Question

I grew up in a small town in Alabama. I had to eat last at school ______ I was a welfare kid. I began to work at 8. But I didn’t ______. I felt safer working than being at home.

At 12, I came across Macy of Charm School. She said, “My, you are ______ for your age. Come to my school and I will train you.” ______ Mama didn’t approve. When Miss Macy told her I could come to her school ______, Mama let me go. Miss Macy would teach me how to ______ like a lady. She encouraged me to enter every beauty competition that came to Alabama.

One day, I got an opportunity to go to a modeling ______ in New York City! The trip was _______, but I had a year, so I started working three jobs. With the help of the town — money, a miniskirt, boots, a new ______ — we got to New York.

But when the competition started, I thought I didn’t ______ there, with my strange hair and boots. And I didn’t see one girl walk the way Miss Macy had taught me. I pretended to be ______, but I was really scared. Finally I didn’t ______ anything.

To my surprise, the next day Miss Macy told the governor of Alabama on the phone I had been signed with the world’s most famous model agency and that we were putting Alabama on the ______.

“Miss Macy, that isn’t ______.” I said. But Miss Macy just ______ my disagreement, because she had a better ______ of how poor my life was in Alabama.

Afterwards we found Wilhelmina, the top model agent, in her office. Miss Macy just told her I was becoming a model with her agency. I didn’t know whether Wilhelmina would burst out laughing or, ______ Miss Macy. Unexpectedly, Wilhelmina simply asked, “So tell me, what’s so ______ about you?”

I didn’t know the right thing to say, but one word popped into my head. “______, madam.” “Well, I’d like to see what you can do with that determination,” she said and handed me a ______, “But first, we have to do something about your hair.”

1.A. though    B. unless    C. because    D. once

2.A. compromise    B. mind    C. struggle    D. adapt

3.A. tall    B. mature    C. smart    D. thin

4.A. Therefore    B. Unfortunately    C. Instead    D. Thankfully

5.A. alone    B. fairly    C. anyway    D. free

6.A. speak    B. sit    C. walk    D. eat

7.A. organization    B. training    C. competition    D. ceremony

8.A. meaningful    B. expensive    C. stressful    D. impressive

9.A. suitcase    B. necklace    C. overcoat    D. hairstyle

10.A. belong    B. shine    C. relate    D. qualify

11.A. patient    B. confident    C. interested    D. serious

12.A. deserve    B. remember    C. learn    D. win

13.A. rise    B. wall    C. run    D. map

14.A. clear    B. modest    C. true    D. accurate

15.A. accepted    B. ignored    C. interrupted    D. justified

16.A. understanding    B. sense    C. record    D. command

17.A. encourage    B. question    C. applaud    D. comfort

18.A. enthusiastic    B. tough    C. crazy    D. special

19.A. Determination    B. Ambition    C. Motivation    D. Affection

20.A. contract    B. gift    C. certificate    D. tissue

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. B

5. D

6. C

7. C

8. B

9. D

10. A

11. B

12. D

13. D

14. C

15. B

16. A

17. C

18. D

19. A

20. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者出身贫寒，在Miss Macy的帮助下参加了模特培训，最终通过自己的决心和努力成为了世界顶级模特公司的签约模特。

1.考查连词辨析。A. though尽管；B. unless除非，如果…不…；C. because因为；D. once一旦，曾经；因为我是一个福利儿童，所以在学校里我不得不最后一个吃饭。根据句意可知上下文是因果关系，故C项正确。

2.考查动词辨析。A. compromise妥协；B. mind介意；C. struggle努力；D. adapt调整，适应；虽然8点我就要开始工作，但是我并不介意，在学校里我感觉比在家里更加安全。根据句意可知B项正确。

3.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. tall高；B. mature成熟；C. smart聪明；D. thin瘦；根据本段最后一句“She encouraged me to enter every beauty competition that came to Alabama.”可知她让我参加选美比赛，参加选美比赛的女孩通常都比较高挑。故A项正确。

4.考查副词辨析。A. Therefore因此；B. Unfortunately不幸地是；C. Instead代替，而不是；D. Thankfully感激的；Miss Macy选中了我，而妈妈不同意，她不愿意让我去。上下文是转折关系，故B项正确。

5.考查副词辨析及上下文串联。A. alone独自；B. fairly相当地；C. anyway不管怎样；D. free免费地；根据第一空后“I was a welfare kid.”可知我是一个福利孩子，家庭很贫穷。Miss Macy告诉妈妈免费让我去她的学校，妈妈才同意让我去，因为她没有钱。故D项正确。

6.考查动词辨析及常识。A. speak讲话；B. sit坐；C. walk走路，步行；D. eat吃东西；根据本段最后一句“She encouraged me to enter every beauty competition that came to Alabama.”以及第10空格后“And I didn’t see one girl walk the way Miss Macy had taught me. ”可知她让我参加选美比赛，选美比赛的队员要走猫步。故C项正确。

7.考查名词辨析。A. organization组织；B. training训练，培训；C. competition比赛；D. ceremony庆典；我在Miss Macy的学校里训练，后来得到了一个机会在纽约参加模特比赛的机会。故C项正确。

8.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. meaningful有意义的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. stressful 有压力的；D. impressive印象深刻的；根据后句“I started working three jobs.”可知我做了三份工作挣钱参加这次比赛，说明本次比赛很贵。故B项正确。

9.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. suitcase手提箱；B. necklace项链；C. overcoat大衣；D. hairstyle发型；根据第10空后“with my strange hair and boots”可知我为了这次比赛付出了很多，买了迷你裙、靴子并有了一个新发型。故D项正确。

10.考查动词辨析。A. belong属于；B. shine闪亮；C. relate联系，阐述；D. qualify使…合格；当这次比赛开始的时候，留着这样的发型，穿着这样的靴子，我感觉自己不属于这个地方。本句说明我还不适合这里的氛围。故A项正确。

11.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. patient耐心的；B. confident自信的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. serious严肃的，认真的；前句“And I didn’t see one girl walk the way Miss Macy had taught me.”说明没有其他的选手走猫步的样子和Miss Macy教我的一样，所以我对自己没有信心，感觉很害怕。最终也的确没有赢得任何名次。故B项正确。

12.考查动词辨析。A. deserve应该得到；B. remember记得；C. learn学会；D. win赢得；其他的选手走猫步的样子和Miss Macy教我的不一样，所以我对自己没有信心，感觉很害怕。最终也的确没有赢得任何名次。故D项正确。

13.考查词辨析。A. rise上升；B. wall墙；C. run奔跑；D. map地图；Miss Macy告诉Alabama州长我和世界上最著名的模特公司签约了，我们让Alabama州出现在模特界的地图之上。本句是指她们为Alabama做了宣传。故D项正确。

14.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. clear清楚的；B. modest谦虚的；C. true真实的；D. accurate准确的；根据12空Finally I didn’t ___12___ anything. 可知Miss Macy说的并不是事实。故C项正确。

15.考查动词辨析。A. accepted接受；B. ignored忽视，不理睬；C. interrupted打断；D. justified为…辩护；认为…正当；因为Miss Macy说的话不是事实，我想纠正她，但是她并不理睬我。故B项正确。

16.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. understanding理解，了解；B. sense感觉；C. record记录；D. command掌握，命令；根据第一段可知我的家庭非常贫穷，要依靠社会福利生存。Miss Macy对我家的贫穷非常了解。故A项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. encourage鼓励；B. question询问；C. applaud鼓掌，称赞；D. comfort安慰；根据上文可知Miss Macy所教的猫步都和其他模特不一样，所以当她告诉模特界的大佬Wilhelmina我是她教出来的时候，我不知道对方会嘲笑她还是会为她鼓掌。故C项正确。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. enthusiastic热情的；B. tough艰难的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. special特别的；没有想法对方只是很简单地问我：你有什么特别之处？她想知道我和其他人有什么不同的地方。故D项正确。

19.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. Determination决心；B. Ambition野心；抱负；C. Motivation 动机；D. Affection热爱；根据后句““Well, I’d like to see what you can do with that determination,”中的“determination”可知我告诉对方我有决心成为优秀的模特。故A项正确。

20.考查名词辨析。A. contract合同；B. gift礼物；C. certificate证书；D. tissue纸巾；她递给我一份合同，然后告诉我首先要做换一个发型。说明她认可了我的能力，并给了我合同。故A项正确。