Miss Popular
I was awkward in middle school: bony and athletic, with a high grade in science and a low one in self-esteem. Though I had a few friends, I wasn’t popular. I was picked last in football and I sometimes ate lunch by myself.
I remember the day Brittany came to our school. Her teeth were crooked(歪斜的), and she was a little overweight. Not that this mattered though, because she walked around like she was better than all of us. She was outspoken and incredibly frightening, making people lose confidence.
Around Brittany, I tried my best to go unnoticed. Standing out or stealing her spotlight could only result in one thing: conflict. Brittany was always the first girl picked for teams; I was lucky if I was picked at all. I was thrown the ball while she stood with the quarterback, chatting about the last party she’d gone to. I had never been to a party before or kissed a boy.
One day, a classmate asked me to the school dance. I was flattered. Then Brittany told me during science class that she had persuaded him to invite me. She asked in front of everyone, “Why would anyone even want you?” I went home and cried.
Although she was seemingly perfect in everyone’s eyes, I wanted to be everything that she wasn’t and yet a million times more perfect. Brittany was so frightening and violent, but I wanted to be calm and not at all aggressive.
I found Brittany’s online profile a few weeks ago. She still had the same chubby(圆胖脸) face and mocking（嘲笑的）simile, and had posted half-naked pictures of herself. But as I read on, I realized that Brittany had died in a drunken driving accident a year ago. She had been 16 and pregnant at the time. Suddenly my view of Brittany changed from a bad influence into a struggling little girl whose life was taken before she could understand right from wrong. My experience with Brittany taught me that though we are all innocent in our youth, the choices we make will have great effects on us forever. I will always remember Brittany as that loud, overconfident girl. As part of that shy insecure person I used to be will always keep me modest.
小题1:From the first three passages we can conclude that .| A．the author was trying to avoid conflict with Brittany | | B．the author secretly envied Brittany for being popular | | C．Brittany’s appearance made her popular with boys | | D．Brittany was puzzled at how she could be popular |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about Brittany? | A．She didn’t mean to hurt the author. | | B．She took delight in hurting others. | | C．Her confidence came from her popularity. | | D．Her overweight made her more outspoken. |
小题3:According to the passage we can learn that the author .| A．was afraid of Brittany and followed her lead | | B．saw the influence that low self-esteem can have | | C．was determined to be better than Brittany | | D．knew she was quietly different from Brittany |
小题4:The last passage is meant to .| A．tell us the reason for Brittany’s death | | B．present the changed attitude to Brittany | | C．show the influences of the youth | | D．stress the importance of behaviors |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B |
小题1:推断题。结合Around Brittany, I tried my best to go unnoticed. Standing out or stealing her spotlight could only result in one thing: conflict.（要在布里塔尼旁边，我就尽量保持低调。太引人注目或抢她的风头只会有一个下场，那就是与她发生冲突。） 可知答案。
小题2:细节题。结合She was outspoken and incredibly frightening, making people lose confidence；以及第3、4段提到的具体事例可知Brittany是以取笑伤害别人为乐的人。
小题3:推断题。结合倒数第2段可知：Brittany在每个人眼里似乎都完美无缺，做一个与她完全相反的人，但却要比她更加完美。布里塔尼气势汹汹叫人害怕，而我却想文静安详不与人争吵冲撞。我想和她完全相反，以此证明我比她要优秀得多。
小题4:推断题。结合文章内容可知作者对Brittany的态度由厌恶转化为可怜同情。“突然之间，我对布里塔尼的印象发生了转变，由一个对周围产生很坏影响的人，变成了一个苦苦挣扎的年轻女孩，一个在能明辨是非前就已失去生命的人” 。 |
核心考点
试题【Miss PopularI was awkward in middle school: bony and athletic, with a high grade】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometers ____41___ his office and the bus can ____42___ him there. He likes football very much and wants to ___43___ the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and ___44___ her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do ___45___ she says. Then she always __46___ some fares (车费) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn’t have any money to buy the ___47___. One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket ___48___ all his money and he ___49__to go home ___50__ foot. When he ___51___ home, he was tired, but felt ___52___. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is ___53__ to tell his wife about it.
This morning when he was having breakfast, he ____54__ a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to __55__ in price. He hurried to turn it __56__, but it was too __57___. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”
He had to ___58__ her all he heard. Then he became sad and said, “ What a Pity!”
“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some ___59___.”
“Sorry, I can’t ___60__ with you.” said Mr Brown. “I won’t be able to watch two matches a month!”
| 小题1: | | A．far | B．away | C．far away | D．away from |
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| 小题3: | | A．see | B．look | C．look at | D．watch |
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| 小题4: | | A．asks | B．let | C．makes | D．wants |
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| 小题5: | | A．what | B．that | C．which | D．like |
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| 小题6: | | A．puts | B．gives | C．gets | D．carries |
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| 小题7: | | A．tickets | B．buses | C．football | D．clothes |
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| 小题9: | | A．had | B．wanted | C．liked | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题11: | | A．arrived at | B．got to | C．reached to | D．got |
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| 小题12: | | A．worried | B．sad | C．happy | D．interesting |
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| 小题13: | | A．sorry | B．afraid | C．ready | D．pleased |
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| 小题14: | | A．heard | B．listened | C．saw | D．wrote |
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| 小题17: | | A．hard | B．heavy | C．fare | D．late |
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| 小题19: | | A．time | B．work | C．idea | D．money |
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After a day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs your eyeballs begin to move quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep.
小题1:A good title for this passage is _______.| A．Sleep. | B．Good Health | C．Dreams | D．Work and Rest |
小题2:The word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means_______.| A．sick | B．asleep | C．a little sleepy | D．noisy |
小题3:This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _______.| A．dream more | B．have poor health | C．nervous | D．breathe quickly |
小题4:During REM ________.| A．your eyes move quickly | B．you dream | | C．you are restless | D．both A and B |
小题5:The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is_________.| A．approximately(大约) six hours. | B．around ten hours. | | C．about eight hours | D．not stated here. |
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Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would have sweets and ice-cream rather than eat meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat at the end of a meal. If we drink beer at meals, it may take away our appetite. It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our body needs food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was a sign that he was not telling the truth. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because he is worried, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.
小题1:Why do we have to form good eating habits?| A．Because we want to eat more. | | B．Because we enjoy our meal. | | C．Because we want to save time. | | D．Because we want to keep fit. |
小题2:When do you think it is good to eat sweets and ice-cream according to the passage?| A．When we are happy | | B．When we have a good appetite. | | C．After a meal. | | D．Before a meal |
小题3:The word“swallow” means______.| A．take into the stomach through the throat | | B．eat with difficulty | | C．break with the teeth before taking in | | D．drink like a fish |
小题4:When does the writer think it would be better to have our meal?.| A．When our work is over. | | B．At the fixed time every day. | | C．When we feel happy. | | D．When every family member is home. |
小题5:What could a man do if he told a lie according to some judges in old England?.| A．He could eat a lot of food. | | B．He could hardly need any food. | | C．He could swallow some dry bread easily. | | D．He could not swallow any dry bread. |
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There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 31_everyone, except her boyfriend. He was 32 there for her. The blind girl said that if she could see the world, she would marry him.
One day, someone donated a pair of 33 to the blind girl. She could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 34 , will you marry me? ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was 35 ！ So she refused to 36 him. Her boyfriend walked away sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.”
This is how human changes when situations change. Only 37 people remember what life was like before. Only few remember the people who were always there for them.
Hold every person close to your heart because you 38 wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond( 钻石) while you were too 39 in collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a perfect person, 40 by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
| 小题1: | | A．loved | B．hated | C．helped | D．missed |
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| 小题2: | | A．always | B．never | C．seldom | D．hardly |
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| 小题3: | | A．hands | B．heads | C．eyes | D．faces |
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| 小题4: | | A．future | B．world | C．dream | D．gift |
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| 小题5: | | A．selfish | B．foolish | C．deaf | D．blind |
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| 小题6: | | A．marry | B．invite | C．visit | D．teach |
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| 小题7: | | A．many | B．a lot of | C．few | D．some |
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| 小题8: | | A．need | B．might | C．have to | D．shall |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．fond | C．full | D．interested |
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I am an e-mail user．When I first started to use the e-mail system. I used to read all my e-mail．I didn’t have much mail．1 was very excited about receiving any e-mail．I gave my friends my e-mail address．Soon I had more mail than 1 wanted．Some of the mail was junk mail．1 was worried．I didn"t want my mail to control me．
I"ve tried some methods to help me get control of my mail．First，I check my mail at the same time every day．Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to process my e-mail．This doesn"t always work，but I try．Sometimes I save the messages．Sometimes I just read them，maybe answer a few，and then delete them．Sometimes I"m not at all interested in a message，so I don"t even open it．I delete it right away．This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home．
These methods are very simple．I have some friends who are very clever with computers．From time to time，they teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail．I"ve also learned to transfer(转存)some messages to a disk so they don"t fill up my mail files(文件夹)．Then I can read them later and maybe use them in my work．I"m still amazed at what e-mail can do for me! I"m still worried，however，about having too much to read．
小题1:The writer used to read all his e-mail because __________.| A．he didn’t have much mail | B．he had nothing else to do | | C．he didn’t know how to read mail | D．he was forced to do that |
小题2:Which of the following does NOT belong to the ways of the writer’s dealing with his mail?| A．Saving the message | B．Just reading more | | C．Deleting some | D．Passing some into friends |
小题3:What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?| A．messages | B．friends | C．computers | D．methods |
小题4:What’s the purpose of the writer to write this passage?| A．To share happiness in using mail with us | | B．To share some worries in using mail with us | | C．To share some methods of using computer with us | | D．To persuade us out of using mail |
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