Question

    Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter, Sophia. Six months ago, Sophia came back from a party, she was unhappy. From then on, she thinks of _______ but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She_______to eat much and keeps on doing exercise. Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when she decided to go on a diet(节食), Mary encouraged her. She felt that her daughter would look _______ beautiful than before if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a _______ effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.

Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia’s mind(头脑) is _______ the idea of looking like a model（模特）. Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time _______ magazines like Fashion Beauty. The models in them are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says, “ _______ I look like these models, I will be happy and all the boys will like me.”

Mary doesn’t know _______to help her daughter. She feels sorry for having encouraged her at first, because Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. She’s afraid that Sophia will_______ be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from within（在心里）. Common people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary(普通的)________ becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence and happiness of life.

1.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

2.A.refuses B.decides C.begins D.hopes

3.A.less B.more C.the most D.much

4.A.hopeful B.healthy C.useful D.harmful

5.A.afraid of B.sure of C.full of D.proud of

6.A.reading B.buying C.borrowing D.watching

7.A.Although B.If C.Because D.So

8.A.when B.where C.how D.what

9.A.almost B.quickly C.never D.often

10.A.ear B.hand C.leg D.face

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了Mary的女儿Sophia为了让自己变得美丽而采用对身体有害的方法，使得自己不再快乐，Mary为了帮助女儿而告诉她美丽是来自于内心的道理。

1.

句意：从那时起，她什么也不想，只想如何减肥，变得漂亮。

anything任何事情；something一些事情；nothing没有什么；everything一切事情。根据下文…keeps on doing exercise. Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when she decided to go on a diet, 可Sophia之前一直有点胖，现在她决定节食运动减肥，所以是什么也不想，只想如何减肥，变漂亮。nothing but意为“只有、只是、仅仅”，符合句意。故选C。

2.

句意：她拒绝多吃，坚持做运动。

refuses拒绝、回绝；decides决定；begins开始；hopes希望。根据下文…when she decided to go on a diet, 可知Sophia决定节食，所以她拒绝吃太多。故选A。

3.

句意：她觉得如果她的女儿减掉10公斤，她会看起来比以前更漂亮。

less更少；more更多；the most最多；much大量、许多。根据上文Sophia had always been a little heavy…，可知Sophia之前有点胖，再根据句意可知如果减掉10公斤，肯定比之前更漂亮。故选B。

4.

句意：她的饮食和运动习惯对她的健康产生了有害的影响。

hopeful有希望的；healthy健康的；useful有益的；harmful有害的。根据下文She is too thin and is often sick. 可知Sophia现在太瘦了而且经常生病，所以说她的饮食和运动习惯已经对她的健康产生了有害的影响。故选D。

5.

句意：Sophia满脑子都是想当模特儿的念头。

afraid of害怕；sure of确信；full of充满；proud of自豪、骄傲。根据下文she spends her time __6__ magazines like Fashion Beauty. The models in them are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says, “ ___7___ I look like these models…, 可知Sophia花时间看《时尚与美容》等杂志，这些杂志上的模特都很瘦很漂亮。Sophia说，“如果我看起来像这些模特……”，所以Sophia现在满脑子都是让自己看起来像模特儿的想法。故选C。

6.

句意：当她不在俱乐部时，她会把时间花在阅读时尚和美容杂志上。

reading读；buying买；borrowing借；watching看。根据下文magazines like Fashion Beauty. The models in them are very thin and beautiful. 可知Sophia看的是时尚美容杂志，读书看报用read。故选A。

7.

句意：Sophia说：“如果我看起来像这些模特，我会很高兴，所有的男孩都会喜欢我的。”

Although即使；If如果；Because因为；So所以。根据下文I will be happy and all the boys will like me. 可知Sophia会很高兴，所有的男孩子都会喜欢Sophia。所以前句为条件，如果我看起来像这些模特。故选B。

8.

句意：Mary不知道如何帮助她的女儿。

when什么时候；where哪里；how如何、怎样；what什么。根据下文She feels sorry for having encouraged her at first…，可知Mary为一开始鼓励她而感到遗憾，因为Sophia对自己的身体不再感到舒服或满意。Mary很担心Sophia。可推测出她不知道怎样帮助他的女儿。故选C。

9.

句意：她担心如果Sophia一直拿自己和杂志上的模特比较，她将永远不会快乐。

almost几乎；quickly迅速地；never从不，决不；often经常。根据上文Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. 可知Sophia对自己的身体不再感到舒服或满意。这样Sophia就会感到不开心。故选C。

10.

句意：当一个人的背后充满了生活的信心和幸福时，一张最普通的脸就会变得美丽。

ear耳朵；hand手；leg腿；face脸。根据上文Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from within. Common people are not supposed to look like models.可知，Mary试图告诉Sophia，真正的美来自内心。普通人不应该长得像模特。因此当一个人的背后充满了生活的信心和幸福时，一张最普通的脸就会变得美丽。故选D。