Question

When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead,  he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the toy factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A．Russia            B．Japan             C．China             D．England

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A．more terrible      B．more colorful      C．busier            D．more boring

3.After they visited the factory, the writer ________.

A．decided to work there                   B．changed her romantic idea

C．wanted to get married                    D．argued with her father

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The writer studied languages after she went into the college.

B．The writer now works at the United Nations.

C．The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school.

D．The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good man.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者在这篇短文中介绍了她自己在小时候不爱上学，后来父亲亲自带她去工厂参观，改变了她的浪漫想法，从而开始努力学习。最终在英语方面取得不凡的成就，去了联合国工作。

1.根据When I was a teenager growing up in Russia,描述可知选A。

2.根据I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory.及下文描述可知他认为在工厂的生活会比学校的生活更多姿多彩，故选B。

3.根据It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”及上下文描述，可知作者做个改变了他的浪漫想法。故选B。

4.根据I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me.他父亲因为她在联合国工作而骄傲，故选项D表述错误。

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