Question

Born to Draw

Jenna looked at the calendar and sighed (叹气). Even though she looked forward to the new term, she would miss spending her summer vacation ______. It was so satisfying to see how her drawings could bring life to her storytelling!

Unfortunately, Jenna's parents didn't understand how much she wanted to be a comic illustrator (插画家). When she talked about her dream job with her parents, she expected them to ______ her. Instead, they explained that drawing comics was a hobby, not a career (职业).

Jenna couldn't stop thinking about that unpleasant conversation, so she turned to her elder brother, James. She wanted her brother to help her make their parents ______ that drawing comics is an art form and that it can even be a great career.

But as she spoke, the look on her brother's face told her that he agreed with their parents. Jenna politely listened to her brother and then she walked back to her room ______.

At school a few weeks later, Miss Bridwell noticed that Jenna wasn't herself. Jenna told Miss Bridwell that she was ______ because her parents didn't back her choice of becoming a comic illustrator.

Pointing to the bookshelf in the front of the room, Miss Bridwell began, "When I was probably about your age, my dad once said writing was not a career. I was just straightforward with my dad. I simply told him the truth. I explained that I enjoyed writing, and that I wanted to get better and to write. I guess my ______ came through, and he believed me."

Miss Bridwell's story ______ Jenna a lot, so she decided to discuss her ideas with her parents again. It didn't happen immediately, but in the end, they came to understand that Jenna's ______ of drawing comics was more important than whether it was the career they wanted for Jenna.

1.A.drawing B.reading C.writing D.singing

2.A.comfort B.support C.teach D.follow

3.A.promise B.decide C.prove D.believe

4.A.secretly B.hopefully C.cheerfully D.quietly

5.A.regretful B.nervous C.upset D.frightened

6.A.honesty B.patience C.pride D.carefulness

7.A.reminded B.encouraged C.surprised D.interested

8.A.love B.experience C.purpose D.memory

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Jenna喜欢画漫画，但是父母不支持她，后来受到布里德威尔小姐故事的鼓励，把自己对画漫画的喜爱及真实想法告诉了父母，慢慢的父母明白了，她对画漫画的喜爱比起他们对詹娜希望的职业规划更重要。

1.句意：尽管她盼望着新学期的到来，她还是会想念暑假画画的日子。

drawing画画；reading 阅读；writing写作；singing唱歌。根据下文“It was so satisfying to see how her drawings could bring life to her storytelling”看到画画给她的故事带来活力让她很满足，可知，这个暑假她在画画。故选A。

2.句意：当她和父母谈起她理想的工作时，她期望他们可以支持她。

comfort安慰support支持；teach教；follow跟随。根据“Instead, they explained that drawing comics was a hobby, not a career (职业)” 相反,他们解释说,画漫画是一个业余爱好,不是一个职业，可知她的父母不支持她的梦想，故选B。

3.句意：她想让她的哥哥帮助她让父母相信，画漫画是一种艺术形式，甚至可以成为一项伟大的事业。

promise承诺；decide决定；prove证明；believe相信。因为Jena的梦想是插画师，父母不支持她，所以他找哥哥帮忙是为了劝说父母，让他们相信画漫画也可以成为事业，A、B、C都不符合句意，故选D。

4.句意：Jenna礼貌地听了哥哥的话，然后静静地走回自己的房间。
secretly秘密地；hopefully有希望地；cheerfully高高兴兴地；quietly安静地。根据“the look on her brother's face told her that he agreed with their parents.”可知，哥哥的想法和父母的一样，都不支持她，所以结合选项，只有D符合句意，故选D。

5.句意：Jenna告诉布里德威尔小姐，她的父母不支持她做漫画插画师的选择，所以她很烦恼。

regretful遗憾的；nervous紧张的；upset心烦的；frightened害怕的。因为她的父母不支持她做漫画插画师的选择，她没有办法，所以很心烦，故选C。

6.句意：我想是真诚打动了他，他相信了我。

honesty诚实；patience耐心；pride自豪；carefulness仔细。根据“I explained that I enjoyed writing, and that I wanted to get better and to write.”可知，我把我的真实想法告诉了父亲，所以他是被我的诚实打动了，故选A。

7.句意：布里德威尔小姐的故事给了Jenna很大鼓励，所以她决定再和父母讨论一下她的想法。

reminded提醒；encouraged鼓励；surprised使惊奇；interested使……感兴趣。根据“so she decided to discuss her ideas with her parents again” 她决定再和父母讨论一下她的想法，可知，布里德威尔小姐的故事鼓励了她，给了她勇气，故选B。

8.句意：这件事并没有马上奏效，但最终，他们明白了，她对画漫画的喜爱比起他们对Jenna希望的职业规划更重要。

love喜爱；experience经历；purpose目的；memory记忆。因为Jena是受到布里德威尔小姐故事的鼓励，所以才把自己对画漫画的喜爱及真实想法告诉了父母，结合选项，只有A符合句意，故选A。