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Your heart is beating wildly. You feel your breath shorten. Suddenly your name is____ 1____and you walk across a stage____2____300, wearing a bikini and five-inch heels. This is one of the many experiences I’ve had as a competitor in the Miss Teen Massachusetts Competition.
As soon as I was accepted as a contestant I began ____ 3____, even though the competition was____ 4____ away. Little did I know that in September, the start of my junior year, my life would become really ____ 5____. On several occasions I had mental____6____ because I felt my workload was____ 7____. I barely had time to breathe! However, I worked hard and did the best I could.____8____the first few rushing months of junior year, my report card still had an A on it,____ 9____ that I was on the high honor list.
I’d always dreamed of competing in a beauty competition. Although I did not win, I had a great time. It took courage to cross a stage in a swimsuit and those heels ____10____ sucking in my stomach, walking like a ____11____, and smiling. It made my skin ____12____and gave me the courage to try other things. I also improved my interviewing skills, met a lot of great people, and learned how to 13 a smile, even if I felt 14.
The week____ 15____ the beauty competition, everyone wanted to know ____ 16____ I had done. “Angela, did you win?” “What happened?” I heard these questions for almost a month. I know it’s not easy to tell everyone that you didn’t win. After the experience, I realized that it is not ____17____ the outcome that ____18____ what you take from an experience; it is the quality of the experience, the memories, and the personal lessons you learn along the way.
Most important, I realized that you should always ____19 ____ your dreams, because otherwise you will never know what could have happened. If I hadn’t entered the competition, I would always____ 20____ . I no longer let opportunities pass me by, and I pursue all my goals and dreams, no matter how big or small.
1. A. mentioned B. included C. signed D. called
2. A. together with B. in front of C. away from D. out of
3. A. regretting B. preparing C. dreaming D. competing
4. A. weeks B. days C. years D. months
5. A. busy B. exciting C. boring D. disappointing
6. A. tests B. development C. breakdowns D. breakthroughs
7. A. unmanageable B. incapable C. impossible D. unchangeable
8. A. In B. Because of C. Despite D. In relation to
9. A. discovering B. considering C. hoping D. indicating
10. A. without B. before C. while D. Instead of
11. A. woman B. model C. student D. beauty
12. A. thicker B. nicer C. worse D. paler
13. A. turn on B. put on C. depend on D. try on
14. A. emotional B. low C. breathless D. helpless
15. A. after B. before C. until D. for
16. A. what B. how C. whether D. why
17. A. surpringly B. possibly C. necessarily D. exactly
18. A. causes B. expresses C. shows D. determines
19. A. live in B. reach for C. be ready for D. change for
20. A. laugh B. worry C. expect D. wonder
解析
通读全文及首句(Your heart is beating wildly.)、 尾句(I no longer let opportunities pass me by, and I pursue all my goals and dreams, no matter how big or small.), 可了解本文描述了作者参加一次选美比赛的过程, 通过精心的准备、紧张的角逐和等待, 作者并没有进入获奖名单。但失之东隅并不意味着没有收获, 作者从这次经历中得到了一个最重要的启示, 那就是: 人生其实要享受的是过程,而不是结果。
1. D。要参赛了,紧张地等待被叫,所以是called。
2. B。在舞台上,下面有300观众,应该是观众前面,所以用in front of。
3. B。要作为选手参赛了,当然要准备。
4. D。下文中提到the first few rushing months of junior year,故选months。
5. A。作者没有想到开学后会这么忙。
6. C。作者都快崩溃了,感觉各种事情要做,实在有点应付不了了。
7. A。unmanageable应付不了。
8. C。尽管忙成那样,但通过努力她还是拿到了好的学业成绩。
9. D。indicate“表明”。作者成绩好,当然要上光荣榜了。
10. C。在舞台上走秀需要勇气,穿着高跟鞋同时还要收腹,摆出迷人的微笑,还要走得像一个模特一样,这真不是一件容易的事情。
11. B。通过上下文应知选model。
12. A。有过这样的选美经历,胆量大了很多,所以脸皮也厚了,敢于尝试其他的事情了。
13. B。put on a smile摆出笑容。
14. A。去采访他人,就算是你心里波澜起伏,表面上可不能显露出来。
15. A。应是“赛后别人问成绩”,所以选after。
16. B。别人是问做得怎么样,而不是做了什么,所以选how。
17. C。结果并不能决定你的收获,更加要注重的是参与的过程。
18. D。参见17。
19. B。reach for one’s dream追寻梦想。
20. D。不去参与的话,永远都会处于想知道的状态。
参考答案
1—5 DBBDA 6—10 CACDC
11—15 BABAA 16—20 BCDBD
编辑/梁宇清
As soon as I was accepted as a contestant I began ____ 3____, even though the competition was____ 4____ away. Little did I know that in September, the start of my junior year, my life would become really ____ 5____. On several occasions I had mental____6____ because I felt my workload was____ 7____. I barely had time to breathe! However, I worked hard and did the best I could.____8____the first few rushing months of junior year, my report card still had an A on it,____ 9____ that I was on the high honor list.
I’d always dreamed of competing in a beauty competition. Although I did not win, I had a great time. It took courage to cross a stage in a swimsuit and those heels ____10____ sucking in my stomach, walking like a ____11____, and smiling. It made my skin ____12____and gave me the courage to try other things. I also improved my interviewing skills, met a lot of great people, and learned how to 13 a smile, even if I felt 14.
The week____ 15____ the beauty competition, everyone wanted to know ____ 16____ I had done. “Angela, did you win?” “What happened?” I heard these questions for almost a month. I know it’s not easy to tell everyone that you didn’t win. After the experience, I realized that it is not ____17____ the outcome that ____18____ what you take from an experience; it is the quality of the experience, the memories, and the personal lessons you learn along the way.
Most important, I realized that you should always ____19 ____ your dreams, because otherwise you will never know what could have happened. If I hadn’t entered the competition, I would always____ 20____ . I no longer let opportunities pass me by, and I pursue all my goals and dreams, no matter how big or small.
1. A. mentioned B. included C. signed D. called
2. A. together with B. in front of C. away from D. out of
3. A. regretting B. preparing C. dreaming D. competing
4. A. weeks B. days C. years D. months
5. A. busy B. exciting C. boring D. disappointing
6. A. tests B. development C. breakdowns D. breakthroughs
7. A. unmanageable B. incapable C. impossible D. unchangeable
8. A. In B. Because of C. Despite D. In relation to
9. A. discovering B. considering C. hoping D. indicating
10. A. without B. before C. while D. Instead of
11. A. woman B. model C. student D. beauty
12. A. thicker B. nicer C. worse D. paler
13. A. turn on B. put on C. depend on D. try on
14. A. emotional B. low C. breathless D. helpless
15. A. after B. before C. until D. for
16. A. what B. how C. whether D. why
17. A. surpringly B. possibly C. necessarily D. exactly
18. A. causes B. expresses C. shows D. determines
19. A. live in B. reach for C. be ready for D. change for
20. A. laugh B. worry C. expect D. wonder
解析
通读全文及首句(Your heart is beating wildly.)、 尾句(I no longer let opportunities pass me by, and I pursue all my goals and dreams, no matter how big or small.), 可了解本文描述了作者参加一次选美比赛的过程, 通过精心的准备、紧张的角逐和等待, 作者并没有进入获奖名单。但失之东隅并不意味着没有收获, 作者从这次经历中得到了一个最重要的启示, 那就是: 人生其实要享受的是过程,而不是结果。
1. D。要参赛了,紧张地等待被叫,所以是called。
2. B。在舞台上,下面有300观众,应该是观众前面,所以用in front of。
3. B。要作为选手参赛了,当然要准备。
4. D。下文中提到the first few rushing months of junior year,故选months。
5. A。作者没有想到开学后会这么忙。
6. C。作者都快崩溃了,感觉各种事情要做,实在有点应付不了了。
7. A。unmanageable应付不了。
8. C。尽管忙成那样,但通过努力她还是拿到了好的学业成绩。
9. D。indicate“表明”。作者成绩好,当然要上光荣榜了。
10. C。在舞台上走秀需要勇气,穿着高跟鞋同时还要收腹,摆出迷人的微笑,还要走得像一个模特一样,这真不是一件容易的事情。
11. B。通过上下文应知选model。
12. A。有过这样的选美经历,胆量大了很多,所以脸皮也厚了,敢于尝试其他的事情了。
13. B。put on a smile摆出笑容。
14. A。去采访他人,就算是你心里波澜起伏,表面上可不能显露出来。
15. A。应是“赛后别人问成绩”,所以选after。
16. B。别人是问做得怎么样,而不是做了什么,所以选how。
17. C。结果并不能决定你的收获,更加要注重的是参与的过程。
18. D。参见17。
19. B。reach for one’s dream追寻梦想。
20. D。不去参与的话,永远都会处于想知道的状态。
参考答案
1—5 DBBDA 6—10 CACDC
11—15 BABAA 16—20 BCDBD
编辑/梁宇清