Question

    Even at nine I knew that I was overweight. And I wanted to _____ it. I shared my struggle with my parents. I was a sensitive child, _____ they would avoid saying something about my weight.

But outside the walls of my home, no one cared my _____. When waiting for the late bus with several classmates after school one day, I said that I was going to _____ the winter track(田径队) team at my school. One of my _____ said jokingly that I shouldn't take part in any school sports. I wouldn't be funny if I weren't fat.

On the bus ride home that afternoon, I wondered whether it was my weight or my personality that made me _____. I had been good at using humor to comfort myself. I knew being fat didn't mean being funny. My fat keeps me warm in winter and that's its only _____.  But I was unable to laugh the pain away. _____ I decided that I was going to lose weight.

From January to April, I went on a diet and did exercise regularly in the gym. I lived by my strict weight loss plan, and it _____ in four months. I lost 60 pounds. As I received much praise ______ my appearance, no one seemed to think that I was less funny than before. I continued to walk through the halls with my smile and moving laugh, only just a little thinner and lighter.

1.A.fight against B.give up C.insist on D.turn to

2.A.and B.so C.but D.or

3.A.ability B.feeling C.health D.study

4.A.serve B.beat C.accept D.join

5.A.students B.parents C.classmates D.teachers

6.A.humorous B.careless C.famous D.friendly

7.A.tradition B.style C.advantage D.advice

8.A.Slowly B.Finally C.Recently D.Usually

9.A.appeared B.stopped C.worked D.failed

10.A.against B.about C.with D.in

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇记叙文。作者从小比较胖，并且性格很幽默，有一天他要参加校田径队，但是同学开玩笑说他不胖就没有趣味了。但是作者仍然下定决心并且减肥成功，但是他并没有因瘦下来而变得不幽默或不受欢迎，作者最后明白，让他自己受欢迎的不是他的体重，而是他的性格。