Question

Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to_______more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was______for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝)_____clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair which was bigger and _____ than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated _____ sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people _____ treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy ______ with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her ____. They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to ______.

But now things _______ quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School _______ Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa _______and practiced a lot. Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did so well that everybody remembered the ______ Queen. They stood around her and said “______” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.

Now Lisa doesn’t worry _____ being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”

1.A. see    B. watch    C. notice    D. look

2.A. easy    B. difficult    C. wrong    D. right

3.A. making    B. makes    C. make    D. to make

4.A. stronger    B. higher    C. longer    D. wider

5.A. her    B. him    C. me    D. you

6.A. can    B. may    C. should    D. must

7.A. having dinner    B. having parties    C. doing sports    D. playing games

8.A. however    B. instead    C. too    D. either

9.A. nobody    B. someone    C. anyone    D. everyone

10.A. was    B. is    C. were    D. are

11.A. Sports    B. Art    C. Science    D. Environment

12.A. agreed    B. disagreed    C. answered    D. allowed

13.A. beautiful    B. happy    C. sad    D. proud

14.A. Sorry    B. Good luck    C. Congratulations    D. Good-bye

15.A. with    B. about    C. in    D. for

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】短文大意：本文描述了Lisa由于超重引起的重重烦恼，后来在朋友们的帮助下，找回了自信。

1.句意：她想减肥，不仅是因为她想看起来更漂亮，更健康，还因为这样会让生活更轻松。 A. see动词，看；B. watch动词，观看；C. notice 动词，注意；D. look动词，看起来。后面是形容词，用连系动词look“看起来，显得”。故选：D。

2.句意：例如，丽莎很难找到合身的成衣。A. easy形容词，容易的；B. difficult形容词，困难的；C. wrong形容词，错误的；D. right形容词，正确的。根据上下文，因为她超重，所以买到合适的成衣不容易。故选：B。

3.句意：她不得不请一个裁缝做足够大的衣服。 A. making现在分词或动名词，制作；B. makes动词单三，制作；C. make动词，制作；D. to make动词不定式。本句使用了“ask sb. to do sth.”结构。故选：D。

4.句意：在学校， 她需要一把比其他椅子更大更结实的特别椅子A. stronger更结实的； B. higher更高的；C. longer更长的；D. wider更宽广的。因身体“重”，所以需要“更结实”的椅子。故选：A。

5.句意：她有时也不喜欢别人对待她的方式。A. her宾格，她；B. him宾格，他；C. me宾格，我；D. you宾格，你。根据语境可知，这里是指代“Lisa”, 用代词her。故选：A。

6.句意：我确实超重，但我认为人们不应该因为我很胖，不同地对待我。A. can情态动词，能；B. may情态动词，可能；C. should情态动词，应该；D. must情态动词，必须。这里是“不应该”的意思。should “应该”。故选：C。

7.句意：我不喜欢和朋友一起吃饭，因为我害怕变胖。A. having dinner吃晚餐；B. having parties举行聚会；C. doing sports做运动；D. playing games做游戏。enjoy后用动词现在分词形式（V-ing）；根据上下文，长胖，应与“吃晚餐”有关。故选：A。

8.句意：相反他们尽力帮助她。A. however 然而；B. instead 相反、代替；C. too太；D. either也。亲朋好友从不取笑她，反而尽力帮助她。instead“代替，取而代之”。故选：B。

9.句意：有时当丽莎感到悲伤时， 她不想和任何人说话。 A. nobody每人；B. someone有人；C. anyone任何人；D. everyone每个人。not与anyone连用，意思是“不与任何人说话”。故选：C。

10.句意：但现在情况完全不同了。前面有now, 用一般现在时；主语是复数，be动词用are。故选：D。

11.句意：上个月她的同学正在为学校艺术周做准备。A. Sports运动；B. Art艺术；C. Science科学；D. Environment环境。根据后文的 “the play” 可知，跟艺术有关。故选：B。

12.句意：丽莎同意并练习了很多。A. agreed同意；B. disagreed不同意；C. answered回答；D. allowed允许。通过下文可知，她表演很成功。可推断：她同意了。故选：A。

13.句意：她做得很好，每个人都记得那位骄傲的王后。A. beautiful形容词，美丽的；B. happy形容词，高兴的；C. sad形容词，伤心的；D. proud形容词，骄傲的。根据前文Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat可知，此处为“骄傲的”。故选：D。

14.句意： 他们站在她身边对她说“祝贺”。A. Sorry形容词，对不起；B. Good luck祝你好运！ C. Congratulations祝贺你！D. Good-bye再见。Congratulations, 对别人的成功表示祝贺的用语。故选：C。

15.句意：现在丽莎不再担心胖了。固定短语“worry about”“为…而担忧”。故选：B。