解析:选B 细节理解题。由第七段中的"fighting back tears"可知,作者回家后感到很不开心。
3.What did the author do after her first day of working with Rose?
A.She hurt Rose. B.She helped Rose.
C.She ignored Rose. D.She tolerated Rose.
解析:选D 细节理解题。由第七段中的"I decided to forgive her and try to get along with her."可知,与Rose 第一天合作后,作者开始包容Rose。
4.What can we infer from the text?
A.Never judge by appearances.
B.Friendship is love with understanding.
C.Misfortunes test the sincerity of friends.
D.Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
解析:选B 推理判断题。由最后两段尤其是文章末句"I've found that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend."可知,作者对Rose采取了包容的态度后两人关系变得和谐,作者逐渐理解了Rose,且两人最终成了朋友。据此可推断,友谊就是爱和理解。
B
The number of babies named after Apple products has soared - Apple, Siri and Mac have all risen in popularity as baby names this year, according to parenting advice site BabyCenter's annual report.
Parents seem to be looking in an unusual place for inspiration for baby names this year - their smart phones and iPads.
Siri - the name of the "personal assistant" app on iPhone - has risen 5% in popularity, and the name Apple has leapt 585 places up BabyCenter's chart this year.
The huge success of iPhone and iPad seems to be behind the new trend - BabyCenter describes the youngsters as "iBabies".
"The smart phone may just be the best parenting tool since diapers (尿布), and some moms and dads are paying homage to industry leader Apple in their choice of baby names," says Linda Murray, the site's global editor in chief.
"The moniker Apple, though still an unusual choice, rose 15% for girls, leaping a whopping 585 places."
"For boys, the name Mac jumped 12%. And parents sure like the sound of Siri: The company's voiceenabled personal assistant climbed 5% on the list of girl names."
Spacethemed baby names - perhaps inspired by the publicity around NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover - also rose in popularity.
"It seems space was a huge naming inspiration for parents this year: Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar,