I always have the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina twirling around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would twirl around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. For hours I would dance as if people we
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I always have the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina twirling around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would twirl around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. For hours I would dance as if people were watching me. Reality woke me up when I heard a voice saying, I don’ know why you bother trying to dance. Ballerinas are pretty, slender little girls. Besides, you don’t have the talent to even be a ballerina. I remember how those words paralyzed every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours.
We lived in the country by a nearby lake and I would sometimes go there.
My parents were never home anyway and I did not like to be at home.When they were home, my mother just yelled and criticized because nothing was ever perfect in her life. She dreamed of a different life but ended up living in a country far away from the city where she believed her dreams would have come true.
I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there and stare at my reflection. There I was, looked nothing like a pretty ballerina dancer.
As I grew older, I began to realize that the reason my dream was even born in the first place, was because it was something that was inside of me. The dream I had was never nurtured and cared for, so it slowly died. It's not that
I wanted it to die, but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words, You can’t do it.When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming,I realized that you can’t settle for dancing in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the platform. I still go to the lake sometimes and sit there. Looking at my reflection is different now too. When I was young, I looked at how others saw me. Now that I am older and wiser, I look at how God sees me.
(1)The article intends to ___________.
A、show that dancing is suitable for the girl
B、show how the girl failed in achieving her dream
C、tell us we should not be disturbed by others
D、tell us we should care and fulfill our dream
(2)The tone of the article is ___________.
A、encouraging
B、sad
C、hopeful
D、disappointing
(3)The voice mentioned indicates the girl is __________.
A、physically unattractive
B、unfortunate
C、poor
D、smart
(4)Why did the mother yell and criticize?
A、Because she was not perfect.
B、Because she didn't reach her dream.
C、Because she lived in the countryside.
D、Because she believed her dream had come true.
(5)Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A、The dream is a reflection of our inner desire.
B、The writer is satisfied with dancing in the wildflowers.
C、The writer never cared for her dream.
D、The writer dreamed to be a ballerina.
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第1题：
请阅读短文，完成第小题。
There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when ! was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage(孤儿院) turned me into an old man.
I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.
After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage.
I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.
How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.
When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement (水泥) step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled.
I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on him.
The author set the living butterfly free because
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A．he liked it very much
B．he had sympathy for the beautiful butterfly
C．he couldn't bear a butterfly dying in his favorite bushes
D．its wing broke off答案：B解析：根据文章第五段第一句“How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty．"可知，作者觉得杀死如此漂亮的蝴蝶的做法非常残忍，由此可以看出作者对美丽的蝴蝶非常同情．故选B。 -
第2题：
请阅读短文，完成第小题。
There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when ! was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage(孤儿院) turned me into an old man.
I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.
After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage.
I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.
How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.
When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement (水泥) step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled.
I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on him.
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
查看材料A．I found beauty meant nothing special to me.
B．The house parent helped the children handle the quilt.
C．The house parent chased the butterfly in order to show it to the children.
D．I thought it cruel to catch the butterfly.答案：D解析：由文章第一段第一句“There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me．”可以排除A，由第二段“l would get up every morning at the orphanage，make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become…”可以排除B，由第四段“I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures，one after another，and then took them from the net and then stuck straiight pins through their head and wings，pinning them onto a heavv cardboard sheet．”可知管理员把蝴蝶抓住从网里拿出来后直接钉在了纸板上，并不是为了给孩子们看．可以排除C。文章第五段第一句“How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty．"说明答案D正确。 -
第3题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
The author plans to apply to the institute in Minneapolis NOT because ___________.A.the people there are good to others
B.some people advise him/er to do so
C.the institute is free of charge
D.the institute is helpful to his/her future答案：C解析：细节题。根据“I used Aveda’s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit(贷款)I would need from high school to apply．"可知，作者并不是免费求学的。 -
第4题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
The author of the text may be a ___________.A.married person
B.middle school student
C.college student
D.a teacher答案：B解析：推断题。根据本文最后一段“Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I’d like to do after high school”，可知作者是一个中学生。 -
第5题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
Why does the author think it′s too late for people to start thinking about careers in junior or senior year?A.Because he/she began to think about them when very young.
B.Because many people are too old to learn.
C.Because a lot of people can't grasp the opportunity.
D.Because many people have little they love.答案：A解析：推断题。根据第二段可知，作者很小的时候，就开始想这个问题了。 -
第6题：
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our stud- ies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"Let's start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, he was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in
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a funny way, in the other's dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think : "Yes, I must tell..." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist,who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
What is the best title for the passage?A. Unforgettable Experiences
B. Remarkable Imagination
C. Lifelong Friendship
D. Noble Companions答案：D解析：此题暂无解析考查概括的能力。整篇文章表达的是作者在不同时期的朋友伴随自己成长变化的过程，说明了朋友对自己的影响和崇高的友谊。 -
第7题：
When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn （挣） enough money to feed my children. Today the "Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.
It's not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, and can be run with love and do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for the "Body Shop" to feel the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits （界限） to our "family", and no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.
What is the writer's main purpose （目的） in writing this text?A. To tell the reader her life story.
B. To tell people how she brought up her children.
C. To let people know how rich she was.
D. To introduce her ideas to the reader.答案：D解析： -
第8题：
When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn （挣） enough money to feed my children. Today the "Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.
It's not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, and can be run with love and do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for the "Body Shop" to feel the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits （界限） to our "family", and no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.
How does the writer feel about the business she runs?A. It's the biggest company in the world.
B. It will possibly be more successful.
C. It's one of the most successful businesses.
D. It is the only company that is growing all around the world.答案：C解析： -
第9题：
My daughter was leafing through some old photo albums the other day when she laughed and pulled out an old picture to show me. There I was a skinny 12 year old with thick, bushy, brown hair. l looked down at the picture and smiled. Only one thought was on my mind: "If only I knew then what I know now. If I knew then what I know now: I would have danced more, laughed more, and sang more no matter who was watching. I would have not cared a bit what other people thought of me.
I would have cared a whole lot more, however, about what God thought of me. I would have been fearless in showing my love, sharing my joy, and living my life.
Of all the four ideas, which won ' t the author agree with?A. One should not care what other people think of him/her.
B. One should show his/her love bravely.
C. One should only care what God thinks of him/her.
D. One should do anything regardless of who is watching.答案：C解析：细节题。根据文章二段第二句“1 would have cared a whole lot more，however，about what God thought of me. ”可以知道作者的观点是会更多的去在乎上天的安排，而不是C 选择中的“only”只在乎上天的安排。所以选择C。 -
第10题：
My Dream My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area between fashion and publishing. Two years before graduating from secondary school, I took a sewing and design course thinking that I would move on to a fashion design course. However, during that course I realised that I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future, so I decided that it was not the right path for me. Before applying for university I told everyone that I would study journalism, because writing was, and still is, one of my favourite activities. But, to be absolutely honest, I said it, because I thought that fashion and me together was just a dream - I knew that no one, apart from myself, could imagine me in the fashion industry at all!答案：解析：我的梦想一直是在时装设计和出版领域找寻 一份工作。在我中学毕业的两年前，我选修了一门 “缝纫和设计”课程，并且以为我能再继续学习一个时装设计的课程。然而，就在这个课程的学习过程中，我意识到，将来在这个领域，我是无法与那些富于创新精神的精英们相比的。于是，我断定这条路行不通。在申请上大学之前，我对所有人都讲， 我想学新闻学，因为，写作曾经是并且现在也一直是我最喜欢的事情之一。但是，说实话，我之所以这样说，是因为我认为从事时装设计不过是我的一个梦想，我也知道，除了我之外，没有人能想象出 我会从事 -
第11题：
根据以下材料，回答题
Do you have any idea what you would liketo be and do after graduation A lot of people don′t begin thinking aboutcareers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is toolate.
When people are trying to decide what theywant to do, it helps to know something they love.
Ever since I was little, I′ve always beendoing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls andprogressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to dothis and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances andother big events.
I have been thinking about what 1 would liketo do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered thatI might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist andasked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what shewould recommend
I do. I considered her advice and then didmore research.
I used Aveda′s website to get information onthe Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. Ifound their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practicalexperience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years,I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not onlyoffers cosmetology, but also massagetherapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州 ), so I planto apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highlyrecommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in haircare, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyonethere is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinkingabout what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitelypursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
The author plans to apply to theinstitute in Minneapolis NOT because ______.查看材料A.the people there are good to others
B.some people advise him/her to do so
C.the institute is free of charge
D.the institute is helpful to his/herfuture答案：C解析：细节题。根据“I used Aveda’s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type ofcredit(贷款)I would need from high school to apply．"可知，作者并不是免费求学的。 -
第12题：
What would you like to have, meat or fish?（）
- A、Either will do
- B、Yes, I like meat
- C、Yes, I like fish
- D、No, they are not my favorite
正确答案:A -
第13题：
请阅读短文，完成第小题。
There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when ! was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage(孤儿院) turned me into an old man.
I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.
After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage.
I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.
How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.
When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement (水泥) step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled.
I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on him.
We know from the passage that
查看材料A．the author lived alone in the dormitory
B．there were one hundred butterflies living in the bushes
C．the cardboard paper was left on the step so as to be watched
D．the author failed to stick the worn wing onto the butterfly with his spit答案：D解析：由第二段“…with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory．"可以排除A：由第三段“…saw the house parent changing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage．"可以排除B。由第六段第一句“When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement step and went inside to answer the phone．"可以排除C。最后一段“I picked up the tom wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back．But it would not stay on him．”指出作者想在管理员回来前用唾液把蝴蝶的翅膀粘上去，但是没有成功，因此答案D正确。 -
第14题：
Have you seen the boys ______"little apple" That's such a beautiful scene that I dare not have my eye_______ on it.A.dancing; fixing
B.dance; fixing
C.dance; fixeD.D. to dance; fixeD.答案：C解析：本题考查非谓语动词
C选项，句意为“你看到那个男孩跳《小苹果》了么?那真是一个美丽的场景，美得我不敢直视”。see sb. do sth.的结构，表示看过行为的全过程；see sb. doing sth.是强调看的时候某人正在做某事，这里用原形最为恰当。因为眼睛没有自主意识，是人将眼睛的视角放在舞蹈上的，所以第二个空要用被动，have one's eye fixed on sth. 表示“某人的眼凝视在……上”。综上，C选项正确。
A选项，根据句意，应为see sb. do sth.的结构，dancing在这里不适合，故排除。
B选项，have one's eye fixed on sth.为固定搭配，fixing在这里不正确，故排除。
D选项，根据句意，应为see sb. do sth.的结构，to dance在这里不适合，故排除。
故正确答案为 C项。 -
第15题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
We know from the text that a cosmetologist is ___________.A.a chemist working at college
B.a person who works in the institute
C.a doctor in a hospital
D.a person doing all types of body care for people答案：D解析：推断题。通过全文作者的描述，比如“It helps students become future industry leaders in hair care，skin care，makeup and total body wellness”等可知答案为D。 -
第16题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
After reading the text, we can infer the author is interested in ___________.A.traveling abroad
B.service business
C.social activities
D.acting on the stage答案：B解析：推断题。根据文章最后一句话“I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist”，cosmetologist表示美容师，可知为服务行业。 -
第17题：
When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn （挣） enough money to feed my children. Today the "Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.
It's not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, and can be run with love and do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for the "Body Shop" to feel the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits （界限） to our "family", and no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.
What would someone learn from this text?A. How to make a lot of money.
B. How to write a book about business.
C. What the book is about.
D. What the writer's family is like.答案：B解析： -
第18题：
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our stud- ies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"Let's start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, he was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in
~
a funny way, in the other's dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think : "Yes, I must tell..." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist,who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to_________.A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend's house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend答案：D解析：考查细节推断的能力。从第二段倒数第三行文字可以看出，他们同学在一起写诗和文章，
然后诵读。在学期结束时，他们才形成适当的社交行为。与此同时，他们也停止了写诗和文章的活动了。 -
第19题：
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our stud- ies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"Let's start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, he was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in
~
a funny way, in the other's dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think : "Yes, I must tell..." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist,who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
In paragraph 3, "We gave London to each other" probably means__________.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London答案：A解析：此题暂无解析考查推断和理解引申意义的能力。从第三段第二句可以看出，他们持有同样的看法。如果他们不走遍(explore)整个伦敦城，他们就不会开心。从本段的最后一句看出，他们不停地在这座城市里散步，直到他们的失望感消失，才各自离开。 -
第20题：
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our stud- ies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"Let's start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, he was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in
~
a funny way, in the other's dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think : "Yes, I must tell..." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist,who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
In the darkest moments, the author would prefer toA. seek professional help
B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend
D. break the silence答案：B解析：此题暂无解析考查细节推断的能力。从最后一段“those darkest moments in which l would rather bemy own best friend．”可看出．在作者情绪最低落的时候，作者自己是最好的朋友。 -
第21题：
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our stud- ies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"Let's start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, he was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in
~
a funny way, in the other's dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think : "Yes, I must tell..." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist,who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
According to paragraph 4, the author and her friend__________.A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other答案：C解析：此题暂无解析考查细节推断的能力。从第四段可以看出，他们经常相互写信，从来没有见过面。 -
第22题：
根据以下材料，回答题
Do you have any idea what you would liketo be and do after graduation A lot of people don′t begin thinking aboutcareers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is toolate.
When people are trying to decide what theywant to do, it helps to know something they love.
Ever since I was little, I′ve always beendoing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls andprogressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to dothis and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances andother big events.
I have been thinking about what 1 would liketo do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered thatI might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist andasked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what shewould recommend
I do. I considered her advice and then didmore research.
I used Aveda′s website to get information onthe Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. Ifound their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practicalexperience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years,I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not onlyoffers cosmetology, but also massagetherapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州 ), so I planto apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highlyrecommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in haircare, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyonethere is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinkingabout what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitelypursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
Why does the author think it′s too latefor people to start thinking about careers in junior or senior year 查看材料A.Because he/she began to think about themwhen very young.
B.Because many people are too old to learn.
C.Because a lot of people can't grasp theopportunity.
D.Because many people have little theylove.答案：A解析：推断题。根据第二段可知，作者很小的时候，就开始想这个问题了。 -
第23题：
I have been hearing-impaired in my life since I was five years old.Putting on hearing aids in the?morning has been just as（21）as brushing my teeth.However I never believed that it should limit?my（22）in any way.
During my 17 years I have met many people who don′t know about（23）disabilities and deal?with（24）by stereotyping（对某人有固定的看法）inc.My teacher would not let me sit past the?second row because they（25）I would not be able to hear.People tend to speak（26）than nor-mal when they see my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears.However,my hearing disability has made?me a stronger person.Because I wear hearing aids I have to prove that I am not（27）or mentally?limited.I have to work harder and earn top grades in school to earn the（28）of my teachers.In?shorts,I′ve had to run faster,catch better and score more points to prove I am not physically（29）.
I don′t fit in with people who are deaf and（30）as a way to communicate.I consider myself no?difference from anyone else.And I am not"half deaf"with my hearing aids（31）；I can hear just?as well as anyone else.
In my struggle to prove I am（32）to my non-disabled peers（同龄人）I have made myself?better than the average teenager.I won the all-star（33）on my softball team.I have made myself a（34）through my published poetry and articles.
Instead of giving up,I have proven that I can do anything I want.I truly believe I would not be?the（35）person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.
第（34）题选A.doctor
B.player
C.lawyer
D.writer答案：D解析：句意为：“我通过发表诗歌和文章把自己培养成一名作家。”