阅读理解 I wasn"t interested in becoming a model at first. I worked as a recepti
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I wasn"t interested in becoming a model at first. I worked as a receptionist in a beauty shop during high school. It was in South Dakota. A woman who had worked for Vogue-a famous fashion magazine said to me, "Why don"t you go to New York and be a model?"
So I went to New York at eighteen. I went to the first model agency, they thought that I was too
long-waisted. It was too bad since I came from South Dakota. I looked up in the telephone book. Hunting Hartford had just bought the agency. So I went there. I was in such a hurry that I couldn"t give my name to the receptionist. About half an hour later, the man who had just taken over the agency-he had been a male model before-came in. I was just staring at this unfamiliar man when he said, "You! Come into my office!"
How do you feel as a fashion model? Quite OK, I should say. But you stop thinking when you are
working. It takes a lot of nervous energy as well because the camera goes one, two, three very fast and
you have to move very fast. I like my job because it gives me freedom. I can have half a day off to do
things I like. I can"t do that if I do a normal job. I never like becoming a secretary. They have to sit in the
office for eight hours a day, facing the same people.
Most models, after one or two years, can"t be still very interested in it. But I like being a model.
Maybe I was a born one, as many people say.
1. Who inspired the author"s desire to become a model?
A. A woman customer in the beauty shop.
B. Hunting Hartford.
C. The author herself.
D. The author"s father.
2. Why didn"t the author return to South Dakota when she was first refused?
A. Because she had a strong desire to become a model.
B. Because South Dakota is far away from New York.
C. Because Hunting Hartford asked her not to go back.
D. Because she liked to be a receptionist at a beauty shop.
3. Which of the following is not true?
A. Hunting Hartford had an experience as a model.
B. Hunting Hartford thought the author might be a good model.
C. Hunting Hartford had always been a model agent.
D. Hunting Hartford accepted the author as a model.
4. Why did the author like being a model?
A. Because she liked the woman customer.
B. Because she liked the freedom.
C. Because she liked to have a regular work schedule.
D. Because she liked Hunting Hartford.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Perseverance leads to your success.
B. Finding a job you like to do is important.
C. Both A and B.
D. Becoming a model is quite easy.
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year, my eyes were 1 to a girl whose running style was all wrong. She ran with her arms tucked(塞进)
close to her body, bouncing(蹦) up and down in a way that must have driven her 2 crazy. My athletic
mind laughed at her strange style, and I began to think 3 her as "the Bouncer".
In early May, my high school 4 a big sports meeting. A large group of athletes joined in the
two-mile running race - including the Bouncer. As the race progressed, she quickly fell far 5 the pack
and every runner lapped her at least once before it was over. But she just kept running, 6 up and
down - and always wearing the same smile.
"That poor kid," I thought. "There was nothing to be 7 by finishing so far behind the pack. Why
didn"t she just 8 ?" Still, she never stopped, and her smile never changed.
But a short while later, something 9 began to happen. As she entered the home stretch(终点直道),
a cheer began to rise, growing louder with each step the Bouncer took toward the finish line until, finally,
every person in the stands stood and cheered 10 the fate(命运) of the whole race depended on this
one lone girl, bouncing toward the finish line.
The Bouncer just 11 to run exactly as she"d been doing from the beginning. As she crossed the
finish line, the teacher walked out onto the 12 and held her arms tightly.
I"ve seen hundreds of races since that day, and I"ve seen thousands of runners 13 the finish line.
But I"ve never seen anything that showed the true spirit of 14 as I watched on that warm spring day
so long ago, when I saw a race won by a girl I had 15 called the Bouncer
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| 阅读理解 Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket-anything with a round ball. I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England"s rural Devonshire. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest, then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon. The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway"s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the old man"s cold-water exploits(成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future. Journeys to the Pole aren"t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. "John Ridgway was one of the few who didn"t say "You"re completely crazy," Saunders says. In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a close encounter with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit. Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he"s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation. This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 1,800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis. 1. The turning point in Saunders" life came when _________. A. he started to play ball games B. he got a mountain bike at age 15 C. he ran his first marathon at age 18 D. he started to receive Ridgeway"s training 2. We can learn from the text that Ridgway _________. A. dismissed Saunders" dream as fantasy B. built up his body together with Saunders C. hired Saunders for his cold-water experience D. won his first fame for his voyage across the Atlantic 3. What do we know about Saunders? A. He once worked at a school in Scotland. B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole. C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid. D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole. 4. The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means "_________". A. Excited B. Convinced C. Delighted D. Fascinated 5. It can be inferred that Saunders" journey to the North Pole _________. A. was accompanied by his old playmates B. set a record in the North Pole expedition C. was supported by other Arctic explorers D. made him well-known in the 1960s | ||||||||
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 Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) 1 advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. 2 he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers.He_3_down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister, "he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well, "said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his 4 , "these puppies come from fine parents and 5 a good deal of money." The boy 6 his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 7 and held it up to the farmer. "I"ve got thirtynine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure, "said the farmer. And with that he 8 a whistle, "Here, Dolly!"he called. 9 from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly 10 by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their 11 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. 12 another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others, d oing its best to 13 . "I want that one, "the little boy said, 14 at the runt (矮个子). The farmer knelt down at the boy"s side and said, "Son, you 15 want that puppy. He will never be able to 16 and play with you as other dogs would." With that the little boy 17 back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his 18 . In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a 19 made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don"t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands." The 20 is full of people who need someone who understands. | ||||||||
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