《2025年新编基础训练八年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅲ. 回答问题
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Dear Helen,
Recently I have had a problem with my friend. Xia is my best friend but she said she didn’t want to see me. It happened like this: Xia asked me to help take care of her pet dog when she travelled to Shanghai. I wanted to say “no” to her, but I still agreed. At that time I was getting ready for an exam(考试). I was too busy to look after it well. And then something bad happened. Her dog got ill. Xia was angry and said she wouldn’t believe in me anymore. I felt really sorry and hoped she could believe in me again. Then she said if I took her dog to the animal hospital with her, she would forgive(原谅) me.
However, I didn’t do that, because I had an important exam the next day. So I had to get ready for it. When Xia called me, I was studying for my exam carefully. I didn’t answer the phone in time. This made her even angrier than before. She said I never took her seriously. You know she misunderstood(误解) me. I want to get along well with Xia. What should I do? Can you give me some advice?
Sincerely,
Mary
16. Where did Xia travel?(不超过5个词)Shanghai.
17. Why didn’t Mary look after Xia’s dog well?(不超过10个词)Because she was busy getting ready for an exam.
18. According to the passage, how would Xia believe in Mary again?(不超过15个词)If Mary took Xia's dog to the animal hospital with Xia.
19. What was Mary doing when Xia called Mary?(不超过10个词)Mary was studying for her exam carefully.
20. What is the purpose of Mary writing this letter?(不超过15个词)To ask Helen for some advice on how to get along well with Xia.

答案： 16. She travelled to Shanghai. /Shanghai. 17. Because she was busy getting ready for an exam. 18. If Mary took Xia's dog to the animal hospital with Xia. 19. Mary was studying for her exam carefully. 20. To ask Helen for some advice on how to get along well with Xia.