“I didn"t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT)
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“I didn"t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said "yes" and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana -- she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience (观众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛). "She"s always been my role model. I"ve danced with her since I was six. She"s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I"ve learned to get over bad life"s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life"s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot..."
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don"t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
小题1:What do the words "on cloud nine" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．frightened | B．troubled | C．very happy | D．very angry |
小题2:Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is ________.| A．determined | B．friendly | C．strict | D．experienced |
小题3:How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?小题4:What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?| A．She visited drunken drivers. | | B．She gave dance performance. | | C．She made speeches on safe driving. | | D．She helped other teens with their studies. |
小题5:What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?| A．Be yourself with the support of friends. | | B．Meet friends whenever possible. | | C．Go easy on yourself and others. | | D．Have a good role model |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是Shelley在她的舞蹈老师的影响下，学会了坚强的面对生活的不容易，后来，她被评为路易斯安那少年小姐，她经常给青少年做安全驾驶的演讲，并鼓励他们要做最好的自己。
小题1:细节题。根据文章It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana -- she was still on cloud nine.那是她生活发生改变后的第四天，但是这个来自美国路易斯安娜州的17岁高中学生，仍然非常兴奋。可知，on cloud nine.的意思是非常兴奋。故选C
小题2:推断题。根据文章I"ve learned to get over bad life"s experiences and learned how to move on because of her." Shelley从她的舞蹈老师那学会了克服糟糕的生活，继续前行的经验。故选A
小题3:细节题。根据文章可知，Shelley有一个哥哥，还有一个哥哥Brad因为车祸去世了，所以，她家有3个小孩。故选C
小题4:细节题。根据文章As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving.可知，作为路易斯安那青少年小姐，Shelley经常给青少年做关于安全驾驶的演讲。故选C
小题5:细节题。根据文章"Don"t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."可知，Shelley给青少年的建议是在朋友的支持下，做自己。故选A
点评：记叙文是高考必考题型，此类题型比较好解答，在答题过程中注意结合题目在文章中找到答案的位置，注意理解作者所要表达感情色彩和中心思想。 同时，如果第一遍不能理解，结合题目来进行理解全文，也不失为一个好的方法。 |
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I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 31 of Disneyland from TV, she 32 her nickels and dimes (零钱) in a piggy bank in 33 of visiting there someday. Her parents 34 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn"t even 35 her to use her own money!
When Skylar returned. It was 36. She decided to buy presents with her 37. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local 38 shelter called "The Road House". She 39 asked her mother what "homeless" meant and why those children 40 coats and warm clothes. She couldn"t seem to get the homeless off her mind.
Her mother took her to the store to buy 41. Instead of buying for herself or her family, however, she 42 to purchase a warm coat, socks and gloves for a little girl in the 43 .She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 44 she didn"t have enough money, she left the doll 45 .
When Skylar got home, she chose one of her 46 dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 47 gifts to a homeless child. She was much filled with joy at 48 helping someone else.
"Perhaps it"s good to have a beautiful mind, 49 an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart," says Nobel Laureate John Hash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is one 50 , above all else, which makes beautiful people.
| 小题1: | | A．learned | B．cared | C．thought | D．reminded |
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| 小题2: | | A．saved | B．gathered | C．took | D．spent |
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| 小题3: | | A．honor | B．favor | C．hopes | D．search |
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| 小题4: | | A．disappointed | B．annoyed | C．helped | D．surprised |
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| 小题5: | | A．order | B．require | C．persuade | D．force |
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| 小题6: | | A．Christmastime | B．payday | C．birthday | D．school time |
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| 小题7: | | A．expenses | B．earnings | C．savings | D．debts |
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| 小题8: | | A．poor | B．homeless | C．big | D．famous |
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| 小题9: | | A．generally | B．curiously | C．strangely | D．seriously |
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| 小题10: | | A．used | B．took | C．needed | D．liked |
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| 小题11: | | A．presents | B．dolls | C．socks | D．gloves |
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| 小题12: | | A．refused | B．decided | C．hesitated | D．wished |
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| 小题13: | | A．shelter | B．nursery | C．house | D．hospital |
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| 小题14: | | A．predicted | B．promised | C．explained | D．discovered |
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| 小题15: | | A．out | B．behind | C．aside | D．alone |
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| 小题16: | | A．expensive | B．cheap | C．favorite | D．useless |
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| 小题17: | | A．collected | B．bought | C．selected | D．demanded |
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| 小题18: | | A．deeply | B．quickly | C．truly | D．exactly |
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| 小题20: | | A．quality | B．expensive | C．sense | D．expression |
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Many years ago my student asked me the question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered ,“Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone’s life.” Even though I was sincere, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it slide.
“Let me get this straight,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.
Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:
It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输)in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.
Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples(波纹) go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have ripples without a “stone.” Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that’s what I strive to do.
I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too. Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.
小题1: Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?| A．Because he thought her answer was unbelievable. | | B．Because the writer was insincere. | | C．Because the student was naughty. | | D．Because the answer was difficult to understand. |
小题2: According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?| A．The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her. | | B．The writer’s answer made the student confused. | | C．In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach. | | D．The writer annoyed the student who asked the question. |
小题3: We can infer from the text that .| A．the writer was also a good teacher in school | | B．the writer often plays with her students beside a pond | | C．the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students | | D．the writer often accompanies the students on their way home. |
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One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It"s like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 小题1: .
Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room, 小题2: I see is hair." Once you"ve 小题3: what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will 小题4: make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 小题5: , or forget about it and 小题6: the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively 小题7: life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 小题8: remain happy.
The first 小题9: is gratitude. All happy people are 小题10: . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 小题11: , but it"s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret, is 小题12: that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious 小题13: are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything 小题14: studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 小题15: to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 小题16: has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 小题17: a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should 小题18: this truth: if you choose to find the 小题19: in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 小题20: your decision to make.
| 小题21: | | A．different | B．missing | C．short | D．broken |
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| 小题22: | | A．nothing | B．none | C．all | D．anything |
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| 小题23: | | A．determined | B．predicted | C．assumed | D．imagined |
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| 小题24: | | A．completely | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．really |
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| 小题25: | | A．tile | B．brick | C．ceiling | D．house |
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| 小题26: | | A．look on | B．focus on | C．count on | D．decide on |
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| 小题27: | | A．peaceful | B．difficult | C．easy | D．ordinary |
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| 小题28: | | A．certainly | B．merely | C．hardly | D．generally |
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| 小题29: | | A．secret | B．factor | C．rule | D．key |
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| 小题30: | | A．wealthy | B．grateful | C．proud | D．generous |
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| 小题31: | | A．upset | B．quarrel | C．complain | D．depress |
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| 小题32: | | A．admitted | B．assuming | C．proving | D．realizing |
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| 小题33: | | A．sources | B．results | C．answers | D．goals |
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| 小题34: | | A．among | B．from | C．through | D．for |
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| 小题35: | | A．probable | B．possible | C．likely | D．capable |
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| 小题36: | | A．value | B．destination | C．survival | D．existence |
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| 小题37: | | A．need | B．lack | C．demand | D．expect |
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| 小题38: | | A．involve | B．include | C．absorb | D．mean |
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| 小题39: | | A．worst | B．best | C．positive | D．negative |
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| 小题40: | | A．absolutely | B．totally | C．exactly | D．Largely |
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On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) __小题1:__, so I got dressed ,went __小题2:__, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, __小题3:__ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, __小题4:__ really seeing the driver.
Months ___小题5:__ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me __小题6:_ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit __小题7:__ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I __小题8:__ the cashier she told me my stuff was already __小题9:___ and she couldn"t take my money.
So, I was walking back home from the store and that __小题10:__ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It __小题11:__that he"s my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!
As we __小题12:__ the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I __小题13:__, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "__小题14:__. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"
I didn"t __小题15:_ him and told him it wasn"t me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"
A few days later I __小题16:_ him getting into his car and I realized __小题17:__ he was and that it actually had been me who __小题18:__ him that day!
Maybe one day soon I"ll tell him he bought __小题19:__ for the right guy!
Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put __小题20:__ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
| 小题21: | | A．entry | B．push | C．handle | D．drag |
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| 小题22: | | A．upward | B．downstairs | C．backwards | D．outside |
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| 小题23: | | A．feeling | B．looking | C．proving | D．turning |
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| 小题24: | | A．unless | B．until | C．without | D．by |
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| 小题25: | | A．ago | B．later | C．within | D．away |
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| 小题26: | | A．insisted | B．depended | C．reflected | D．held |
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| 小题27: | | A．awkward | B．joyful | C．curious | D．pleasant |
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| 小题28: | | A．offered | B．charged | C．reached | D．rang |
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| 小题29: | | A．turned down | B．checked out | C．set aside | D．paid for |
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| 小题30: | | A．strange | B．same | C．great | D．junior |
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| 小题31: | | A．finds out | B．turns out | C．carries out | D．works out |
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| 小题32: | | A．walked up | B．settled down | C．dried up | D．turned around |
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| 小题33: | | A．whispered | B．shouted | C．declared | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题34: | | A．No way | B．No wonder | C．No problem | D．No doubt |
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| 小题35: | | A．expect | B．remember | C．mind | D．appreciate |
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| 小题36: | | A．saw | B．heard | C．observed | D．sensed |
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| 小题38: | | A．offered | B．comforted | C．rewarded | D．helped |
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| 小题39: | | A．stuff | B．car | C．beer | D．apartment |
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| 小题40: | | A．good | B．quality | C．benefit | D．energy |
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When I was younger it seemed that the super hero was Batman or Spiderman. As I grew up, I looked to real people with some of these qualities to be my super hero including being strong, honest, friendly, brave, skilled, hardworking, and reliable. The person I think of when I hear these words is my dad.
My dad is one of the toughest people I have ever met. He has been through it all. When I was five, 60 percent of his body was burned. In 1999 he fell from a tree, breaking his arm and shattering his ankle. In 2004, he had a liver transplant (移植) after being on the list for six years after a bad blood transfusion that gave him Hepatitis C. Now, my dad is 45 years old and feels better than he has in 15 years.
My dad is one of the most reliable people I know. Anything I ask of him, he does. Whenever he tells me he is going to do something, it is always done before I get home from work. Whenever I need my dad, he is there. When I was ten and he told me my grandmother was going to die, I felt really down. He was the one there trying to cheer me up.
My dad has worked hard for everything he has. At home, he is always busy doing projects and has painted every room in our house. After our shop was built, he constructed an office you would think a professional built. When I do something stupid, he helps me fix it. Of course, he does his complaining, but I know he likes fixing things just as much as I like tearing them up.
My dad has been one of the greatest parts of my life. I have learned a lot from watching him and I don’t believe I will ever meet anyone like him. I hope when I grow up, I can possess the same qualities as my dad, and have someone look up to me as a good role model. This is why my dad is my hero.
小题1:The author describes his father as reliable mainly _________.| A．by appearance | B．by example | C．by comparison | D．by behavior |
小题2:What does the underlined word “shattering” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．breaking | B．transplanting | C．burning | D．destroying |
小题3:The second paragraph is mainly about ___________?| A．the reasons why 60% of Father’s body was burned. | | B．the successful skin transplant in 2010. | | C．the sufferings Father has gone through in the last 15years. | | D．the operations that Father had through his 45 years of struggle |
小题4:Which of the following can best describe the father?| A．busy, tough and reliable | B．strong, skilled and optimistic | | C．tough, reliable and hardworking | D．rough, reliable and friendly |
小题5:Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?| A．My Father—My Hero | B．My Father and I | | C．A Man Who Survived | D．A Good Model to Respect |
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