "She always shares your life with me. You're her favourite person.
"You too?" I can't believe what I heard. Then the only words came to my mind were，"You won the first prize in the Maths competition，didn't you? Grandma tells me about you all the time too! I even know that you wear size-three shoes!" Maya looked up and seemed to understand something. In fact，Grandma had always been the bridge between us.
Later that afternoon，both of us found the lost joy through chatting about every story told by Grandma. I finally understood Grandma was right，and thanks to her，I fell sound asleep early that night，enjoying a sweet dream of regaining a wonderful cousin.
(
A. Excited.
B. Nervous.
C. Bored.
D. Uncomfortable.
(
A. Because she wanted to show Maya and Kristen were her favourites.
B. Because she hoped that the writer would become a girl like Maya.
C. Because she believed it was a great way to help them know each other.
D. Because she thought Maya made her much prouder than the writer.
(
A. How different your life is!
B. How jealous I am of you!
C. What a lovely lady she is!
D. What fun to hear about you!
(
A. Grandma's Maya
B. Grandma's Favourites
C. My Cousin Maya
D. Maya and I
The time I spent at Grandma's house was enjoyable until Grandma started telling me how wonderful my cousin Maya was. Then it was Maya this and Maya that until I didn't ever want to hear another word about her.
That's why I didn't feel excited when Grandma called me to come over and bring my nightclothes. When I arrived，it was worse than I'd expected. There，in an armchair，sat Maya，all dressed up，formal-looking and wearing expensive shoes as if she'd just been to a party.
"Surprise，Kristen!" Grandma said. "Maya and her parents have travelled here on business. She will stay here with us this afternoon." Grandma kept talking about how excited she'd been for this surprise get-together，and how cousins should get to know each other better.
I smiled and nodded，as if I'd been waiting forever for this chance to spend an afternoon with Maya. Shortly，Grandma went to the kitchen，and just left Maya and me in the living room. Maya was here，looking great with the latest haircut and a fancy dress. Looking down at my old jeans and shoes，how I wished I hadn't come! How could she be so perfect? Everything about her made me jealous(嫉妒的). But I still forced a smile and listened to the speech about her experiences，which I had already heard of from Grandma a thousand times!
"I hear you like to skate," she said. I was surprised.
"How did you feel when winning the baseball match?" she asked me. And then she kept talking about my experiences.
"How do you know these things about me?" I asked.
"It was Grandma!" she grumbled(嘟囔). "She always shares your life with me. You're her favourite person.
How jealous I am of you!
""You too?" I can't believe what I heard. Then the only words came to my mind were，"You won the first prize in the Maths competition，didn't you? Grandma tells me about you all the time too! I even know that you wear size-three shoes!" Maya looked up and seemed to understand something. In fact，Grandma had always been the bridge between us.
Later that afternoon，both of us found the lost joy through chatting about every story told by Grandma. I finally understood Grandma was right，and thanks to her，I fell sound asleep early that night，enjoying a sweet dream of regaining a wonderful cousin.
(
D
)10. How did Kristen feel when staying with Maya at first?A. Excited.
B. Nervous.
C. Bored.
D. Uncomfortable.
(
C
)11. Why did Grandma keep mentioning Maya to Kristen?A. Because she wanted to show Maya and Kristen were her favourites.
B. Because she hoped that the writer would become a girl like Maya.
C. Because she believed it was a great way to help them know each other.
D. Because she thought Maya made her much prouder than the writer.
(
B
)12. Which of the following is the best to fill in the ""?A. How different your life is!
B. How jealous I am of you!
C. What a lovely lady she is!
D. What fun to hear about you!
(
B
)13. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. Grandma's Maya
B. Grandma's Favourites
C. My Cousin Maya
D. Maya and I
答案：10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B
解析：
翻译:
（D）
我在奶奶家的时光一直很愉快，直到奶奶开始跟我说我的表妹玛雅有多棒。然后就一直是玛雅这个好、玛雅那个好，直到我再也不想听到关于她的任何一个字。
这就是为什么当奶奶叫我过去并带上睡衣时，我并不觉得兴奋。当我到达时，情况比我预想的还要糟糕。在那里，玛雅坐在一把扶手椅上，盛装打扮，看起来很正式，还穿着昂贵的鞋子，就好像她刚参加完一个派对一样。
“惊喜吧，克里斯汀！”奶奶说，“玛雅和她的父母来这里出差。今天下午她会和我们待在一起。”奶奶不停地说着她为这次惊喜相聚有多兴奋，还说表姐妹应该更好地了解彼此。
我微笑着点点头，就好像我一直都在等待这个和玛雅共度一个下午的机会一样。很快，奶奶去了厨房，只留下玛雅和我在客厅里。玛雅在这儿，最新的发型和一件漂亮的裙子让她看起来美极了。我低头看着自己的旧牛仔裤和鞋子，真希望自己没来！她怎么能这么完美呢？她的一切都让我嫉妒。但我还是强颜欢笑，听着她讲那些我已经从奶奶那里听过无数次的经历！
“我听说你喜欢滑冰。”她说。我很惊讶。
“赢得棒球比赛时你感觉如何？”她问我。然后她就不停地谈论我的经历。
“你怎么知道我的这些事？”我问。
“是奶奶！”她嘟囔着，“她总是和我分享你的生活。你是她最喜欢的人。我真嫉妒你！”
“你也是？”我不敢相信自己听到的话。然后我脑海里只浮现出这样的话：“你在数学竞赛中获得了一等奖，是吗？奶奶也一直跟我讲你的事！我甚至知道你穿3码的鞋子！”玛雅抬起头，似乎明白了什么。事实上，奶奶一直是我们之间的桥梁。
那天下午晚些时候，我们俩通过聊奶奶讲的每一个故事，都找回了失去的快乐。我终于明白奶奶是对的，多亏了她，那天晚上我很早就酣然入睡了，还做了一个美梦，梦见自己重新拥有了一个很棒的表妹。
（D）10. 一开始和玛雅待在一起时，克里斯汀感觉如何？
A. 兴奋的。
B. 紧张的。
C. 厌烦的。
D. 不舒服的。
（C）11. 奶奶为什么一直跟克里斯汀提起玛雅？
A. 因为她想表明玛雅和克里斯汀都是她最喜欢的人。
B. 因为她希望作者能成为像玛雅一样的女孩。
C. 因为她认为这是帮助她们了解彼此的好方法。
D. 因为她觉得玛雅比作者更让她骄傲。
（B）12. 下列哪一项最适合填在“”处？
A. 你的生活多么不同啊！
B. 我真嫉妒你！
C. 她是个多么可爱的女士啊！
D. 听到你的事真有趣！
（B）13. 下列哪一项会是这篇文章的最佳标题？
A. 奶奶的玛雅
B. 奶奶的最爱
C. 我的表妹玛雅
D. 玛雅和我
（D）
我在奶奶家的时光一直很愉快，直到奶奶开始跟我说我的表妹玛雅有多棒。然后就一直是玛雅这个好、玛雅那个好，直到我再也不想听到关于她的任何一个字。
这就是为什么当奶奶叫我过去并带上睡衣时，我并不觉得兴奋。当我到达时，情况比我预想的还要糟糕。在那里，玛雅坐在一把扶手椅上，盛装打扮，看起来很正式，还穿着昂贵的鞋子，就好像她刚参加完一个派对一样。
“惊喜吧，克里斯汀！”奶奶说，“玛雅和她的父母来这里出差。今天下午她会和我们待在一起。”奶奶不停地说着她为这次惊喜相聚有多兴奋，还说表姐妹应该更好地了解彼此。
我微笑着点点头，就好像我一直都在等待这个和玛雅共度一个下午的机会一样。很快，奶奶去了厨房，只留下玛雅和我在客厅里。玛雅在这儿，最新的发型和一件漂亮的裙子让她看起来美极了。我低头看着自己的旧牛仔裤和鞋子，真希望自己没来！她怎么能这么完美呢？她的一切都让我嫉妒。但我还是强颜欢笑，听着她讲那些我已经从奶奶那里听过无数次的经历！
“我听说你喜欢滑冰。”她说。我很惊讶。
“赢得棒球比赛时你感觉如何？”她问我。然后她就不停地谈论我的经历。
“你怎么知道我的这些事？”我问。
“是奶奶！”她嘟囔着，“她总是和我分享你的生活。你是她最喜欢的人。我真嫉妒你！”
“你也是？”我不敢相信自己听到的话。然后我脑海里只浮现出这样的话：“你在数学竞赛中获得了一等奖，是吗？奶奶也一直跟我讲你的事！我甚至知道你穿3码的鞋子！”玛雅抬起头，似乎明白了什么。事实上，奶奶一直是我们之间的桥梁。
那天下午晚些时候，我们俩通过聊奶奶讲的每一个故事，都找回了失去的快乐。我终于明白奶奶是对的，多亏了她，那天晚上我很早就酣然入睡了，还做了一个美梦，梦见自己重新拥有了一个很棒的表妹。
（D）10. 一开始和玛雅待在一起时，克里斯汀感觉如何？
A. 兴奋的。
B. 紧张的。
C. 厌烦的。
D. 不舒服的。
（C）11. 奶奶为什么一直跟克里斯汀提起玛雅？
A. 因为她想表明玛雅和克里斯汀都是她最喜欢的人。
B. 因为她希望作者能成为像玛雅一样的女孩。
C. 因为她认为这是帮助她们了解彼此的好方法。
D. 因为她觉得玛雅比作者更让她骄傲。
（B）12. 下列哪一项最适合填在“”处？
A. 你的生活多么不同啊！
B. 我真嫉妒你！
C. 她是个多么可爱的女士啊！
D. 听到你的事真有趣！
（B）13. 下列哪一项会是这篇文章的最佳标题？
A. 奶奶的玛雅
B. 奶奶的最爱
C. 我的表妹玛雅
D. 玛雅和我