Question

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling（摔跤）. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers（同龄人） would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.

That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.

After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.

"What if we build a wrestling ring（拳击场）?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.

As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream.

1.What makes the writer different from the others is __________.

A．the different sports he loves

B．the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to

C．that he is younger than the others.

D．the different ideas he has

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.

B．I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.

C．I decided to quit following wrestling.

D．I began not to watch wrestling on TV.

3.When the writer was a freshman, he ___________.

A．knew he couldn’t be a good football player  B．realized he was being himself

C．was still sociable                        D．built a wrestling ring

4.The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________.

A．play football there                      B．make his dream realized

C．be a professional player                  D．have parties there.

5.What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?

A．Optimistic         B．Pessimistic         C．Doubtful          D．Surprised

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是作者在小时候一直都很喜欢职业摔跤，后来在同龄人的嘲笑之下，放弃了自己的梦想。不过在最后还是感觉到人要做真正的自我，于是和朋友建了一个拳击场，取得了成功。告诉我们做人要做真正的自我。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第一段What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.可知我们和别人不同的地方在于我们的内心世界，而不是我们的外表。故D正确。

2.C 推理题。根据文章第二段2,3,4行. My peers（同龄人） would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique.可知我的同龄人都嘲笑我看这样的节目，，所以我决定放弃自己的这个爱好，像同龄人一样去参加各种聚会等活动。故C正确。

3.C 细节题。根据I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.可知直到大学一年级，我仍然很喜欢职业摔跤，仍然和朋友交往地很好，说明我很和善。故Ｃ正确。

4.B 细节题。根据文章4,5段I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had. 和"What if we build a wrestling ring（拳击场）?" we asked.可知我们建拳击场的目的就是为了实现自己梦想。故C正确。

5.A 推理题。But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream. 可知作者对于自己的工作生活经历还是持有很乐观的态度的。故A正确。

考点：考察人生感悟类短文阅读