2026年课课练江苏七年级英语上册译林版第18页解析答案

七、阅读短文，回答问题
Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good friends. They are Ann, Joe, Mary and Carl.
Ann works in a hospital in a small town. She is a nurse. She likes her work very much. This month, she is helping mothers with their new babies.
Joe has been a taxi driver for 22 years. Joe likes his job. He is polite and always says “please” and “thank you”. He smiles a lot, so his passengers (乘客) like him. He makes a good living and supports (养活) a family of four.
Mary is a teacher at a middle school. She has been a teacher for five years. She teaches Music. There are 15 boys and 18 girls in her class. She is very kind, and she helps them a lot. She is always proud (自豪的) of being a teacher.
Carl is a train conductor (列车员). He is 49 years old. He began to work at the age of 21. It is a good job for him because he likes making friends with people. Carl is very helpful, and he tries to make the passengers happy. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.
1. What is Ann’s job?

2. What is Joe like?

3. How many students are there in Mary’s class?

4. Why does Carl like his job?

5. What do Tom Jackson’s friends have in common (共同之处)?

答案：1. She is a nurse.
2. He is polite, always says "please" and "thank you", and smiles a lot, so his passengers all like him.
3. There are 33 students in her class.
4. Because he can travel to many different places.
5. All of them love their jobs very much, and they are all friendly and helpful to people around them.

解析：

1. 定位短文第二段第二句"She is a nurse"，可以直接获取Ann的职业信息。
2. 定位短文第三段对Joe的性格描述内容，即可提取对应的答案。
3. 短文第四段提到Mary的班级里有15名男生和18名女生，相加计算就能得到总学生数。
4. 定位短文最后一段末尾的句子，可直接找到Carl喜欢自己工作的原因。
5. 通读全文对四位朋友的介绍，可以总结出他们的共同特点：所有人都十分热爱自己的工作，待人友善，在自己的岗位上都表现得很出色。