Question

Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"

I had just taken a bite of my hot dog __26_ I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all __27__.

"What kind of __28__ are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?" More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, __29__ the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I _30_ the dark scars on my right hand.

At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water all over my hands and stomach. My parents __31__ me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what __32__ me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, __33__ that day at lunch.

The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might __34__ a good model.

But after that __35__ at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.

The next day, I __36__ myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: "You can't _37__ forever, Tahlia. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are." Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t _38__ standing up for myself like that.

However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind. I'm _39_ hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the __40__, and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, _41__ with a few scars.

The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, _42__ beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt _43__ too—free and happy.

Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They _44__ and stare, but I don't let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I'll never __45__ posing on the runway, but I do know one thing: I'm done.

1.	A．as B．when C．while D．before

2.	A．applauding B．cheering C．laughing D．quarreling

3.	A．modeling B．writing C．drilling D．acting

4.	A．in spite of B．in view of C．in terms of D．in front of

5.	A．looked into B．searched for C．wondered about D．glanced at

6.	A．presented B．sent C．rushed D．handed

7.	A．hurt B．beat C．disappointed D．puzzled

8.	A．for B．like C．on D．after

9.	A．impress B．make C．consult D．defeat

10.	A．effect B．phenomenon C．challenge D．scene

11.	A．forced B．expected C．reminded D．preferred

12.	A．apologize B．beg C．hide D．complain

13.	A．consider B．imagine C．appreciate D．resist

14.	A．hardly B．ever C．even D．gradually

15.	A．blanket B．bed C．chair D．mirror

16.	A．while B．though C．but D．because

17.	A．right B．still C．therefore D．anyhow

18.	A．sensitive B．uncomfortable C．different D．tense

19.	A．compare B．associate C．wave D．whisper

20.	A．give up B．end up C．put up D．set up

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.B这题考查固定句型：had done…when…“刚做了…这时…”,句意是：我刚刚吃了口热狗，这时我听到熟悉的声音从对面学校的操场叫我。

2.C 从后面的More laughter.可知填laughter。

3.A 从下文的句子：I was considering doing some modeling.说明作者是做模特。

4.D 词义辨析：in spite of虽然，in view of鉴于，in terms of就…而言，in front of在…前面，句意是：怎么能在全校人面前这么羞辱我？

5.D glanc at“瞥了一眼”，句意是：当我进入咖啡店时，飞快的瞥了一眼右手上的疤。

6.C 由于当时的紧急情况，父母匆忙送我去医院。填rushed。

7.A 句意是：最令我受伤的是人们对我的外貌说的残忍的话。填hurt。

8.B like介词，就像。句意是：就像那天午餐时。

9.B  make a good model“成为一名好模特“。

10.D  名词词义辨析：effect影响，phenomenon 现象，challenge挑战，scene场景，D符合句意：那天场景之后。

11.A  动词词义辨析：forced强迫，expected希望，reminded提醒， preferred 更喜欢，A符合句意：我强迫自己上学。

12.C 从后面的句子：Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are.看出是不能再躲藏了。填hide。

13.B 词义辨析：consider考虑，imagine想象，appreciate 欣赏，resist抵制，B符合句意：我不能想象这样站出来支持自己。

14.C even表示递进关系，我甚至隐藏自己。

15.D 根据上文的句子I covered the mirror with a blanket, 下文in the mirror I saw a slim,说明这里填mirror。

16.B though表示转折，虽然有些疤，但是我是个苗条，黑发，长着蓝色眼镜的漂亮女孩。

17.A right这里是副词，表示正是，就是，句意是：就在这些女孩旁边。

18.C 从后面的free and happy看出是和平时不一样。

19.D whisper是耳语符合当时的情节。

20.B 考查固定词组：end up doing“最后做某事”。